Example sentences of "[noun] because i [verb] i " in BNC.

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1 I stopped going after six months because I felt I 'd resolved my immediate problem , and it had become a drag and an effort , largely because I had a problem with the silences .
2 And I would if I 'm gon na use that term because I think I would be taking a flier with you .
3 I hate that programme because I like I tend to come and listen to the content of what they 're saying
4 He said : ‘ I undertook work as a Justice of the Peace because I think I have a highly developed sense of fair play .
5 ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him .
6 I was looking for the Mr because I remembered I said I would be here in this session and I 'd forgotten .
7 And he said : ‘ I 've been in a state of panic on a snooker table at various times during the past two or three years because I knew I was n't playing well .
8 I pretended to despise such modern aids , but that was really a defensive reaction because I knew I could never afford such frills for Masquerade .
9 I would n't get dressed until the last minute because I thought I would be late and therefore would not have to go to school .
10 I KILLED little Esmerelda because I felt I owed it to myself and to the world in general .
11 I am entering the RAF and then the Navy because I believe I can contribute something to this country by so doing .
12 During that time I had them out three times because I thought I 'd make them see .
13 I resigned myself to becoming a brilliant restaurant manager because I thought I had missed my chance of becoming a chef .
14 As Colonel Parker said ‘ I 'm Elvis 's manager because I say I am , and Elvis says I am ’ .
15 Things , though , went from bad to worse , and the following January I tried to commit suicide because I felt I could n't go on .
16 ‘ I went into analysis because I realised I was a dangerous character — I mean this suicidal , self-destructive instinct I had .
17 I started doing the teacher 's cause because I thought I 'd like to teach .
18 The thing I most disliked was the disapproval of the dons because I admitted I would like to write ! ’
19 ‘ I concentrated on toys for pre-school children because I thought I knew about them .
20 Well the paper must be out of date because I think I got that stamp months ago in fact you bought it back from Switzerland .
21 I bought two small ones because I think I 've got two small baskets .
22 I only took out the palace because I knew I 'd given I 'd written a cheque for forty
23 I sighed and lingered over coffee because I know I 'd be in for a long session while I listened to June 's catalogue of woes .
24 Yes I I 'm I I 'm deliberately using that that sort of language because I think I think that that is the suggestion in the future .
25 the only one who worked full time , they came on Christmas Eve with reluctant , because I said look I 'm sorry but I have to work Christmas Eve lunch time , and they said right we 'll be there at five past one , and I finish at one , there were there at five past one , they finally left two days after Christmas because I said I 'm sorry I have to go back to work today .
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