Example sentences of "[adj] because i have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have felt embarrassed because I 've had to meet people afterwards who I who I who I care what they think about me and I 've put in the biggest load of old rubbish . |
| 2 | The truth is I had nothing at all in the bottle — it was empty because I 'd forgotten to get new supplies . |
| 3 | When the bus pulled to a halt and I got off I was relieved because I had finished school and I had the weekend ahead of me so I could enjoy myself . |
| 4 | and you know it sort , it surprises you so much because I 've said we 'll go on this moving stair thing er what they call it ? |
| 5 | It was fine because I 'd moved it , luckily , I 'd |
| 6 | I was lucky because I had turned my back on illusion , pursuing instead common-sense reality . |
| 7 | I cam away feeling better because I 'd saved myself quite a bit of money , and I 'd done my bit towards helping the environment . |
| 8 | And it 's even better because I 've outwitted the TEAM , and there should be something good on tele tonight , and I wonder what there is to eat . |
| 9 | Mine 's terrible because I 've got a low voice , a deep voice anyway . |
| 10 | ‘ No way am I worth that sort of money , and it 's annoying because I 've started getting begging letters . |
| 11 | Then it got quite boring , and it was really hard work , and now after the first year 's finished I 'm glad we thought of that because I 've done quite well . |
| 12 | That because I 've used those before not for golfing or anything like that but just as a general map of reference or |
| 13 | We wo n't go into that because I 've got it and I make a joke . |
| 14 | Nor did their broadcasts attribute any part of the story to me — there was no reason for them to do that because I 'd told them nothing they did n't already know . |
| 15 | I am older because I have learnt , I am younger because a lot of me consisted of things older people had taught me . |
| 16 | He was in a filthy mood , first because I 'd suggested he sleep on my floor instead of at Sorrel 's so we could get an early start , then because I 'd made him wear a suit and tie to go with our Yuppie cover ( and because I 'd insisted on the shirt as well ) . |
| 17 | ‘ I think he 's pleased because I 've justified his faith in me . |
| 18 | But I 'm beginning to enjoy it now and I positively like my regular spot on Going Live because I have to interview people which I love doing . ’ |
| 19 | But basically , my thing has stayed the same because I 've got really used to it , although it 's not even all that efficient . |
| 20 | It 's difficult because I 've worked around the world , in the Middle East , image-wise it 's fascinating . |
| 21 | We had to be washed , dressed , have our hair immaculate ( which was difficult because I had to plait mine ) , strip all the bedclothes off our beds ( which seemed totally a pointless exercise and got right up my nose the entire time I was at Styal ) , and fold them to a complicated and immaculate design — sheet , blanket , sheet all wrapped round with the counterpane and put at the end of your bed . |
| 22 | The second one was much more difficult because I had to come up with a script every couple of weeks , and there was so much crammed into each one . |
| 23 | Only Oxford , no I 'm , mine is in in inexplicable because I 've lived in so many places and I pick up accents ! |
| 24 | But my mother was very keen and she was very disappointed because I had missed out . |
| 25 | I also listened to Mr I did n't understand what he was saying but I did listen to him er the bit that I did er catch was his denial that erm the revenue budget for Moat and Highfields was half a million well he 's quite correct because I 've got the figures here . |
| 26 | When I meet them again it is so disappointing because I have changed so much , and they have changed so much , so it 's completely worthless . ’ |
| 27 | What should I do if I leave school at eleven thirty because I 've got a dental appointment ? |
| 28 | If he 'd been following me he would have to have been close because I had gone straight to the camera , and I would have heard him , even in the wind . |
| 29 | It was very frustrating because I 'd made my debut when Ken Brown was manager and I 'd done really well . ’ |
| 30 | We went into my room at last , with our arms round each other , and in the doorway I stopped dead because I 'd forgotten what Toby had said about John and for a second I thought I was in the wrong room . |