Example sentences of "[be] because [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could only have been because he read his poetry . |
| 2 | And if Madame stayed close to him , it can hardly have been because she thought he needed looking after . |
| 3 | Rosenthal comments that ‘ the history of science generally , and the history of psychology more specifically , suggest that more of us are wrong longer than we need to be because we hold our theories not quite lightly enough . ’ |
| 4 | The persuasiveness of Berkeley 's argument about heat and pain depends on two things : ( i ) our readiness to distinguish between feeling heat and feeling hot , and ( ii ) our having the idea that if two things are called by the same name it must be because we suppose them to be like one another . |
| 5 | If she did not see fit to prevent their actions , it must be because they served her purposes . |
| 6 | It may be because they thought he has access to money or stores it there but that information is wrong . |
| 7 | It could only be because they had something to hide . |
| 8 | I said what do you mean sh oh I did n't mean it like that I meant she ca n't be because I like her . |
| 9 | Oh aye , had to be because I mean you do n't stay young forever , |
| 10 | I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first . |
| 11 | It must be because I need him . |
| 12 | Would this be because she had something to hide , he wondered , or was she inhibited by her clerical top brass . |
| 13 | It must be because it gets me out of the tent in the middle of the night to stand and contemplate the untroubled majesty of The Plough . |
| 14 | Professional DEC watcher , Terry Shannon , claims the firm is fretting that its Alpha launch on November 10 wo n't be as impressive as it might be because it missed its goal of getting a thousand third-party software packages . |
| 15 | ‘ Then that must be because you provoke me . |
| 16 | But if you do , even though the evidence seems stacked against me , it can only be because you love me too , for that 's the only thing that could overcome a mistrust as deeply rooted as yours . ’ |
| 17 | Well anyway erm they it was interesting , they all seemed rather positive and the reason they were positive is because they perceive him as classless , as somebody who 's actually come up the hard way , who 's experienced the down side of life and who 's nevertheless , through hard work and perseverance and so on , triumphed over that , and actually reached the highest post in the land , and erm they seemed to feel that there was a erm that this was a good thing , that somebody who 's had experience of erm the less privileged side of life , somebody who , and I quote ‘ was n't born with a silver spoon in is mouth , and did n't got to public school and that sort of thing knows more about what 's life for the average person ’ and I agree with that . |
| 18 | Yeah , the only reason most people choose a Friday is because they get you over the weekend |
| 19 | I believe that this is because they do everything so well that they do not get excessive pitching movements in their training stall recoveries . |
| 20 | This is because they share their bodies with algae and have to bring the algae to the surface at low tides so that they can manufacture food . |
| 21 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
| 22 | Part of the reason why Roman catholics go to their own schools is because they believe they are obliged to do so . |
| 23 | Yet it is because they loved their partner so deeply that they are driven to seek ways of easing their pain and fear . |
| 24 | Agents do n't want deadwood and if they are interested in you it is because they feel they can sell you into the market , so that you can go on and make money both for yourself and them . |
| 25 | Terence Conran once said to me : ‘ the reason why you and I do things well is because we had our apprenticeship in restaurants , ’ and I actually think that 's a very valid point , because you 've got twenty planks to the one function of actually serving food . |
| 26 | ‘ It is because we need your brilliant white nose to help us each year to deliver presents . |
| 27 | Now one of the reasons a lot of delegations go wrong , is because we think we have agreed ground rules with people . |
| 28 | The reason it 's on the A-side is because we think it should be a single and it might appeal to people who are n't necessarily Carter fans . |
| 29 | I think this is because we have our own distinct identity and proper base . |
| 30 | She said : ‘ John has n't told me where he is because he says it 's best that I do n't know , then I ca n't be tempted to tell anyone . ’ |