Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] because [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's erm moving along a little bit erm there 's also this business of of what I suppose in other contexts has been called blaming the victim , this business of children somehow inviting the the , if they have actually been abused , it must be because they 've invited it so erm that 's erm . |
| 2 | Well — the argument goes — it must be because we do not think that behind the parrot 's utterance is the thought ‘ I 'm going to the bank ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Then that must be because you provoke me . |
| 5 | I think there must be because I 've seen it several times now and just in , in , you know |
| 6 | It must be because I need him . |
| 7 | It might be because I keep looking at mine and . |
| 8 | I suppose it could be because they feel part of such a tiny élite . |
| 9 | I said slowly , ‘ It could be because I 've never been dated by anyone I liked enough . ’ |
| 10 | They do n't have the time or the resources , and that may be because they do n't have enough people at partner level to cope with the organisation that training involves . ’ |
| 11 | This may be because they occur only in association with a particular element , like the cran — of cranberry , or because they occur with a particular semantic value only in the context of one other element , like the — en of oxen , the ab — of abnormal , or foot in foot the bill ; in a case of collocational uniqueness of either of these types , no contrast in which the unique element participates can be tested in a distinct linguistic environment . |
| 12 | This may be because we have lost sight of what education is about , or , at best , because we disagree on the aims and objectives of education . |
| 13 | Erm i if I 'm honest I think I found Holly 's easier to understand on a first reading but that may be because I think perhaps read it . |
| 14 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 15 | It would be because you 've already got some in here have n't you ? |
| 16 | But if it is a hung parliament , this will be because we do n't really want anyone to have any power . |
| 17 | Thus , we will not be able to predict what the apparent values of these quantities will be because we do n't know how many baby universes are waiting out there . |
| 18 | Mick , the National Officer has been er , the link between these organizations and I hope that the er , Professional erm , Boxers ' Association will give some credit to the G M B in erm , establishing themselves and we hope , as an organization , that in the future that they can be successful and we can be sure they will be because they 've not only got the likes of Barry but they 've got many other , prominent er , boxers who will , I 'm sure , establish erm , the Association in a very er , positive fashion . |
| 19 | ‘ But the distancing will be because I go out and … |
| 20 | I anticipating that is what response will be because I have er basically called him and er |
| 21 | Ever since we entered the training video market , competitors have claimed the only way we can offer training videos for less than they can is because we do not bear the full cost of production , by sourcing products from broadcast programmes . |