Example sentences of "[vb base] because i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am clear in my mind about racing — I race because I want to race and not to please the Spanish people . |
| 2 | ‘ I felt guilty enough to want to help the marriage succeed because I 'd introduced them and had n't thought to warn Rachel , mainly because I did n't find him attractive myself and he 'd never come across as the great seducer with me , and I knew that if it did n't work , it would turn out to be a lifelong trap for her . |
| 3 | There are , and I know because I 've seen both sets of prejudices , prejudices from both sides . |
| 4 | I know because I 've tried it as well , and I would say it was a large contributing factor to a breakdown of understanding , because at this point I was watching the deterioration of the relationship between Tony DeFries and David . |
| 5 | I fancy er , you know because I 've got a power mower |
| 6 | I know because I have heard her . |
| 7 | I know because I have spent almost four years pontificating about safety and car accidents . |
| 8 | ‘ I like antiques , I suppose because I 've become one myself , ’ Milligan said with a wry smile , stirring up the fire . |
| 9 | I know how you feel because I 've seen other girls go through it . |
| 10 | I only ask because I have had educational advantages , courtesy both of Cambridge and the fresh , clean-limbed members of Her Majesty 's prison service , that may have been denied to readers who , while possessed of many excellent and succulently moist personal characteristics are , perforce , less verbally erudite than moi . |
| 11 | I like the feeling that , when I wake up tomorrow , I paint because I want to do it . |
| 12 | So I think because I 'd done her class once before she thought I 'll her in again . |
| 13 | ‘ You think because I 've spent money on you , lass — because your Dad 's spent money on you , you can do what you like now — eh Lily ? |
| 14 | And I sympathise because I do get that . |
| 15 | I write because I wish to bring this to the attention of the medical profession . |
| 16 | I drink because I want to suffer more and more . ’ |
| 17 | He may have had more experience outside court than I have because I 've had none . |