Example sentences of "[adv prt] because i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Then I nearly fell over when Hywel walked in because I met him on the mountain and he gave me the eye . ’ |
2 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
3 | The ladder is broken ; it has rusted through because I left it out in the rain . |
4 | ‘ When we were putting together our demos , ’ says singer Mike , ‘ we heard ‘ The Only One I Know ’ by The Charlatans and I was really pissed off because I thought it was exactly what we were trying to do … and they 'd got there first . ’ |
5 | I was on the pill at the time , but I deliberately left it off because I wanted someone to love . |
6 | it was only ten to eight and I got up because I thought I was getting late for work and I 'd better get moving . |
7 | ‘ I stopped when a police car pulled up because I thought it was stupid to go on running . ’ |
8 | Last summer I really lived it up because I treated myself to some peaches . |
9 | Not long after this , my boyfriend and I broke up because I liked somebody else . |
10 | ‘ I came back because I felt I owed it to County Durham , many of my ideas for the book were inspired here , ’ he said . |
11 | I did n't like to call out because I knew they were busy getting lunch . |
12 | I crossed it out because I thought it was gon na say cos I thought it said , survey managers are instructed to work at all times |