Example sentences of "be because [pers pn] [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first .
2 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 .
3 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 . ’
4 So a lot of , a lot of the problems with some of the areas of the work is because you do it so infrequent it 's not that you ca n't do it , it 's that you feel
5 The real reason you often put in fourteen hours seven days a week is because you think it 's important that people know what 's happening in their world . ’
6 That is because I know it will make things easier for you later on .
7 It is because I share it that I must draw attention to the scandalous mismanagement of the housing stock in Liverpool .
8 if I have gone on at length about this release , it is because I think it is of enormous interest and importance .
9 When I ask for something it is because I think it is worth trying but in this case the very clear proviso about needing to buy was a strong psychological deterrent to investing the time and effort needed to learn yet another keyboard technique and language .
10 Erm the reason I 'm asking is because I suspect it would have been greater at the time I was talking about all the ago though .
11 If we go to front-wheel drive , it 's because we think it 's better .
12 It 's not that they 're fussy , it 's because they think it 's wrong .
13 That 's because they see it as a threat to their political authority as the only representative of the people .
14 I think it 's because he got it he did n't want people to see him .
15 ‘ But you see , if I do n't ask you the name on the cheque , it 's because I know it already … ’
16 That 's because I mailed it myself .
17 It looks like 16mm film because it 's Kodak Gold and that 's because I wanted it to look like good-quality home snaps as opposed to a kind of beautiful , arty shot .
18 no that 's because I wanted it before
19 Maybe it was because they thought it was dangerous to stand out in any way from the crowd , in case fate was tempted to drop a crate on their heads .
20 Yeah but I thought in the case of like Petula Clark and Lulu it was because they won it that got them into the scene sort of thing .
21 He recalled : ‘ I certainly gave two very bad TV interviews that gave the impression that things were all wrong , all uptight , but that was because I felt it necessary to defend the players . ’
22 Perhaps it was because I found it hard to define his place on the island .
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