Example sentences of "because it [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can literally push the bird out of the tree into a net or a box so I can take it home , because it ca n't see to fly off in the dark . |
| 2 | Sun Microsystems Inc took exception to the story we wrote saying the new SparcClassic is n't all it 's cracked up to be because it ca n't hack it as a standalone thanks to Solaris eating up all its disk and internal memory ( UX No 416 ) . |
| 3 | We made love again , and we must have been tired , because it ca n't have been less than two hours later that I woke up . |
| 4 | I think it 's because it ca n't address it . |
| 5 | It is because such a historical social psychology would cut through the conventional distinction between pure and applied social psychology , and because it would not lay claim to universal psychological principles , that it would involve a more radical change in orientation that a universal anthropological social psychology . |
| 6 | ‘ Because it would not have solved anything . |
| 7 | And then , because it would not help to show fear , ‘ What would it be ? ’ she asked and was pleased to hear her voice quite ordinary and sensible . |
| 8 | Collins said that he was ‘ not arguing for a regulation ’ because it would not overcome the problems being encountered . |
| 9 | The International Planned Parenthood Federation — an association of local family planning organisations around the world — also lost its US funding because it would not promise to deny women the option of an abortion . |
| 10 | Another Free Presbyterian minister , Austin Allen , resigned from the Order because it would not accept Free Presbyterian ministers as district chaplains . |
| 11 | it 's up to him whether it 's , whether they say it 's right or wrong I think , I think what the council said is if they , if they want it , the thing shifting , they are strong enough to get it shifted if they , if they , if they really feel that the things rot , you see up in the Dales they , one chap built a house and er , and they said they had to pull it down because it would n't fit in with , of |
| 12 | I know that because it would n't fit in the box . |
| 13 | I hated pushing the medicine dropper in between the rows of teeth , now permanently bared , and the hot dry lips , and watching the milk dribble out at the comer because it would n't swallow . |
| 14 | Many a large sofa , armchair or piano has had to be sent back at unnecessary cost because it would n't go through the door Make sure to measure the ceiling height as well because if you multiply this by the wall measurements ( see Calculating quantities on page 53 ) it will give you an idea of the amount of paint or wallpaper you will need . |
| 15 | There was a big picture of him dressed in a fancy cowboy suit and Stetson hat , riding the pony Buddie had bought from a circus because it would n't allow the big men to ride on its back . |
| 16 | Because it would n't knit silk . |
| 17 | ‘ I was bruised for days afterwards , ’ said Fribble , ‘ but I did n't say anything , because it would n't have been courteous . |
| 18 | ‘ Because it would n't have been apt . ’ |
| 19 | You ca n't because it would n't come out through the taps would it ? |
| 20 | Today 's debate was split , keep it open or close it because it may not meet the requirements of the National Curriculum . |
| 21 | He argues that job evaluation is not the dire threat some make it out to be — simply because it may not catch on . |
| 22 | No , do n't try being evasive with me the way you were with the police , because it wo n't wash . |
| 23 | soc : Because it wo n't tell you what you need to know . |
| 24 | I sincerely hope the bar will lose their licence , although I do n't plan a civil prosecution , because it wo n't bring my daughter back . |
| 25 | It wo n't do any because it wo n't do anything for my waistline . |
| 26 | well just leave it there because it wo n't matter , but daddy does n't want me to see you see before it comes out , it makes it more exciting that way , want to come and sit on my knee ? |
| 27 | Because it wo n't rust then . |
| 28 | It wo n't be worth anything because it wo n't have meant anything to you . |
| 29 | Do n't try to follow both sets of shaping at the same time because it wo n't work and you will find yourself becoming totally confused . |
| 30 | Because it wo n't work . |