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Example sentences of "because i [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ I come over here because I like to be alone , ’ Charity said firmly .
2	Erm , I 'm just looking for some with lycra because I like to be able to afford a bit more .
3	It must have been a long summer holiday because I managed to be there both for the haymaking and the harvest .
4	‘ I had to play bigger points from the back of the court because I had to be more relaxed because I was worried about what I had done to myself , ’ he said .
5	I remember feis as being the best part of Irish dancing because I got to be the centre of attention , albeit fleetingly .
6	Because I happened to be fluent in French , I was promoted 11 months later to loan officer and assigned to the French-speaking Arab countries of North Africa , where I made my first international calls .
7	I was confusing those regulations with some others , because I happened to be dealing with the lack of adequate time for the disability working regulations .
8	‘ And may I ask if she will be so delighted to see me because I happen to be a male member of the human race … ? ’
9	‘ I do wish everyone would stop writing me off just because I happen to be fifty . ’
10	‘ Just because I happen to be President of this company I do n't play the Great White Chief , ’ he was fond of saying .
11	However , if I am a regular customer and the stall owner gives me credit because I happen to be short of cash , I do have an obligation to come back .
12	I 'm keen to make my mark on my own merits , not because I happen to be the chairman 's daughter ! ’
13	But I considered myself to be unattractive , and in becoming so thin as to render myself totally undesirable sexually , I was saying , ‘ I may be unattractive , but this is because I choose to be this way . ’
14	I 'm able to be in the refuge because I choose to be — nothing is keeping me here .
15	‘ I am here because I choose to be , ’ she said sharply , despite the rapid race of her pulse .
16	I 'm not one for a lot of late nights because I have to be on form and looking good for work .
17	And I 'd say , ‘ Well , I would n't come to the studio today , because I have to be in bed with so and so . ’
18	Can I please because I have to be off in a few minutes .
19	But this er American pilot , Commanding General , stands before this group with a great sense of humility and a , a sense of great honour , recognizing the only reason I 'm here is because I have to be the Commanding General .
20	‘ Mother , ’ she said , ‘ I left because I want to be a musician , I do n't want to be someone 's mother and someone 's wife .
21	" Because I want to be with you , looking at you every minute I possibly can .
22	Because I 'm not here because I want to be , that 's why .
23	I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations .
24	Vaclav Havel , Czechoslovak President since December 1989 , announced on April 14 that he would seek a further term as President " not because I want to be President at any cost … but because I want to contribute towards pushing through certain values " .
25	‘ Because I want to be alone . ’
26	I 'm here because I want to be , because I like your company , and I think we should be enjoying it .
27	My green cord trousers came next , followed by my fawn Kickers boots , lables removed as from everything I wear because I refuse to be a walking advertisement for anybody .
28	‘ I initially made contact with Ilona because I wanted to be a porn star as well as an art star .
29	‘ I did n't want something too fussy , ’ said Fiona , ‘ both because it 's my second time around and because I wanted to be able to wear the dress again ! ’
30	‘ The album is just like one leaf on the tree , and that 's why I waited two years to do the next one , because I wanted to be sure that my playing had something new to offer .