Example sentences of "because i had not [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I had n't been in a band for so long , there were plenty to choose from … |
| 2 | Still , it was the hangover of that piece of moral cowardice at Lochgair station , along with everything else , that led to me feeling so profoundly awful with myself that evening ( after the train finally did get into Queen Street and I walked back , soaked and somehow no longer hungry , in the rain to the empty flat in Grant Street ) , that mum had to call me there , because I had n't been able to bring myself to phone her and dad … and I still managed to feign sleep and a little shame and a smattering of sorrow and reassure her as best I could that really I was all right , yes of course , not to worry , I was fine , thanks for calling … and so of course after that felt even worse . |
| 3 | I heard him leaving because I had n't been in bed very long , and I heard him coming back because I had a bit of indigestion and I could n't sleep . ’ |
| 4 | I was getting hungry and frustrated because I had n't been able to enjoy any of it . |
| 5 | I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time . |
| 6 | Because I had n't been around much , I had n't been away from home |
| 7 | Well that 's because I had n't been in there and you can be |
| 8 | She was upset because I had not been allowed to rest on the drive . |