Example sentences of "because i 've been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's definitely a unique sound , with that percussive effect that ca n't be recreated on an electric bass — and I know that because I 've been getting sampled a lot recently … |
| 2 | I ai n't been to no doctor 's , well I 'm lying I had to go again , I had to like because I 've been getting these here bloody , I must 've had them ten or fifteen year or more and , cos I 'm on these here tablets now for the old stomach like , and that like . |
| 3 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |
| 4 | Yes , by the way I 'm gon na be able to see Max , I 'll tell you that now because I 've been dragged off to another conference , I 'm actually going down to the , to the rehabilitation workers ' phones |
| 5 | And I 'm effectively shut up because I 've been kicked out of my job and a ] so because you do n't seem to have heard a word I 've been saying . ’ |
| 6 | She said , ‘ Because I 've been feeding you for all these years and buying your shoes and your clothes ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Because I 've been thinking , Kit . |
| 8 | " Because I 've been thinking , " said Dottie , " what a good idea it would be for you to spend Christmas at my place . " |
| 9 | He said , I asked you to come here when I was alone , because I 've been thinking quite hard about this . |
| 10 | ‘ Because I 've been thinking over what you said and … |
| 11 | went to put the , he , he went away again , but I , I did mention to the police , who I might say were very helpful were ninety per cent of burglars do n't get cleared up so of course it was n't important and I never expected it would be , but I did mention to the police at the time that I would like an future occasion because I 've been trying to use guns in America er to have a gun in the house but they er , but they would n't erm agree to it at all |
| 12 | Erm , I 've been in discussion , because I 've been trying to rescue their electricity bill situation , which is again , something which has blown up on them . |
| 13 | Because I 've been trying to swop between that one and that one . |
| 14 | Trouble is with this quarter , with this discount I 'm probably not going to get to a hundred pound at the office because I 've been using it at home so much . |
| 15 | But so far , that 's why I chitted at him this morning about that coal because I 've been using this all morning , I 've not been lighting fire till between one and three o'clock . |
| 16 | Because I 've been watching the front of your house long enough to know . |
| 17 | I will , because I 've been recording all this . |
| 18 | ‘ And , if I have n't yet got around to getting a divorce , it 's … well , it 's just because I 've been working so hard , that 's all . ’ |
| 19 | Alan Anderson , Monsanto Quality Manager , presented the award and made these comments : ‘ I had a personal interest in this one because I 've been working on the application of quality to safety management which is what the Rubber Chemicals Safety Improvement team is all about . |
| 20 | er , then , so that 's at least , well in fact that 's more than sufficient , I should get paid more than six hours because I 've been working on the students , on the disabled games all day Friday |
| 21 | Because I 've been keeping a record of everything that 's been happening for you , you know , so you wo n't have missed anything . ’ |
| 22 | " I want you to go away , because I 've been told that Timothy is in love with you . |
| 23 | because I 've been turning the heating , it 's the |
| 24 | Cherry stopped him and said what you doing she said George this old man he 's said I 'm going to give this to the manager like he said because I 've been brought all these trolleys back . |
| 25 | but , because I 've been knocking it off that bit earlier |
| 26 | Now you are actually going to be guinea pig for me because I 've been doing these for about ten years and I 've decided for ten years is getting perhaps a little stale . |
| 27 | I really must finish the rest of it which I have n't done at the moment , because I 've been doing other things . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've smiled before , because I 've been forced to , and now we 've had three hit singles I 'll smile when I fuckin' want to . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ On this new album there 's one huge track called The Lighthouse , which a lot of people have heard because I 've been playing it on stage — an hour out of two and a half is this album . |