Example sentences of "because [pron] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it has only been half successful because everyone wants to be able to go everywhere . |
| 2 | In fact , as early as October 1 , when your ruler Neptune is challenged by Jupiter in Cancer , you will realise that money is really only half the battle or problem you 're facing this month — because someone appears to be breaking all the rules , if not breaking your heart . |
| 3 | ‘ I come over here because I like to be alone , ’ Charity said firmly . |
| 4 | Erm , I 'm just looking for some with lycra because I like to be able to afford a bit more . |
| 5 | It must have been a long summer holiday because I managed to be there both for the haymaking and the harvest . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | I remember feis as being the best part of Irish dancing because I got to be the centre of attention , albeit fleetingly . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 … ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I do wish everyone would stop writing me off just because I happen to be fifty . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Just because I happen to be President of this company I do n't play the Great White Chief , ’ he was fond of saying . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I 'm keen to make my mark on my own merits , not because I happen to be the chairman 's daughter ! ’ |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm able to be in the refuge because I choose to be — nothing is keeping me here . |
| 17 | ‘ I am here because I choose to be , ’ she said sharply , despite the rapid race of her pulse . |
| 18 | I 'm not one for a lot of late nights because I have to be on form and looking good for work . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | Can I please because I have to be off in a few minutes . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | " Because I want to be with you , looking at you every minute I possibly can . |
| 24 | Because I 'm not here because I want to be , that 's why . |
| 25 | I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations . |
| 26 | 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 " . |
| 27 | ‘ Because I want to be alone . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm here because I want to be , because I like your company , and I think we should be enjoying it . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ I initially made contact with Ilona because I wanted to be a porn star as well as an art star . |