Example sentences of "because [pron] could [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that we had to find somewhere I could manage on my own and that was centrally located , because I could not walk far . |
| 2 | Days eating scraps because I could not bear to enter a shop , talk to another human being , have people see me . |
| 3 | Yet because I could not bear to lie where I was and chance being seen , I jumped up with a great bound and confronted her . |
| 4 | I was dropping with fatigue — mainly because I could not sleep , even for two hours between treatments . |
| 5 | During the next three and a half years I often thought of this meal and of the amount I had to leave on my plate because I could not eat any more . |
| 6 | Sometimes , when drunk , he would regale me with stories of his footballing prowess , but such stories went past me like galley smoke because I could not bring myself to enquire , nor indeed to care , about the differences between a Tight End and a flea-flicker . |
| 7 | This worried me because I could not make out what I had done this time to annoy her . |
| 8 | This was a worry to me because I could not work out how much money I would have to live on . |
| 9 | I felt an almost unbearably painful sense of beauty and order — painful because I could not imagine it would prevail . |
| 10 | Could we hear from the director of administration the of the year because I had n't known things could be , it seems to me exactly what I had advised the Chairman because I could not believe that on the basis that you want this referred to the full Council . |
| 11 | I had for a long time being trying to find a way of showing the heat-pain argument to be invalid , because I could not accept the conclusion , that heat exists only as a sensation in the mind . |
| 12 | My insomnia became chronic whenever Dana stayed the night , simply because I could not take my eyes away from his sleeping form beneath the bedside lamps . |
| 13 | I came to see you myself because I could not ask another person to tell my story . |
| 14 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 15 | ‘ The only reason I did n't sign up for the navy was because I could n't swim , ’ Tommy grumbled . |
| 16 | I gave my notice in simply because I could n't pay my way . |
| 17 | Anyway , you can see I feel confused about it still , because I could n't face the flak from your friends . |
| 18 | And I took you in my confidence — something , incidentally , I do n't do lightly — because I could n't face another relationship based on misunderstanding . |
| 19 | ‘ Because I could n't stay away . ’ |
| 20 | I decided not to — simply because I could n't think of what to write . |
| 21 | I tried the Aurora Corona Rest Home again because I could n't think of anywhere else . |
| 22 | Although I knew it was n't my fault , I always felt frustrated because I could n't do anything to help . |
| 23 | So we had to redecorate the house very quickly because I could n't bear it . ’ |
| 24 | I nearly starved at first because I could n't bear the idea of eating — well — insects and the like , but it 's amazing what you can get used to . ’ |
| 25 | I had only pretended I did n't know , preferring to see things as I would like them to be , rather than as they were , imprisoning myself in a ramshackle edifice of lies because I could n't bear to knock it down and start again , shivering and alone in a great expanse of sand . |
| 26 | Eventually I stopped asking , because I could n't bear the sad little shake of his head that meant Not this time either . |
| 27 | I ran away , back to Palma , because I could n't bear the pain of Maria Luisa coming back , wanting you back and the life all three of you shared . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We had to move home because I could n't bear to pass his school which was beside our house in Well Street , ’ said Joan . |
| 29 | Because I could n't settle tonight until I knew you were all right . ’ |
| 30 | At first the thought of going back to work made me shudder because I could n't stand the thought of leaving Danielle for an hour let alone a whole day , but once my husband Dave and I had left Danielle with a babysitter a couple of times , I realised that she would still be there when I came back and that she would be fine . |