Example sentences of "it because [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he did it because everybody wanted him to do it , and he even agreed with me that bits were like Simon and Garfunkel and it sounded like a hundred songs written before , and admitted that he was cashing in on the moon landing but thought he could make some money doing it . |
| 2 | This is timber stolen from Indian lands and rainforests … we 're removing it because we regard it as stolen property |
| 3 | ‘ They only stand for it because we bring them hard currency , ’ Jim explained , as he accelerated away . |
| 4 | Most of us are in it because we love what we do , because we want to contribute something . |
| 5 | I 'll do it because they ask me to , but I do n't feel , like , ‘ Oh God , I 'm a big star signing autographs . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well , so old Wilson used to tell us that lots of men opposed it because they felt it would lead to women in trousers sitting in pubs drinking pints of bitter . |
| 7 | You can tell they like it because they tell you so . |
| 8 | But is it because they left it too late or something then ? |
| 9 | and of course the insurance people would not pay out on either , wiped their hands of it because they reckoned it was nothing |
| 10 | Rather , they say it because they think it must be like that . |
| 11 | You 're not required to know all that remember or indeed any of it because they have everything they need to know , particularly if they do the long tour , they have everything they need to know on the tour and everything they need to know about the furniture well pieces of furnitures . |
| 12 | I understand again the C E C is asking you to oppose it because they say it 's not necessary . |
| 13 | The parlourmaid likes it because it saves her … ’ |
| 14 | The superstar guitarist , still grieving over the loss of his son who fell from a Manhattan skyscraper , says : ‘ I do n't mind talking about it because it helps me get over what happened . |
| 15 | She had looked just the way the boy did , and Jean-Paul liked it because it made him feel … |
| 16 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 17 | He agreed to do it because it flattered his ego . |
| 18 | If they cut out my picture and put it on their wall , maybe they do it because it makes them feel good when they walk into that room . |
| 19 | Like the death penalty , you want it because it makes you feel better , not because it 's a deterrent or any nonsense like that . |
| 20 | Education , for example , benefits those who receive it because it enhances their employment prospects or because they enjoy studying , but it is also held to yield external benefits in producing a socialized , literate and informed citizenry . |
| 21 | Above left The wallpaper frieze in the sitting room came from America and was fearfully expensive , but Angela could n't resist it because it reminded her of two pictures in her bedroom , of fruit and flowers painted on black velvet . |
| 22 | The frame around them is extremely heavy , but I chose it because it reminded me of some of the heavier framed Victorian pictures that have a botanical feel . |
| 23 | The cold was intense , but I welcomed it because it gave us an excuse to lie close together for warmth . |
| 24 | I could n't understand it because it contradicts itself twice . |
| 25 | ‘ The Whips love it because it means they can have power over the Backbenchers , but as a system of organising the world it 's lunacy . ’ |
| 26 | I love it because it means I get to lots of other countries and see different people and different cultures , and I hate it because it is such a hassle and keeps me away from my family and friends . |
| 27 | She said she did it because she knew her husband was innocent and she did n't want him implicated . |
| 28 | Was it because she knew we 'd had an affair and was jealous or was it the heartbreak of coming face to face with Steve ? ’ |
| 29 | For the most fleeting of moments , she knew humiliation , but then anger surged , and an aching triumph with it because she knew he could not deny her . |
| 30 | She said it because she believed it . |