Example sentences of "'s [adv] because [pers pn] do " in BNC.
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1 | It 's only because you did n't tell your bloody brothers ! |
2 | Its figure is higher than the CBO 's largely because it does not take into account the fact that the quarterly long-bond auctions had already been pruned over the past year , from around $12 billion to $1.25 billion . |
3 | Well okay , those of you who liked the Shakespeare better , for whatever reasons , even if it 's just because you did n't get to grips with Johnson , which of the plays , first of all , erm did you find most interesting ? |
4 | Perhaps it 's just because you do n't like her ? |
5 | So I hope you 'll understand that if I do n't include my subscription with this letter it 's not because I do n't support you and if I shop in Smiths it 's not because I want them to sell pornography . |
6 | I do n't really want to be seen as part of the team and it 's not because I do n't like them — they 're all nice people — it 's just that I do n't want to be The Word 's latest wanker . |
7 | It 's not because I do n't love you and Dad , you know that . |
8 | and it 's like I said mum it 's not because I do n't trust Angela |
9 | Of course sometimes when it does n't work that depresses me because it 's not because it does n't work , it 's because of the constraints of the system that you can not make it work . |
10 | When mink and otters manage to share a habitat — and , on both sides of the Atlantic , they often do — it 's usually because they do n't compete too much for food . |
11 | no it 's probably because they do n't buy her any . |
12 | I think it 's mainly because I do n't really get enough exercise this time of the year I do n't |
13 | Perhaps it 's simply because they do n't really know how to go about it . |