Example sentences of "because [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because no-one will ever find you . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Anything more obvious would be counter-productive because everyone would just laugh . |
| 3 | In a recent interview with The Spectator Lord Denning , former Master of the Rolls — one of the highest judicial positions in England — commented that he felt the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six should have been hung because everyone would then have forgotten about them . |
| 4 | Well it 's starting earlier than that , but I wonder whether to leave it until because I might already know most of |
| 5 | Because I shall probably need some help here when I examine Mrs Cole , as she finds it difficult to move . ’ |
| 6 | Thus far the sub-text had a certain logic , but fear ( or , rather , anxiety ) can lead to panic , and the second part could have been expressed as , ‘ I do n't want to be a woman because I would rather be myself . ’ |
| 7 | This was not only because I would rather have won than lost anything , but also because , winning being unlikely , I would rather have opted out altogether than lost . |
| 8 | Because I would rather die than ever again go to church . ’ |
| 9 | However , they have told me recently that , when I was about nine or ten , they thought me a bully because I would surreptitiously pinch them or pull their hair in order to keep them in line — that is , in order to make them behave as my parents would have wished them to . |
| 10 | ‘ I also see that we 're about as alike as chalk and cheese , because I would never sell out a whole species for the wrongs of one group . |
| 11 | ‘ We quarrelled a lot when I was younger , ’ Lizzie says , ‘ because I would never follow her advice . |
| 12 | Because I would like deal with the erm |
| 13 | Er may I also say , and I 'm sure you did n't mean to imply because I would certainly like to think we were super efficient . |
| 14 | These " no-hopers " were probably given to me because I may well have been overheard to say I did not believe that there was such a person who had gone through a-initio training as a pilot who could not get on step by step until he became an operational pilot . |
| 15 | ‘ If I leave , my testimonial year wo n't have the same impact because I 'll no longer be a West Ham player . ’ |
| 16 | He put out his hand towards her now but did n't touch her , saying , ‘ Do n't faint ; it wo n't help you any because I 'll only revive you with a jug of cold water and make you listen to the finish . |
| 17 | Well you can apologize all you like , because I 'll never believe you mean it , and I 'll never accept your apology ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I hope you 've got a good plan , Thing , ’ he panted , as the four of them dodged between the bushes , ‘ because I 'll never be able to get you all the way up there . ’ |
| 19 | Some days I think I 'm only young — I fell straight away for her [ the baby ] — I used to think before I was married I 'd better get all the clothes I want now because I 'll never get them when I 'm married — but I was wrong , because I can really have all I want now … |
| 20 | " It was wonderful , but terrible , too , because I 'll never be with him again . |
| 21 | ‘ Because I 'll never cry for you again , ’ I said , which was a very false promise , because I was crying inside at the time , and only I know how much I cried for her later . |
| 22 | You may do as you wish with the legacy because I 'll never come back to this hateful country . ’ |
| 23 | Do n't tell me Henry did n't plan Stephen 's dash for the throne down to the last detail , because I 'll never believe it . |
| 24 | ‘ But I doubt I 'll ever know for sure because I 'll never see her again and only by coming face to face with her will I know the truth . ’ |
| 25 | I trembled because I 'll never return to Rome , she thought , because when I leave tomorrow — and I will leave tomorrow — it will be forever . |
| 26 | Because that because I 'll never agree . |
| 27 | Because I 'll still be covering for John |
| 28 | I was not very keen on this bit , because I could immediately see where the pattern could have been better written . |
| 29 | Because I could easily take you upstairs … " |
| 30 | I did n't dare return to the-place where I 'd killed him because I could easily arouse suspicion . |