Example sentences of "'s because [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 When dey blow a whistle it 's because dey dig de style
2 And that 's because we 've got the the balance of the first year 's payment .
3 I think perhaps the council will now see why I 'm getting so frustrated and it 's because we 've been talking about this for over twelve months .
4 The effects of rabies are little known in Britain , that 's because we 've been virtually free of the disease since quarantine regulations were introduced in nineteen twenty two .
5 That 's because we 've been playing .
6 So I du n no whether it 's because we 've got used to it
7 Now I 'm not quite sure whether it 's because we 've known , like Naomi , we 've we know periods of barrenness and leanness that his blessing seems so much more , I do n't know if that 's what it is , or whether it is just because his blessings are so bountiful , but she is overwhelmed by God 's goodness and by God 's blessing to her they could now experience God 's blessing .
8 And that 's because we tend to prejudge who will or will not go in .
9 ‘ Without sounding conceited , I think it 's because we go out of our way to offer a very good service .
10 He 's a sharp operator , adept at playing the angles , continually bouncing gags off the course of a meandering conversation which takes in flotation tanks ( ’ They told me they wanted to recreate the conditions of the womb , but that 's all I need : some jerk in a white coat stabbing me with an ice-pick for half an hour ’ ) : Panama ( ’ Most American casualties over there were self-inflicted , but that 's because we have a lot of Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics shot themselves , they 're that loyal ’ ) ; even , somehow , the British motorway system ( ’ Driving up the M1 !
11 That 's because we have n't published it yet …
12 But Philip Pearson of the independent Low Pay Unit said : ‘ It 's because we have lower pay rates AND less productivity .
13 Maybe it 's because we have a major problem with superfluous hair .
14 Fatty : That 's because we have n't .
15 Fragolli said , ‘ It 's because we have n't left our coats with him .
16 I would like to think it 's because we have shown our ability to spend the money well in previous years . ’
17 Sometimes it 's because we need to make a home improvement — putting in a new kitchen for example .
18 It 's not because we ca n't get anybody else , it 's because we want to involve you .
19 Er , it 's because we do n't write down the stuff , we 're not as pr , precise as we could be .
20 Well it 's the , it 's because we do n't want the
21 we , that means I 've got ex , it 's because we do n't have period one and two on Wednesday , yeah , that means we 've got extra time for our French test , I think it was on Wednesday , extra time to practice
22 Then she will ask if they have a label for their music and Richard Fm — the bald one who sings — will say ‘ St Michael ’ before his brother chips in with the episode 's one almost serious observation , saying , of their success : ‘ I think it 's because we play with our tongues in cheek .
23 Q Our heating bills are always astronomical in the winter and I 'm convinced it 's because we live in an old draughty house .
24 ‘ It 's because we live on a bad star , is n't it , Tess ? ’ he said through his tears .
25 If we go to front-wheel drive , it 's because we think it 's better .
26 That 's not because people had bigger families , it 's because they pack them with young , poor parents , ghettos for women and children .
27 which was we do n't know who won we do n't know what the score was but we think that but we 're , we 're assuming that that 's because they bring out all their secret showmen who do n't sh travel they have a little core , hard core of that do n't travel but they , they bring them out
28 Or perhaps it 's because they eat all that gorgeous chocolate which , as we know , is an aphrodisiac .
29 That 's because they cost far less to run .
30 And I think it 's because they go out drinking and you know
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