Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it can all fall through because theirs is falling through or they ca n't get out when you want and that can go on for Can it not ? |
| 2 | To try and tempt her appetite because she 's throwing up |
| 3 | ‘ She 's thinking , my boys , ’ their father told them , ‘ she 's thinking of taking the place of your mother , because she 's thinking she 's become every bit as pretty as her , God rest her soul indeed . |
| 4 | Yeah and and if and I also what I was going to say how she she kind of is able to control erm or bring out because she 's bring out both his sides but erm to her father wants to sort of get rid of him , she 's able to erm just erm act more charming and get them , you know , one line to prove them wrong . |
| 5 | ‘ I suggested it , but she 's determined to wait until the morning because she 's hoping it 'll wear off . ’ |
| 6 | I love Ma , but she must expect to be unhappy because she 's reached that time of life . |
| 7 | So , instead of toying with a carrot and lettuce leaf , 30-year-old Julie tucks into a delicious , three-course meal at a smart London hotel , declining chocolates and coffee only because she 's given up caffeine . |
| 8 | Here 's a selection : Mrs F. from near Darlington writes : ‘ I would like to have Jane Fonda 's thighs and tum because she 's done all the hard work . |
| 9 | One gentleman goes each day for a drink in the pub , and one of the ladies wanders around seeing people who she knows , because she 's lived in the village all her life . |
| 10 | Critical illness , you 've got carry on paying the premiums , with no lump sum paid on living assur , er , on life assurance , the living expenses are likely to increase , because you may have er , somebody who 's disabled , paralysed or whatever , there 's no chance of the widow returning to work because she 's looking after person who 's er , ill , and obviously she ca n't remarry because she 's not widowed at this point . |
| 11 | Because she 's using her work as evidence for for getting through |
| 12 | This points to Eleanor of Provence , Edward 's mother and consort of Henry III , whose reputation is as bad as that of Eleanor of Castile is good — though not for David Gordon , who seems to think that because she 's said to be ‘ of Provence ’ , this puts her above suspicion . |
| 13 | I 'm damn sure she has n't queried the bill because she 's said nothing about it before . |
| 14 | Because she 's trying to push m multiplication in , that does n't come in till the juniors . |
| 15 | My mum wakes up and I wake up at two , because she 's pottering around in the kitchen , , banging about a bit more than usual . |
| 16 | First because she 's separated by distance from the man in her life . |
| 17 | yes , but normally she does n't watch erm six o'clock news because she 's cooking at six o'clock or seven o'clock . |
| 18 | ‘ But she puts you in charge of me because she 's leaving me alone in her house ! |
| 19 | She needs to lose a bit of weight but I 'm worried because she 's become very faddy about her food and sometimes refuses to eat anything at all . |
| 20 | ‘ The mother has been rather tearful — understandably so , because she 's worried about her husband , and concerned because she 's expecting a baby . |
| 21 | I erm got , check you 've got two days , you 've got give me the estimate , it 's got to be on because she 's expecting it to be done straight away on the computer and sent . |
| 22 | Fashion — one silly brainless bitch trying to outdo the others because she 's bored out of her tiny mind and is n't interested in anything other than the way she looks . ’ |
| 23 | And natural for the female to be more passive , because she 's penetrated . |
| 24 | Is it because she 's thought of last year 's holidays ? |
| 25 | If she does well , it 'll be because she 's worked for it . |
| 26 | But erm I , I think a midwife , a good midwife , is every bit as good as a doctor because she 's doing it all the time . |
| 27 | Just because she 's read some trashy paperback she thinks she 's some kind of expert on the modus operandi . |
| 28 | She , she did n't mind because she 's winking and I thought ah is n't that nice of her , it is really because she organised it all and she do n't know me so that was very kind of her did n't you think so Bet ? |
| 29 | She 's , because she 's gon na meet personally , come into contact in a far greater wa sense with a man who is going to redeem her . |
| 30 | because she 's gon na pick 'em up , but she 's got to work like you , slap bang in the middle . |