Example sentences of "because i had n't " in BNC.

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1 Because I had n't been in a band for so long , there were plenty to choose from …
2 He had been late talking — was that because I had n't coo-ed at him and gurgled baby talk ?
3 Because I had n't done it ’
4 Because I had n't done it .
5 I stayed with my mother 's parents in Eltham and I wrote to every theatre company and virtually every person in the world , but nobody would even look at me because I had n't done drama school .
6 That was the strict reason I did it , because I had n't bothered before — I thought debates were boring .
7 I could say some of the things I had n't been able to say when I left him , because I had n't shared his feelings then .
8 It was looking a mess because I had n't had the heart to tidy it ; the sky outside had a yellow-grey sameness , without a hint of where the sun might be , and in that light the flowers on the dirty brown wallpaper looked sadder than ever .
9 Because I had n't sorted myself out about the whole thing properly , my feelings while waiting were a complete tangle — although I did n't want to see him , I did desperately want him to want to see me .
10 In fact we turned up some gas shares on the way , but er and a bit of cash , but that was n't enough to pay the funeral accounts and she made no provision for paying any of the bills so I sold the gas shares towards paying the funeral account and then got shouted at by the er beneficiary children because I had n't consulted them about selling the gas shares and I said Well , they have to be sold because there 's bills to pay and there is no way of dealing with that .
11 My shadow lapped the outside steps because the doors were open letting out the heat , wide open because I had n't bothered to bolt them , and the side door was open too , creating a through-draught that made the fire smoke and the dogs restless .
12 They let me wear a maternity dress then , because I had n't worn one up till then .
13 I was n't looking for a job because I had n't finished my training , but er a friend of mine has h her father is a G P in Loughton , and he erm was at a meeting with the senior partner of my practice , and they said do you know of anybody who 's interested in a partnership ?
14 And they suggested me , but I said I did n't think it was a good idea because I had n't finished
15 I 'd forgone breakfast because I had n't got to bed till four in the morning , lunch because I had a hangover and anyway I was late for the train , and due to the fact that it was — according to British Rail at any rate — still part of the extended Festive Period , there had been no buffet trolley on the train .
16 Still , it was the hangover of that piece of moral cowardice at Lochgair station , along with everything else , that led to me feeling so profoundly awful with myself that evening ( after the train finally did get into Queen Street and I walked back , soaked and somehow no longer hungry , in the rain to the empty flat in Grant Street ) , that mum had to call me there , because I had n't been able to bring myself to phone her and dad … and I still managed to feign sleep and a little shame and a smattering of sorrow and reassure her as best I could that really I was all right , yes of course , not to worry , I was fine , thanks for calling … and so of course after that felt even worse .
17 Because I had n't put in the back .
18 I heard him leaving because I had n't been in bed very long , and I heard him coming back because I had a bit of indigestion and I could n't sleep . ’
19 All those positions were going for want of an application , so I applied and because brought in people who he knew , certain of them were automatically filled but they want the Chief Administration Officer , so I applied and really I do n't kid myself that I got it because of my qualification because I had n't got any letters after my name .
20 Well because I had n't got the place to keep things , that 's why .
21 ‘ Because he was my best friend ; because I had n't realised then that he was a compulsive gambler .
22 I was getting hungry and frustrated because I had n't been able to enjoy any of it .
23 I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time .
24 Because I had n't experienced all this
25 Could we hear from the director of administration the of the year because I had n't known things could be , it seems to me exactly what I had advised the Chairman because I could not believe that on the basis that you want this referred to the full Council .
26 Not because I thought I should have been picked there were at least 15 guys playing better than me but because I had n't performed as I felt I should have done .
27 Because I had n't been around much , I had n't been away from home
28 And the reason why they were shoved under the bed was because I had n't got round to sort of you know , doing anything about it sort of thing .
29 Well that 's because I had n't been in there and you can be
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