Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] it [be] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know whether it is just the advance of modern technology within the family , or whether it is because the type of material the fire is built with nowadays would n't let them taste quite so good . |
| 2 | You should consider whether this is really what you want to do , or whether it is because you have never been on holiday alone before and the thought of it makes you nervous . |
| 3 | I am undecided as to whether this is because the British are an unadventurous and xenophobic nation , or whether it is because boules is a stupid game . |
| 4 | Well an any meetings really because I think if I can er show my face at these meetings it might er I mean I think whether or not it 's because of the increase in burglaries or whether it 's because of the publicity via David we seem to have had er a hell of a lot of er enquiries about the schemes . |
| 5 | Whether it was the coming of sound and the new pace and sharpness that had then ensued , or whether it was because there was a new social awareness as the depression deepened , undoubtedly audiences now appreciated what was thought of as realism . |
| 6 | My sister-in-law is just about the same age as me , and whether it 's because she 's not his daughter , but he treats her completely different . |
| 7 | Yeah , but it depends what , how it takes , what form it takes if he 's if it 's sort of their others are of similar ability , okay , but if it 's because , if people do n't take any notice of him because of |
| 8 | If the reason is geological , that is incompetence of the highest order , but if it is because of the prospect of privatisation , it is a scandal . |
| 9 | But whether it was because of the conversation or the nursery food , Haverford 's eyelids were beginning to droop . |
| 10 | I think she well and the house was certainly getting on her nerves but whether it was because she was ill it was getting on her nerves I do n't know . |