Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He knew that the darkness had not really changed , that it was because of the strength of the light within , and that it was because of Fael-Inis 's radiance . |
| 3 | He was a senior , dedicated member , and it did n't at first appear that he had committed any atrocities , but we later found out that he was responsible for denouncing people who had anti-Fascist sympathies , and that it was because of him that we had been taken to Tabiano . |
| 4 | But whether it was because of the conversation or the nursery food , Haverford 's eyelids were beginning to droop . |
| 5 | 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 . |