Example sentences of "[coord] [is] [pers pn] because " in BNC.
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1 | Or is it because in a way I share their disapproval ? |
2 | Is it to stop the rain spoiling their designer hairstyles or is it because they may get damp and catch the sniffles ? |
3 | Is it because it 's a Tuesday , your mother 's gone shopping and there 's only one banana yoghurt left in the fridge , or is it because Channel 4 's new breakfast show is so bad ! ? |
4 | Or is it because I am worn out by passivity , by having to accept and bear and endure , and because I am quite clever and resourceful , I have just turned , like the proverbial worm ? |
5 | Is their failure to remember dreams on waking up in the morning because they " really " do n't dream , or is it because they fail to remember them ? |
6 | ‘ Or is it because you 're the King and you must marry me ? ’ |
7 | ‘ Or is it because I did it from choice ? ’ she demanded sarcastically , shouting him down . |
8 | Or is it because we already have quite enough issues to squabble over ? |
9 | Or is it because they do not actually know what goes on at field sport events such as shooting ? |
10 | Can I ask is it because it was too small a group , or is it because no one can make up their mind where they belong ? |
11 | Or is it because there 's a different culture in the north and south because the , the two parts of China are very different , so you do n't know whether it 's the Communist Party that 's determining this difference or whether it 's just because of a difference of culture there . |
12 | Is it because I studied in your country — or is it because I studied at all ? ’ |
13 | Or is it because it 's my round ? |
14 | And is it because of them that you 're worried about the future — do you get depressed as a grandparent ? |
15 | But is it because they left it too late or something then ? |
16 | But is it because they are like him ? |