Example sentences of "[coord] whether it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The time ranged from half an hour a day to 13 hours a day , depending on whether devolution was viewed as a separate activity concerned only with finance or whether it was seen as being curriculum driven and/or inseparable from all the activities performed by a head in a working day . |
2 | In a static , unchanging universe , the question of whether it has existed forever or whether it was created at a finite time in the past is really a matter for metaphysics or religion : Either theory could account for such a universe . |
3 | Where Chartier went further was in asking whether nobility was something which came to a man by virtue of his birth ( and could therefore be inherited ) or whether it was accorded in recognition of merit ? |
4 | This is a separate argument from whether you actually made the statement or not , or whether it was bullied out of you like in the case . |
5 | Good Guys sa a couple of times and whether it was gon na improve or not but it has n't ! |
6 | HERE comes summer … and whether it was boating in Sefton Park , inset , or chasing a running prize , it all added to a warm day in the sunshine yesterday . |
7 | In the Vedic period the abstract idea of time was regarded as the fundamental principle of the universe , but whether it was made into a deity is uncertain . |
8 | She could n't stop shivering , but whether it was caused by cold or the strain of waiting until fitzAlan won free of the castle she did n't know . |
9 | This controversial book was widely discussed but whether it was read by artists I leave to further research . |
10 | She put up her hand but whether it was to catch hold of the reins or to protect herself I do not know . |