Example sentences of "[adv] is [pron] that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How is it that a large cavern with a high roof may be formed underground ? |
| 2 | It was young and shy Nadine on duty , so I got a large portion of chicken in white wine sauce with rice ( how is it that the French can cook rice that never sticks ? ) and a bottle of Pils for next to nothing . |
| 3 | Why is it that a specific person has the indefinable ‘ It ’ and another has not ? |
| 4 | Why is it that the psychic gifts often cause apprehension and even fear ? |
| 5 | Why is it that the simple act of purchasing something can often be hell ? |
| 6 | If all those taxes have been abolished since 1979 , why is it that the average family , starting out in 1979 with a debt of 45 per cent . |
| 7 | Why is it that the black sheep of the family is often the most likeable . |
| 8 | The difficulty with this is that if Individuals-do not choose consciously to subvert democracy — as Mills has argued — why is it that the military and the large corporations as institutions have to dominate the political system and subvert liberal democracy ? |