Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] that a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it that a specific person has the indefinable ‘ It ’ and another has not ? |
| 2 | How much more likely is it that a professional boxer , for example , would suffer permanent bodily damage , than a kidney donor ? |
| 3 | How is it that a large cavern with a high roof may be formed underground ? |
| 4 | How was it that a major piece of canal engineering came to be constructed on one of the least profitable stretches of a minor and dilapidated canal , in the heart of rural England , at a time when the prospects for canals were at their gloomiest ? |
| 5 | How was it that a limited company made a contract otherwise than in the course of its business ? |