Example sentences of "be it [det] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it that content words tend to be preserved and function words omitted ? |
| 2 | Why is it that Eastern peoples acquire languages so easily while we in the West make such heavy weather of it ? |
| 3 | But if , indeed , higher returns on retirement can be bought at the expense of derisory returns on death , how is it that terminal bonuses play such an important part in the ultimate returns . |
| 4 | Why is it that black kids develop their sporting progress to the point that , by the time they leave school , their educational motivation is rather low , while their sporting motivation is soaring ? |
| 5 | And , finally , why is it that black kids find support for the idea that they have only limited employment opportunities ahead of them , not only from their peers but also from the school ? |
| 6 | Why is it that European companies do not regard looking after their workers well in terms of hours and wages as destroying competitiveness , but instead see it as a way to obtain good work from their workers ? |
| 7 | Why was it that other women did n't mind ? |
| 8 | Why was it that British industrialists took advantage of rising labour productivity to reduce their labour force , rather than to develop new forms of production using more sophisticated techniques and making improved products to sell at home and abroad ? |