Example sentences of "[be] it that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The monstrosity of the exterminatus he contemplated had eclipsed that thread of instinct until now , all be it that exterminatus was the correct course of action .
2 Ignoring once again Honderich 's polemical language , there is an important problem here : namely , how is it that Conservatism can be responsible for what everyone agrees are two very different governmental strategies informed by two very different social philosophies ?
3 How is it that love and hate live so close together within one pulsing heart ?
4 It suffices to note here that the more heavily firms discount the future the less likely is it that collusion among them can be sustained .
5 Or how is it that faith and uncertainty are automatically associated with each other while knowledge is regarded as certain and therefore different ?
6 How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ?
7 Is it that Socratism and art are not incompatible after all ?
8 What I 've done now is taken you through to the point where , we 're asking ourselves what is it that management make a mess of ?
9 Is it that size ?
10 Why is it that marriage should be a relationship of such potential closeness , joy and fulfilment , and yet for so many end up in such unhappiness and hurt ?
11 WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ?
12 But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ?
13 ‘ Goodness , is it that time already ? ’
14 One , two , God is it that time ? three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , eleven , twelve .
15 Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ?
16 I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ?
17 But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ?
18 They just do nt seem to be sharp enough or is it that midfield are n't providing good service — I ca n't really say as I 've seen none of the games , just read reports .
19 Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ?
20 Why is it that prejudice is sometimes a successful vehicle for comedy ?
21 Is it that dog ? ’ she said , coming up to the gate .
22 How is it that Television South West passed the quality threshold , offered by far the most money but still lost ?
23 What , exactly , was it that Strawberry was saying was El-ahrairah ?
24 Why was it that time always flew when you did n't want it to ?
25 Was it that guy that crashed before ?
26 so er , was it that doctor , Doctor Patrick Steptoe ? , well anyway , yeah , she was one of the first to be on the programme and
27 Where where was it that anaesthetist stayed that you and
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