Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] that [adv] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Who are we that so much should converge on our little deaths ?
2 Why is it that so many people who are kind enough to give a home to an abandoned dog , then resent advice on how best to integrate this traumatised pooch into the family ?
3 Why is it that so many young bands want to write The Stone Roses ' second album ?
4 Why is it that so many companies fail on the simple basic of putting the customer first
5 The objection may be raised , " If what we are talking about in educational technology is not the promotion of AV aids but the cultivation of a systematic problem-solving attitude , why is it that so many self-styled educational technologists did in fact emerge from the audio-visual movement or related areas , and why is it that so much educational technology literature is concerned with the applications of audio-visual formats of one kind or another to learning development ? "
6 The objection may be raised , " If what we are talking about in educational technology is not the promotion of AV aids but the cultivation of a systematic problem-solving attitude , why is it that so many self-styled educational technologists did in fact emerge from the audio-visual movement or related areas , and why is it that so much educational technology literature is concerned with the applications of audio-visual formats of one kind or another to learning development ? "
7 Was it that well that was quite good .
8 Why was it that so many diseases , like cancer and other disorders of the bowel , heart disease and diabetes , were occurring frequently here , but not there ?
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