Example sentences of "[be] it [adj] [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it mere coincidence that , over a period in which the observed unemployment rate rose almost fivefold , the estimate for NAIRU rose almost fourfold ? |
| 2 | ‘ Tell me , my lady — is it mere courtesy that makes the bells ring , that makes moonlight of a sudden more desirable than sunlight and makes one yearn for this Twelfth Night to be of the past ? |
| 3 | Is it right doctor that you made a , an attack on professional confidence of , other than in a relationship the erm profecting of the order |
| 4 | Is it morbid fascination that holds your attention ? |
| 5 | Against such a background Mr President , is it any wonder that our nation faces enormous social problems ? |
| 6 | Is it any wonder that we are nervous about having a campsite , to which anyone can come , located so close to members of this community . |
| 7 | Is it any coincidence that pharmaceutical companies have found medicines ( which we have to keep taking and paying for ) rather than a vaccine ( which we would only have to take once ) ? |
| 8 | Is it any surprise that some people took that example and ran up horrendous debts ? |
| 9 | Was it that guy that crashed before ? |
| 10 | Nor was it mere coincidence that I arranged my holiday for a special part of September . |
| 11 | Oh God did you talk to him about la was it last night that he got shagged off ? |
| 12 | So was it any surprise that the Syrians we met that hot day in the Bekaa wanted only to maintain Lebanon 's Maronite-dominated institutions , to restore the sovereignty of the Lebanese government , to stay not one hour , not one minute longer than necessary ? |