Example sentences of "[is] it [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ? |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | Is it standard policy to include facts like that in your research ? ’ |
| 4 | Er is it each country has one |
| 5 | The mechanic says that on that year the truck the part was handcrafted in Zogmolia near Flelzonia and not only is it double reverse threaded but that its made from a rare alloy rendered from toxic wastes in New Jersey ; however , he has assured me while trying to hold back a laugh and spraying spittle all over me he knows a junk yard on Mars where he can get the part soon . |
| 6 | Is it paternalistic approval bestowed whether it is really deserved or not , or acknowledgement of output targets that are routinely reached . |
| 7 | Is it any wonder given such casual leadership from the Welsh Office , that standards in the Agency itself fell to such unacceptable levels . |
| 8 | ‘ Is it any good to write to a Solicitor ? ’ he asked Hooton . |
| 9 | Nor is it any use to insist that you can conceive of what it is like for a knee which is not yours to be hurting . |
| 10 | Then Harriet Shakespeare said , more softly and sounding puzzled , ‘ So why is it any use talking to me ? |
| 11 | Nor is it any use going with non-riding friends or family , unless riding is just one part of a sporting package which also includes walking and fishing for example , or even wind surfing or canoeing . |
| 12 | No longer is it any use making a note in your diary at home about the meal you 'll be enjoying at a friend 's on Wednesday night . |
| 13 | Nor is it flippant liberalism to point this out — though there may be significance in the fact that anyone who does so has immediately to excuse himself , as I find myself doing . |
| 14 | well what is it this Monday coming ? |
| 15 | Fair enough , but my point is this : if you 're bitten by a pye-dog and the wound becomes infected , is it sensible behaviour to carry on hanging out with pye-dogs ? |