Example sentences of "so [adv] [be] it [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she had sat down again she said : ‘ So how is it that you 're looking for Elsie now , so long after the event ? |
| 2 | So how is it that I , a pensioner earning half that sum , will pay more tax should he win the election than I did last year ? |
| 3 | So why is it that your company , and certain other major multi-nationals , plan to invest heavily in those countries ? , |
| 4 | So why is it that these views exist ? |
| 5 | ‘ Mr. Smith , I can read everything I 'm asked to , and I can understand all the words , so why is it that I can never work out what the main points are ? ’ |
| 6 | They were very alike ; so why was it that the windows of Rose looked darker , somehow , the glass heavy and black , not glinting rich gold , like Brier , in the late sunshine ? |
| 7 | So why was it and how come that Madame was claiming that the opposite was true and that it was her father who was the person out of favour ? |