Example sentences of "why it is [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I write this I realize at last why it is that her face has kept coming to me in this room . |
| 2 | This objection helps to reveal why it is that we regard a hierarchical classification as natural . |
| 3 | The investigators also seek to explain why it is that whatever the complexion and resolve of the government of the date , public spending has apparently irresistible momentum . |
| 4 | Sometimes I look at my father and I wonder what 's going on in his mind , why it is that there 's so much hatred , so much poison inside him . |
| 5 | Perhaps most importantly , try and determine yourself why it is that you 're not sleeping . |
| 6 | So I would dearly like to know why it is that you find yourself so enthusiastic … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wonder why it is that you object to being laughed at by me , when you invite laughter in your stage show ? ’ |
| 8 | It provides a healthy challenge to the virility of a believer 's conviction to see if he can say succinctly just why it is that he believes Christianity is true . |
| 9 | As I lie uneasily in the cab , I wonder why it is that I feel propelled to barge in here . |
| 10 | Can I put to you , Mrs , my problems as an inspector on this , and perhaps then you 'll understand you know why it is that I am trying to get this er all written material before the end of the enquiry . |
| 11 | Naipaul 's readers could well have become inclined to ask why it is that his novels seem to say that there is nothing to be done in , or with , the countries of their concern . |