Example sentences of "it that this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Why was it that this man had the ability to bring tears to her eyes ?
2 Why was it that this man was such a pleasant and knowledgeable companion , and yet so hard and ruthless when it came to getting his own way ?
3 How is it that this problem seems only to have emerged in the last few years .
4 If we look at a relationship or any type of commu mean taking a bit of a different look at things thinking well what is it that this person wants from me and what is it that I want from this person ?
5 Had the man who wrote the foreword been at No. 10 in those days he would doubtless have seen to it that this cricketer who displayed such honourable patriotism and high personal standards was given some decoration or other .
6 Why is it that this country puts money before anything else ?
7 Why is it that this machine c c could trim it on all sides ?
8 There is no doubt about it that this programme is an Irish Republican Army programme sponsored and inspired by Communism .
9 He looked upwards now at the bunting stretched across the girders of the platform , then said , ‘ With a little imagination you know I could dismiss the Coronation and take it that this show of affection was all for my being twenty-one today .
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