Example sentences of "is it [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , what time , how much is , how much the day is it all day ? |
| 2 | Is it all punishment from now on in ? |
| 3 | Is it all illusion , then ? |
| 4 | Ignoring once again Honderich 's polemical language , there is an important problem here : namely , how is it that Conservatism can be responsible for what everyone agrees are two very different governmental strategies informed by two very different social philosophies ? |
| 5 | How is it that love and hate live so close together within one pulsing heart ? |
| 6 | It suffices to note here that the more heavily firms discount the future the less likely is it that collusion among them can be sustained . |
| 7 | Or how is it that faith and uncertainty are automatically associated with each other while knowledge is regarded as certain and therefore different ? |
| 8 | How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ? |
| 9 | Is it that Socratism and art are not incompatible after all ? |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | Is it that size ? |
| 12 | Why is it that marriage should be a relationship of such potential closeness , joy and fulfilment , and yet for so many end up in such unhappiness and hurt ? |
| 13 | WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ? |
| 14 | But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ? |
| 15 | ‘ Goodness , is it that time already ? ’ |
| 16 | One , two , God is it that time ? three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , eleven , twelve . |
| 17 | Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ? |
| 18 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 19 | But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ? |
| 20 | They just do nt seem to be sharp enough or is it that midfield are n't providing good service — I ca n't really say as I 've seen none of the games , just read reports . |
| 21 | Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ? |
| 22 | Why is it that prejudice is sometimes a successful vehicle for comedy ? |
| 23 | ‘ Is it that dog ? ’ she said , coming up to the gate . |
| 24 | How is it that Television South West passed the quality threshold , offered by far the most money but still lost ? |
| 25 | Er is it each country has one |
| 26 | Is it any way a forgery ? |
| 27 | Dear God , thought Alida , is it any wonder I am going where I am going , is it any wonder ? |
| 28 | ‘ Is it any wonder he was cast out of paradise ? ’ |
| 29 | Is it any wonder then , that fusion researchers are looking for more efficient fusion machines ? |
| 30 | Is it any wonder then that the Western way of eating is also the Western way of dying . |