Example sentences of "[is] it that [pron] [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it that they bestow their ardour upon the well-adjusted , wholesome architects of pop 's fatal new maturity ? |
| 2 | Jacob is not dealing with a demon , and when the answer to his question comes , together with the dawn , he knows that himself for certain : ‘ Why is it that you ask my name ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If he 's so untrustworthy then how is it that you know him ? ’ she asked with shaky triumph . |
| 4 | Or is it that you want him to ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ What is it that you want me to do , Isabel ? ’ |
| 6 | Why is it that you have everything but , there you are , there you are they 're cheap too are n't they ? |
| 7 | And then I think I want to ask you people the question , ‘ What is it that you do which is potentially interesting to the world ? ’ okay ? |
| 8 | When you saw what a disaster you had caused , you could of started again and taken some time , oh sorry I forgot that 's not godlike , you probably did n't want to know or is it that you enjoy what you made , a sort of entertainment , better than Home and Away , watching wars and diseases and things . |
| 9 | But just er , you know , clarify my thinking on it , what exactly is it that you feel you want to think about ? |