Example sentences of "why it [be] that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he wondered why it was that he had n't heard that satisfying little clunk the coin usually made as it dropped inside the machine . |
| 2 | A very famous Yoga teacher from India came to England and , after observing many Yoga classes , asked the instructor why it was that he did not first teach his students to sit , stand and walk with balance and coordination before teaching them the more complicated postures . |
| 3 | I wondered , since my mother was principally concerned for my health , and Lili only for my dress , why it was that I had felt secure until my mother arrived . |
| 4 | I tried to explain why it was that I went into the bushes , tried to make it sound reasonable . ’ |
| 5 | Naturally June could n't understand why it was that I went on cutting her . |
| 6 | Indeed , why it was that she felt so breathless now . |
| 7 | She tried not to dwell on why it was that she had n't . |