Example sentences of "[be] it [conj] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it that so often we think of pork as suitable only for roasting , for chops or sausages ? |
| 2 | What is it that so movingly draws so many people — his innocent , childlike way , the stony visual he projects , set off against his highly visible symptoms ? |
| 3 | Why is it that so many people who are kind enough to give a home to an abandoned dog , then resent advice on how best to integrate this traumatised pooch into the family ? |
| 4 | Why is it that so many young bands want to write The Stone Roses ' second album ? |
| 5 | Why is it that so many companies fail on the simple basic of putting the customer first |
| 6 | The objection may be raised , " If what we are talking about in educational technology is not the promotion of AV aids but the cultivation of a systematic problem-solving attitude , why is it that so many self-styled educational technologists did in fact emerge from the audio-visual movement or related areas , and why is it that so much educational technology literature is concerned with the applications of audio-visual formats of one kind or another to learning development ? " |
| 7 | The objection may be raised , " If what we are talking about in educational technology is not the promotion of AV aids but the cultivation of a systematic problem-solving attitude , why is it that so many self-styled educational technologists did in fact emerge from the audio-visual movement or related areas , and why is it that so much educational technology literature is concerned with the applications of audio-visual formats of one kind or another to learning development ? " |
| 8 | Why was it that so many diseases , like cancer and other disorders of the bowel , heart disease and diabetes , were occurring frequently here , but not there ? |