Example sentences of "[Wh adv] can it be [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can it be that here , on a north-facing cliff , with nothing between it and the North pole and situated more than 300 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle , the vegetation can look like that . |
| 2 | Now , how can it be that believing can be ‘ reckoned ’ as righteousness ? |
| 3 | How can it be that Jesus could become sin for you and me ? |
| 4 | If a son or daughter commits a crime and is sentenced to imprisonment , the court will not allow an anxious father or mother to take their place , so how can it be that my sin can be taken by another ? |
| 5 | On one he inscribed Michelet 's words : ‘ How can it be that there is in the world one woman alone — deserted ? ’ |
| 6 | So how can it be that Johnson and Boswell passed this woeful and apocalyptic place , faces averted ? |
| 7 | How can it be that the chap next door has a PC , yet his has a different processor from yours , has a different monitor , and probably has a different keyboard ? |
| 8 | So how can it be that there are such enormous variations between different parts of Kent ? |
| 9 | People ask how can it be that Scotland 's relatively small , relatively low-key club set-up can produce teams that will fearlessly take on the best and nurture expectations of victory over them all until the final whistle . |