Example sentences of "is [Wh adv] i [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is how I am known here in these levels . |
| 2 | Yet this is how crying in infants is sometimes interpreted : the child is being naughty ; naughtiness is punished ; smacking is how I was punished as a child ; so I smack my baby . |
| 3 | ‘ The only other thing that worries me , ’ said a chap in the bar , ‘ is how I 'm gannin' to get oot tonight . ’ |
| 4 | Well it 's not it 's not a hundred percent but this is how I 'm gon na be I think . |
| 5 | I said what really bugs me is when I 'm driving and you come from behind somebody and then somebody overtakes you and . |
| 6 | Erm you know the difficult thing for me is when I 'm working with people who 've actually been given no notice at all , and that 's happening with lots of organizations where on Friday you 're suddenly told you 've got no job , but your pension 's available . |
| 7 | The only time I do that is when I 'm talking to journalists and they ask me questions about the past . |
| 8 | It is why I am sending you away . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That also is why I am telling you this . |
| 10 | Maybe this is why I am treated as if I 've polluted the town 's water . |
| 11 | That is why I am writing to ask for your support . |
| 12 | Another is why I am writing in this composition book . |
| 13 | That is why I am asking you now to become a Friend of Save the Children . |
| 14 | And that is why I am wondering whether you would favour me with a game of chess before retiring to your boudoir ? ’ |
| 15 | That is why I am endeavouring to keep Henry Moore 's house and studios at Perry Green preserved as they were when my father was alive so that future generations of students and art lovers can witness the atmosphere and environment in which he created his works ’ . |
| 16 | I loved him ; that is why I am allowed to be harsh . |
| 17 | Which is why I 'm buying it . |
| 18 | ‘ And no , I do n't like feeling like that , which is why I 'm trying to avoid you as much as possible ! ’ |
| 19 | It also seeks your approval to the which has been undertaken by respective chief officers , during the current financial year , in which , is why I 'm reporting to you now in accordance with the national regulations . |
| 20 | Which is why I 'm ringing , ’ Rosemary revealed , and confessed , ‘ I have n't let myself face how lonely I was for the sound of his voice . |
| 21 | Which is why I 'm keepin' a guard on Brett , in case this one-man demolition squad decides to have another go at takin' him out . ’ |
| 22 | I ask these questions because of course article five of the treaty of Rome basis a burden on this court , it does n't er create rights in itself , I think everyone agrees with this , but it certainly er imposes a duty on this court erm to apply with er community laws , purposes and principals and I 'm wondering whether erm , that , that is why I 'm looking at the possible consequences of this er the inter relationship between the , for example , the directive and article eighty five , er and bearing in mind as I said to Mr the other day , the consequences erm of er these fees |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm lucky , really , because I 'm with Denis and Astrid and they 're real friends — good friends and their comfort is so welcome — but I 'm in a foreign country so I 'm alone , and what I most want to do is talk about Dad to people — which is why I 'm writing this . |
| 24 | Which is why I 'm tripling it from this moment . ’ |
| 25 | The old Egyptian remedy , apparently was to drink beer from an old shoe , which is why I 'm sitting here untying my laces . |
| 26 | it gets a bit yeah , which is why I 'm gon na stick with two , I mean now they want to go and see Peter Pan next , when that comes down which will be what probably a month , about once every couple of months they 'll go or once a month |
| 27 | I think perhaps the most important thing is that voluntary agencies should do what they believe is right , and not allow their own objectives to be distorted , simply because a , of particular flavours , which is why I 'm saying let us grab the agenda and write the agenda , rather than have the agenda set for us by other people . |
| 28 | I do n't know I do n't know this is why I 'm waiting for Brian to come back . |
| 29 | Which is why I 'm placing Marshal Tolonen in charge . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |