Example sentences of "why it be that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This objection helps to reveal why it is that we regard a hierarchical classification as natural .
2 ‘ I wonder why it is that you object to being laughed at by me , when you invite laughter in your stage show ? ’
3 So I would dearly like to know why it is that you find yourself so enthusiastic … ’
4 It provides a healthy challenge to the virility of a believer 's conviction to see if he can say succinctly just why it is that he believes Christianity is true .
5 As I lie uneasily in the cab , I wonder why it is that I feel propelled to barge in here .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 I tried to explain why it was that I went into the bushes , tried to make it sound reasonable . ’
10 Naturally June could n't understand why it was that I went on cutting her .
11 Indeed , why it was that she felt so breathless now .
12 She tried not to dwell on why it was that she had n't .
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