Example sentences of "[verb] it be [adj] which " in BNC.
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| 1 | A purely syntactically ill-formed sentence , on the other hand , is irredeemably deviant , and the only contexts which can accommodate it are those which induce a tolerance for grammatical incompetence or , at any rate , nonconformity : |
| 2 | For some reason I could n't , though I could see it was that which infuriated her more than anything . |
| 3 | Although his proposal of plural worlds was considered heretical , it is difficult to believe it was that which determined his fate . |
| 4 | I found it hard to find Mill 's arguments for this , although he seems to be , he seems to be arguing the point over several pages , but erm we get pretty much rhetorical claims and evidence and so he wants us to consider those states which have been ruled by despots with those contemporary states which have been democracies England versus Spain say and he thinks it 's obvious which type of system we ought to prefer . |
| 5 | I think it was that which made her frightened to accept the truth when he was sexually assaulting me . |
| 6 | His son , Steve , who was there , believes it was this which killed him . |