Example sentences of "which [is] why it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It can be a very lonely job , for both man and dog , which is why it involves such a special relationship , ’ Keith explained . |
| 2 | Payment of the community charge is compulsory , which is why it is more accurately characterised as a tax than a charge . |
| 3 | The object of the book is not to analyse but to report , which is why it is predominantly the words of others taken from the radio series that I produced , In Other Words — David Bowie , a series that was narrated by Angie , David 's former wife . |
| 4 | Apparently there 's a biblical precedent for this , which is why it 's standard practice in the new Republic of Gilead . |
| 5 | People think that because you have sold millions of records and are now also in films that you are part of this movement ; which is why it would be helpful to discuss in a little detail what your work really involves . |
| 6 | Curare is inactive when taken into the body by mouth ( which is why it is a good arrow poison for hunting game : any poison in the meat of the paralysed animal is not absorbed and does no harm to the eater ) . |
| 7 | Fees for a full structural survey will vary with the age and size of the property , which is why it is essential to meet the surveyor to discuss the scope , and cost , before he carries out the work . |
| 8 | Mistakes between positive and neutral fusing are critical and could be fatal , which is why it is vital that work on the electrical circuits should only be carried out by the Electricity Board or by an NICEIC ( National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting ) registered contractor . |
| 9 | Which is why it all came back on him . |
| 10 | Certainly , it is true that PMS is exacerbated by stress and a poor diet ( which is why it can be remedied to a great extent ) , but the real culprit is fluid retention — caused by natural changes in body chemistry . |
| 11 | The computer ‘ forgets ’ whatever is stored in RAM when it is switched off ; which is why it is so important to save to disk any files you have created beforehand . |
| 12 | The molecule is a fact , the helix an abstraction , which is why it is so useful . |
| 13 | You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with . |
| 14 | Which is why it always surprises me when people turn out to be such bad listeners . |
| 15 | We take a very responsible attitude towards the fund management business , which is why it 's growing . ’ |
| 16 | ( Which is why it is called ‘ cell ulose ’ , ‘ -ose ’ being the chemical termination for sugars , ‘ fructose ’ is the sugar found in fruit , and so on . ) |
| 17 | Like other simple sugars , glucose is soluble in water ( which is why it is easily digestible ) because it has five hydroxyl groups ( see Appendix 1 ) which have a strong attraction for water molecules , and also because the glucose molecules are physically small enough to shuffle around fairly freely in a liquid , provided there are not too many of them . |
| 18 | Menstrual cycles can vary between 22 and 35 days , 28 days being taken as an average , which is why it can be difficult for an individual to be sure when ovulation has occurred . |
| 19 | I think it 's more likely to happen on the third or fourth flight , once the bird has caught on to the idea of freedom , which is why it 's important to keep it reasonably hungry . |
| 20 | But these satellites provide only patchy service in some areas , which is why it requires capacity on the Russian satellites to meet the soaring demand in Asia . |
| 21 | Marks & Spencer has , we are sure , nothing but the best of intentions for Brooks Brothers , which is why it has given the American clothier the benefit of its most successful ideas . |
| 22 | According to the firm , the announcement has nothing to do with X-Windows whatsoever , which is why it is keeping stumm . |
| 23 | Which is why it is so impressive when they achieve a balance at the end : it becomes a truly heroic achievement . ’ |
| 24 | It had to first of all survive which is why it went on the long march was n't it ? |
| 25 | In this way , archaeology is central to all knowledge , which is why it appeals to so many different people . |
| 26 | ‘ Now all this basic planning does take time , which is why it is essential that we come onto a programme during its very early planning stages . |
| 27 | It 's quite rare , which is why it made so much publicity . |
| 28 | Abu Salim was a pain , which is why it was such a relief to take the mickey out of him . |
| 29 | But Madame Davenant kept a clean and respectable and quiet private hotel , which is why it had been chosen for Miranda and why she liked it , on the whole . |
| 30 | A Sterilisation is a big step to take , which is why it 's always best to make sure you have some counselling beforehand , to allow you to talk through your feelings . |