Example sentences of "[adv] it [vb past] clear " in BNC.
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1 | The truth was that as the days went by and the heavy rain showed no sign of slackening for very long it became clear that something very frightening had begun to happen . |
2 | Soon it became clear the prospecting company was trying to suppress its excitement . |
3 | At first she tried not to stare at him , knowing how the feeling of someone looking over her own shoulder made her clumsy , but soon it became clear that he was no longer aware of her at all . |
4 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
5 | Thus it seemed clear that the lexical representation used for matching should already include a great deal of information about the word 's possible phonetic realisations . |
6 | Quickly it became clear that he had mistaken quiet and comfort for contentment . |
7 | Gradually it became clear that all these factors were chemically identical , and the single name , folic acid , was coined . |
8 | And gradually it came clear to him that every job the mate had given him had been carefully chosen to help him on his way to the bridge . |
9 | At the time of the revolt , the Queen and the Court were in residence for the summer at San Sebastian on Spain 's northern coast and once it became clear that her reign was at an end , Isabella crossed the frontier into France , asking Napoleon III for political asylum . |
10 | He chose not to read for a fellowship and once it became clear that he was no longer in the race for academic honours he was not required to take all the examinations . |
11 | Clearly that justification collapsed once it became clear that shareholders in large public companies no longer exercised any real control or responsibility over their property . |
12 | The more he thought about it , the more it became clear to him that this was a job for a real professional . |
13 | Also it became clear that the local currency was a problem . |
14 | At first they seemed so close together as to form an impassable barrier , but as they drew nearer it became clear that they were several yards apart . |
15 | Slowly it became clear that what Labour had in mind was a circular we had sent out three months earlier to health authority chairmen for comment , entitled Co-operation between the NHS and the private sector at district level . |
16 | I just thought of the poem , standing there , and then it seemed clear . |
17 | Finally , foreign museums started contacting the Ministry of Culture and asking if they could buy , let us say , a picture by Malévich or Popova , and then it became clear that I had the pictures . |
18 | Then it became clear . |
19 | From 1867 onwards it became clear that the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne and so a small household was established . |
20 | Bill left the room , and immediately afterwards it became clear that it was too late to bring a bowl for Faye . |