Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [adj] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The BR watchdog body , the Central Transport Consultative Committee , said last night it was evident the crash was caused by human error , although it became clear that arrangements for supervising and auditing the quality of work were ‘ lamentably defective ’ .
2 Although it remains possible that phosphorylation of c-Jun at Ser-249 by the DNA-PK activates its transcriptional potential in vivo , the body of evidence therefore suggests that it is involved in regulating some other aspect of c-Jun function .
3 Gin , we are told , is one of the purest spirits made , and juniper berries , the baies de genièvre or ginepro from which Geneva or gin derived its name , provide the characteristic flavouring which everyone who ever drank a glass of gin in their lives would recognize when he tastes the juniper-berry flavour in Provençal game terrines and certain Northern Italian sauces and stuffings for partridge and pheasant ; and eau de vie de genièvre is a spirit used in French and Belgian Ardennais regional cooking , so it seems extraordinary that people blanch at the suggestion that gin should go into the casseroles .
4 The timber bracing was built into stone and rubble walls as well , as can be seen at many points round the Knossos Labyrinth , so it seems likely that earthquake-resistance was the likely purpose .
5 i Once it became obvious that youth organizations could not solve the ‘ boy labour problem ’ , either socially or economically , the question arose as to what needed to be done .
6 In August , for example , de Gaulle predicted that the US would resort to force , once it became clear that Stalin was going to try to build atomic weapons .
7 Some Tories were obviously nervous about converting their disaffection into active treason once it became clear that France , the Jacobites ' main European ally , was in no position to back an expeditionary force .
8 Once it becomes clear that recovery is likely , it may , for instance , lead a person to re-examine their lifestyle and come to positive decisions about how they would like to improve it and make more of its good features .
9 The Swiss arrogantly ignored the advent of new electronic watch technology until it became obvious that markets for their mechanical products , believed to be the best in the world , had all but disappeared .
10 The Guildford Four were freed in 1990 after it became clear that evidence used against them had been fabricated by the police .
11 The variable ( a ) ( see above ) illustrates this point ; the speech of a number of persons was transcribed in some phonetic detail before it became clear that tokens of the vowel in a certain range of environments were never front-raised , and seemed moreover to be implicationally ordered with respect to their tolerance of back-raising ( see J. Milroy 1981a for details ) .
12 When it seemed likely that cars would be prohibited , they decided to return to the Lakes .
13 When it became apparent that learners were not mastering grammatical structures by this method , pattern practice was introduced , and with the advent of language learning laboratories , the student spent much of his time listening to and mechanically repeating drills .
14 Jared and Mary Tunstall had arrived at last in London , summoned by Orrin when it became apparent that Sally-Anne could not be traced .
15 The former holder of four world titles scored two knockdowns but there were boos in the late rounds when it became apparent that Duran , 41 , would n't win by a knockout .
16 War with England ( 1796–1802 ) was a sheer disaster , revealing all the inherent weaknesses of Spain 's position in the American market ; American ports were opened to neutrals when it became evident that Spain could no longer supply her colonies .
17 When it became clear that conservatives were dominating the Congress , many members of the Democratic Platform resolved to leave the CPSU and form their own party called ( in November 1990 ) the Republican Party of the Russian Federation .
18 In desperation , she managed to get the head of a psychiatric hospital near Plymouth to travel to Four Winds , when it became clear that Liza 's agoraphobia was too severe to allow her to make the journey to him .
19 Therefore , when it became obvious that Baxter had no intention of paying the fine , Lord Powis interceded with the King and secured both his release and immunity from the ‘ Five Mile Act ’ .
20 Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time .
21 Old providers of employment are artificially kept alive until a point is reached when it becomes obvious that support must be switched off .
22 In terms of the performance of the economy as a whole it is not entirely clear what the impact of regional disparities is , though it seems plausible that congestion in the south east and the under-utilisation of resources elsewhere represent a net loss to the economy overall .
23 While Leopold recovered the family had to live without income , though it seems likely that Mozart made use of the interlude to compose his first symphonies .
24 The truth was never revealed , though it seems likely that Lothar suffered an injustice .
25 The exact divisions remain uncertain , though it seems clear that rivers such as the Thames could have represented boundaries .
26 When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home .
27 When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home .
28 In the early 1970s the cynical and exploitative role of multinational companies appeared to be confirmed as it became clear that Shell and BP , the latter half-owned by the British government , were the principal source of oil supplies to the outlawed Smith regime of Rhodesia .
29 In the final hours , as it became clear that Manitoba would not have time to approve the Accord , the federal government announced that it would ask the Supreme Court for an extension of the ratification deadline .
30 Graham Taylor selected Clough as it became clear that Nottingham Forest have finally signed a transfer form which makes the striker the first summer addition to Souness 's squad .
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