Example sentences of "and it [vb past] clear " in BNC.
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1 | The accident caused considerable consternation and it became clear , talking to the members present at the launch point , that many pilots did not really understand all the factors which caused the accident . |
2 | ‘ I read the letters between him and his brother and it became clear he could n't even buy petrol on the New Jersey turnpike without writing to the petrol company about being over-charged . |
3 | She had already found herself in isolation over progress to monetary union and the endorsement of a social charter of workers ' rights , and it became clear that the new European Community order would be built on an even closer alliance of France and West Germany . |
4 | The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages . |
5 | But after a while , the roads on his map began to criss-cross each other in a crazy fashion and it became clear that he had forgotten the geography of his land . |
6 | It reported in June 1969 and it became clear that even Oxfordshire would change its size and shape . |
7 | The fact that my slimmers felt so much healthier encouraged them to continue on the diet while they were losing weight and it became clear that they had no intention of falling back in to their old habits . |
8 | Some of the extreme cases ( such as the Yorkshire miners who would strike unless electricity were connected to their village ) did reach the public eye , and it became clear that Citrine was not fooling when he said there were many equally damaging examples for which the chairmen would insist on pinning the blame where it belonged — on government . |
9 | About a quarter of a mile later they were still with me , and it became clear that choosing between dignity and entertaining the village was no longer an option . |
10 | Wilson would talk at great length and it became clear to me that the number of people in whom he could confide safely was very small ; in fact it was clear that he had few , if any , complete political friends . |
11 | These results were backed by solid gains at local elections and it became clear that the Nationalists had made substantial inroads into the Labour vote , at any rate between general elections . |
12 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
13 | This result was particularly striking when junctions were considered individually and it became clear that this relationship was at least partly independent of the amount of time spent at the junction , number of vehicles seen and the judgment of estimated risk made at the same time . |
14 | They were known as the Cedar Boys and it became clear that nearly all of them had been orphaned as the Third Reich took its terrible toll on European Jewry . |
15 | Visitors felt that a number of factors contributed to the appeal of the exhibitions , and it became clear that , in addition to their general interest in the subject of the exhibitions and in their content , the most important of these were ( a ) the informative nature of the exhibitions , ( b ) the layout and presentation of the exhibits , ( c ) the presentation of original documents , and ( d ) the presence of photographs and artefacts . |
16 | Some people had expressed the view that this trip came too close to the Central Wales Line excursion and it seemed clear that we would not get enough people to justify the expense of a coach . |