Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually , it became apparent that this lady was definitely part of David 's life . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | During the summer months of 1986 it became clear that this approach enjoyed strong backing from the United States and Britain . |
| 4 | Later , it became clear that this material , despite its potency , contained only about 1 per cent of pure penicillin and that it was almost entirely composed of material which was not penicillin . |
| 5 | Within a short while it became clear that this policy was damaging the rice crop . |
| 6 | Whilst the algorithm detailed in Appendix D ( flowchart D3 ) was under development , it became clear that this representation was not the best for this particular structure . |
| 7 | But in the years after his victory at Actium ( 31 BC ) it became clear that this form of portrait , bearing associations of foreign kingship , was ill suited to Octavian 's self-proclaimed role as the restorer of the Roman Republic . |
| 8 | There was an awkward pause during which it became clear that this hint was going to be ignored like all previous ones and then the Guider realised that the pause was going to continue . |
| 9 | As bile salts release PYY and PYY has been reported to slow intestinal transit time , it seemed possible that this peptide plays a role in the regulation of ileal motility . |
| 10 | Since methylation of Dcm seems to proceed through binding of SAM to the active site ( see above ) it seemed plausible that this reaction may be stimulated by the presence of DNA . |
| 11 | It seems strange that this phenomenon , so necessary both for social cohesion and for the development of real harmony between ourselves and our horses , has been given less attention than pecking order : a reflection , perhaps , on the observer more than on the observed . |
| 12 | In an industry expanding in output and where technology increased rather than decreased the demand for adult male labour , it seems probable that this experience was matched on the country 's other coalfields . |
| 13 | It seems possible that this material originates from rare mucosal endocrine cells expressing the gastrin gene . |
| 14 | There is sixteenth-century orthographic evidence , which we shall further discuss in chapter 5 , that suggests some distribution of low vowel realizations for /Ε/; in London English of the period : it seems possible that this pattern of lowering of historic short vowels has been overtaken in recent standard English and Central Scots by a pattern of raising and ( in the latter case ) lengthening . |
| 15 | The final phrase carried a suggestion that they might be willing to fight for the League , but it seems unlikely that this thought had crossed the minds of many of the young gentlemen who voted for it . |
| 16 | The report estimates that most universities need maintenance costing several million pounds , and it seems unlikely that this money will be forthcoming . |
| 17 | Though we did not measure reticulocyte counts in our patients there was no evidence from the blood films of significant reticulocytosis or polychromasia and it seems unlikely that this explanation might have contributed to our results . |
| 18 | It seems clear that this approach contains elements familiar to both the social workers and the nurses on the team . |
| 19 | As inner cities in Britain continue to decay , it seems likely that this problem will be present , though perhaps in a less acute form , in a number of places . |
| 20 | It seems likely that this entailment is interfering with antagonism in 49 — both events are interpreted as happening to the ‘ global door ’ , of which the door-panel is a part . |
| 21 | Figures published for this colony between 1948 and 1966 were usually less than 10 , and it seems likely that this site and Glynde are used by the same group of birds . |
| 22 | However , it seems likely that this burden can not be lightened without forcing too much of the decision-making task onto the focusing component of a system , with consequences such as those we saw earlier . |
| 23 | Since the ratings for the number of fixed objects in a film are not related to actual recognition sensitivity it seems likely that this information is not assisting subjects in the recognition phase . |
| 24 | However , it seems plausible that this source of energy has been of little importance in the past because Jupiter is so very massive that it probably formed very hot , though Jupiter may now be sufficiently cool for helium separation to have recently become significant , or for it to become significant in the relatively near future . |
| 25 | However , as I have already noted it seems important that this advice is given in a way which does not compromise the adult child 's independence and indeed their status as an adult . |
| 26 | Here it becomes clear that this route from Morar is in fact a simple passage to a valley draining east to less harsh landscapes ahead . |
| 27 | However , as the novel proceeds , it becomes clear that this type of pattern is the norm . |