Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It involves moral and practical problems which cross political and ethical boundaries . |
2 | Folk culture provides the clearest example of this process , since it involves informal but deliberate procedures for the oral transmission of an expanding folksong repertoire from one generation to the next . |
3 | Well , if you are typical of your birth sign , you will have already made up your mind and taken your leave around August 6th , when it became apparent that certain associates had sided against you or even gone so far as to hatch some kind of plot . |
4 | As it became apparent that considerable variations in training were to be found , the ( now ) British Library Research and Development Group for Research into Public Libraries felt that more information was needed about current practice , and in September 1982 , British Library Research and Development and The Library Association agreed to liaise on the development of an exploratory survey . |
5 | The language had to be one accessible to more than the ruling elite , so it became one or other dialect of the vernacular . |
6 | A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty . |
7 | The " conference of national reconciliation " , initially scheduled by the USC for Feb. 28 , was postponed , first until March 14 and then indefinitely , when it became clear that other groups involved in the overthrow of former President Siyad Barre would not participate . |
8 | Analysts were increasingly optimistic about the prospect of share price premiums in early trading as it became clear that professional buyers will be starved of stock . |
9 | Analysts were increasingly optimistic about the prospect of share price premiums in early trading as it became clear that professional buyers will be starved of stock . |
10 | Before the war public appeals had raised sufficient money to keep Youth Allyah afloat , but , when it became clear that large numbers of children would not soon be leaving for Palestine , the question arose as to who would care for them during their prolonged stay in Britain . |
11 | But after a frantic day of arm-twisting by Government whips , it became clear that potential rebels were shying away from voting the whole Budget down . |
12 | After a frantic day of arm twisting by Government whips it became clear that potential rebels were prepared to back away from a rebellion in the hope of wringing more concessions from the Government before the Finance Bill , which gives legislative authority to the Budget , comes back to the Commons toward the end of next month . |
13 | Yeah , this , this is interesting , it gets confusing perhaps because erm , I rang British Section , British Section today erm , enquiring about er , ah , there it is , were , were are we , erm enquiring about er groups having two prisoners you brought this up last time and as the result of me talking to somebody there erm , it became clear that British Section still showed us as having Sabri Lushe as a prisoner , erm and they were n't aware that we were no longer dealing with him , he 'd been released , and what they say is they usually get conformation from International Secretarium |
14 | In the discussion that followed it became clear that graduated PAF would not be popular . |
15 | It became evident that young people were a particularly vulnerable group and that in times of economic hardship , firms cut back on training places . |
16 | As the 1960s progressed , however , it became evident that certain strains were developing in the Bretton Woods arrangements . |
17 | For example , last year it became evident that terminal responses at peak times were becoming much slower . |
18 | Before long what has been described aptly by one penologist as a malfunction began to appear as it became evident that suspended sentences of imprisonment were being used in place of non-custodial penalties , especially probation orders and fines . |
19 | Within months it became obvious that increased demand on the Midland electrified lines ( at last free from industrial problems and stock defects ) would make additional units necessary . |
20 | Since the Education Act 1980 began the emphasis on parental choice of schools , it became obvious that comparable information must be available about the various schools . |
21 | The report concluded that the passing of information to paramilitaries did take place , but on a very limited scale , and it recommended procedural and technical improvements . |
22 | It thinks universal or random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy . |
23 | And in the event of fire , it offers immediate and reliable information on the number and location of people to be evacuated . |
24 | It offers multilingual and interdisciplinary curriculum at University degree level . |
25 | Maintained by the North Wales Counties Joint Education Committee , consisting of Gwynedd , Clwyd and Powys , it offers initial and in-service courses for teachers including Dip.HE , BEd . |
26 | Overall , the review may be judged to have been effective in that it produced valid and reliable evidence of how things were in the Art department , on the basis of which prescriptions for institutional changes might be made , and it provided the necessary motivation for those changes of the most direct importance to the pupils to be acted upon . |
27 | It made moral and ritual demands upon the people . |
28 | Frequent whitewashing or repapering , like John Barton 's ‘ clean stencilled pattern ’ , is often alluded to , no doubt because it made damp and derelict rooms look fresh and dry but that is the way that they remain for the reader . |
29 | His will , made on 30 November 1679 and proved on 1 April 1680 , shows him in possession of lands in Essex and Ireland ; it made modest but adequate provision for his wife Martha , daughter of John Ireland of Hale in Lancashire , and for a son and three daughters . |
30 | It made clear that married women were expected to be housewives first and foremost ; and that since this did not involve any independent income , wives were to be covered by , and dependent on , their husbands ' insurance : |