Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [conj] in [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However , in less formal talks with conductors and lecturers , and in a discussion led by Dr Maria Hari , it became apparent that in fact there are some concessions . |
2 | Her father recounted his latest golf tournament , Guy talked to Charles about sailing , then opened up the conversation by introducing a surprisingly shrewd appreciation of the arts into the debate , when it became clear that in addition to racing yachts around the Isle of Wight he made frequent visits to see the RSC at the Barbican , and was something of an expert on modern ballet . |
3 | For the first time it became clear that in manpower terms the USSR was deploying the largest R and D effort in the world . |
4 | About the middle of 1942 it became evident that in order to make the night bombing raids over Germany more effective , some form of air marking would have to be developed to guide the aircraft more accurately to their targets . |
5 | It looks spectacular but in reality shoots very smoothly . |
6 | A harsh restructuring of basic industries , particularly steel and shipbuilding , took place under the Socialists ' rule , although it relied less than in Britain on the power of the ‘ market ’ and more on the intervention of the state . |
7 | It sounds good but in reality none of the video centres is operating according to these regulations . |
8 | It sounds important but in fact is an impenetrable statement . |
9 | This seems unlikely now to lead to the formal designation of the three types of universities ( 'R' for research-based , ‘ X ’ for mixed , and ‘ T ’ for teaching only ) that has been mooted , but it seems probable that in practice the university system will become more overtly stratified than before ; there has always been an element of covert stratification , although this has often related to departments rather than whole institutions . |
10 | It seems likely that in ways we can never measure , the preachings about the superiority of the life of the spirit may have been profoundly discouraging and alienating to mothers of very young children , who knew about the realities of their own lives and realized that these preachings were profoundly insensitive to those realities … . |
11 | It remains true that in Tate 's criticism and since ( for no advance has been made in this quarter ) ‘ rhythm ’ and ‘ movement ’ are wholly impressionistic — you hear what the critic is talking about , or else you do n't . |