Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] that [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Since early last year , when it became clear that sales and profits were falling , the board has been pondering how ICI should be rationalised . |
| 3 | For just a moment before the Elbow , it seemed possible that Llewellyn and Party Politics might join the sad company of might-have-beens , for whom the 494 yards of the Aintree run-in have turned dreams into nightmares . |
| 4 | It seems impossible that Matthew and his readers were not aware of the original meaning of these words . |
| 5 | ‘ It seems unfair that IVF and other forms of assisted conception are being singled out among all the other forms of infertility treatment that can be used . ’ |
| 6 | Contrasted in this way it seems improbable that madness and creativity could spring from the same source . |
| 7 | Whereas the majority of these will eventually have to submit to similar assessment and testing procedures as the core , it seems likely that art and music will only need to establish attainment guidelines . |
| 8 | Some bacteria , such as the one that causes syphilis , have flagellae ; and it seems likely that flagellae and cilia originated as parasitic bacteria which , instead of causing disease , remained and became incorporated into the cell as the relationship was mutually beneficial . |
| 9 | As shopkeepers , it seems apt that Sue and Reg Bass 's house was once a village shop . |
| 10 | Once a model incorporating a manufacturer with some monopoly power and ( say ) a monopolistically competitive retail sector has been set up , it becomes apparent that manufacturer and retailer interests diverge ; the retailers may want more or less margin than the manufacturer would like to impose . |
| 11 | Once this ground-clearing is done , however , it becomes evident that Thompson and Anderson , like individualists and holists in general , are in fact approaching their subject-matter by asking quite different questions . |
| 12 | Broadly , however , it remains true that marketing and programme categories provide the base point from which most critical work on film and television genre proceeds . |