Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] that some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was partly due to the imbalance in the sex ratio , which increased steadily from 1871 to 1911 , and dramatically as a result of World War I. This ‘ excess ’ of women caused considerable anguish , particularly in the nineteenth century , because it became inevitable that some women would not be able to fulfil their ‘ natural destiny ’ of marriage and motherhood . |
| 2 | The establishment of reserves to protect wildlife was accepted by hunters when it became clear that some species would soon be wiped out altogether . |
| 3 | For those who do not have addictive diseases it seems incongruous that some sufferers will pursue their addiction to death , either through the consequences of the addiction or through suicide at the sense of hopelessness that is the hallmark of sufferers from the primary disease , - but that is the nature of the addiction . |
| 4 | We therefore believe that all galaxies are composed of quarks rather than antiquarks ; it seems implausible that some galaxies should be matter and some antimatter . |
| 5 | It seems probable that some doctors carry out mercy killings by administering large doses of pain-killing drugs which shorten life significantly , and the law may well protect them from liability . |
| 6 | They probably had a variety of different habits , some no doubt were scavengers , others sediment grazers , and it seems probable that some trilobites were also active hunters , pursuing worms and other soft-bodied prey , which they shredded using the spines on the base of their legs . |
| 7 | However , as items that were merged on word-lists were commonly differentiated in conversational styles ( and speakers sometimes actually commented on that fact ) , it seems possible that some speakers may favour the flip-flop rule in casual style and the merger in word-lists . |
| 8 | But it seems clear that some people , perhaps the members of the monastery themselves , thought it was a serious possibility , and they took steps to ensure that neither Lanfranc nor anyone else would be able to carry out this sweeping measure of reform . |
| 9 | Where oligopolistic market structures remain it seems likely that some firms will resort to informal agreements and the other collusive devices examined in Chapter 10 . |
| 10 | It seems likely that some legislators in New York State will demand a new public accountability from museums receiving public funds . |
| 11 | However , even if it is accepted that IIAs are marginal to the prospects of urban economic development and employment creation , it seems evident that some approaches to industrial improvement are more successful than others . |
| 12 | This information should be passed regularly to Careers Teachers and Officers for guidance purposes , and can be the basis for counselling by appropriate teachers when it becomes apparent that some students will be at risk of failing the goals . |
| 13 | If it becomes clear that some words are being asked for over and over prepare Language Master cards . |