Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Therefore it is fitting to remember that such houses are no substitute for fair rent housing from local authorities or housing associations ( Clark 1981 ) .
2 It is startling to discover that many outdoor organisations are unaware of this proposal .
3 One must , of course , always stress the human factor and beware the danger of geographical determinism ; nevertheless , it is revealing to find that 86 per cent of estate villages in Kent had no Dissenting chapel , but that such places of worship were common in the scattered settlements of former forest or wood-pasture zones .
4 Already towards the end of January , when it was made known that German troops were encircled in Stalingrad , the unease registered in numerous reports merged into critical comment expressing fundamental doubts about the necessity of the war with Russia and now also about the truth of Hitler 's explanations for the war .
5 It was used to argue that all members of the household should contribute to local revenue if they used local services .
6 Nevertheless , the system worked remarkably well , in large part because it was designed to ensure that each of its members had the information he needed to do his job .
7 She realised what a relief it was to have formulated that simple statement and how , having done so , the power of it to horrify her was already lessening .
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