Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] that [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's strange that Father bought it . |
| 2 | It 's possible that Francis found a kindred spirit there . ’ |
| 3 | In spite of what Eddie said , it 's possible that Angy gave it to Delia but if Eddie 's right , then it looks very much as if Delia — or someone else — took it . |
| 4 | She feels it 's sad that Frankie died at a time when he was just becoming popular with a younger audience . |
| 5 | ‘ Frankly , it 's amazing that Labour did n't make more of the current economic difficulties , ’ he said , expressing vigorous dissatisfaction at the intellectual content of the election campaign . |
| 6 | It 's inconceivable that Andrew did n't eventually know what was going on . |
| 7 | Considering the Statue of Liberty has been a beacon of hope for generations of newly-arrived immigrants , it 's appropriate that Mario arrived in New York with his parents 30 years ago . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , yeah , it 's obvious that Runrig had a good listen to the first Big Country album , you know ? ’ he remarks , archly , and it 's hard to tell from his deadpan tone whether or not he 's joking . |
| 9 | It 's true that Vikings demanded tributes in good silver . |
| 10 | H.D. , nicknamed ‘ the Hama-dryad ’ , is the subject of much high-spirited comedy in the letters that Ezra and Dorothy exchanged , and this ought to provoke second thoughts in those who want to take Hilda 's account at face-value : H.D. may have honestly persuaded herself that she was the great ( though virginal ) love of Pound 's life , but it 's unlikely that Pound thought so , nor need we . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's lucky that Des showed a flair for Uncle Fred 's leatherwork and Dom did n't then , ’ Anne observed , and Joe agreed . |
| 12 | It is odd that doctors accepted this approach because as medical students we were never taught in this way , rather by demonstration and participation . |
| 13 | It is probable that Jesus extended this to mean anyone of any race . |
| 14 | Why Stirling and Maclean were invited remains a bit of a mystery , but it is probable that Randolph had mentioned them to his father . |
| 15 | Lastly it is probable that Rochester acted as a service centre for the comparatively large number of villas situated in the surrounding countryside . |
| 16 | It is probable that plague remained a constant threat , even if it is less well recorded in contemporary writings than at an earlier date ; probably men were more inured to its presence than they had been in the first shock of 1348 . |
| 17 | Again on stylistic grounds it is probable that Witney worked at Malmesbury Abbey and on the chapel and sacristy at Merton College , Oxford , c .1309–32 , where the master was named Thomas . |
| 18 | It is probable that Sheffield did make a start , for a fresh lease was issued to him on 5 December 1806 for the remaining 18 years of his term by Lady Anne Frederica Elizabeth le Fleming — Sir Michael had died . |
| 19 | It is probable that David employed Cretan mercenaries ( 11 Sam . |
| 20 | It is true that the record of service presented in 1781 shows no ship from which it is probable that Mitchell deserted when he was a seaman ; but the years between 1768 and 1777 are passed over in silence . |
| 21 | It is ironical that Watson had at first supported the Revolution and then changed his mind . |
| 22 | In my view it is inconceivable that Parliament intended that an assignee of the whole of a deposit under a statutory assignment should be in a worse position , for the purposes of the deposit protection scheme , than the beneficiary under a declaration of trust . |
| 23 | It is ironic that reforms intended to increase efficiency by introducing market disciplines should have undermined them in the one sector in which they already existed . |
| 24 | It is fortunate that Bridges had copies of most of them . |
| 25 | It is surprising that London did not industrialize and that the population continued to grow at such a rate . |
| 26 | It is surprising that BRAC failed to foresee these problems . |
| 27 | It is surprising that markets did not react sooner to this . |
| 28 | Given the propensity of the Academy jury over the years to equate serious acting with stars ' willingness to make themselves unattractive , it is surprising that Dustin did not win hands down . |
| 29 | From whichever side the provocation came , it is certain that Bruce stabbed his rival before the altar . |
| 30 | This was the first time that father and son had been separated and it is apparent that Leopold undertook much of the organisation for the visit , advising Mozart and his mother of places to stay , even giving the costs of meals as they made their way through the German states . |