Example sentences of "it [adj] [that] [pron] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found it odd that they were building on the most exposed and inconvenient site on the hill , though the view was no doubt prodigious . |
| 2 | Two days after we made it public that we are suing the head of the national and military police , we got bomb threats against our building . |
| 3 | Mme Guérigny , whilst relying on her son , still found it distasteful that he was managing to survive in the face of the family tragedy . |
| 4 | It helps to solve our problems with Chrissie and Fred by making it clear that we are doing something about the food costs . |
| 5 | We want to make it clear that we are talking about a career that is structured so that both sexes can be successfully employed in it . ’ |
| 6 | David Tweedie and the Accounting Standards Board have made it clear that they are losing patience with companies — and their auditors — that bend the rules by interpreting the letter of pronouncements rather than adhering to the spirit . |
| 7 | Reaction to the latest rise makes it clear that everyone is watching out for another eruption of internal discord on the exchange rate between Sir Alan Walters in Downing Street , and Mr Lawson in the Treasury . |
| 8 | In other situations , however , PH 's pattern of responding makes it clear that he is recognizing familiar faces at an unconscious level . |
| 9 | Some will think him a spiritual butterfly , some an intellectual too ready to be hoodwinked ; but his searching has a definite progress to it , and the heights and depths encountered in this book make it clear that he is getting somewhere , often against his own will and inclination . |
| 10 | In the British case ( and Saunders makes it clear that he is generalising about the home in British society ) the best way in which the occupant of a house can acquire ontological security is through being its owner . |
| 11 | It makes it a criminal offence for the advertiser to fail to make it clear that he is selling in the course of a business . |
| 12 | The health authority has made it clear that it is initiating an inquiry to establish the levels of staffing and back-up staffing that are necessary to ensure that there are no shortages . |
| 13 | It clear that it is costing British jobs on a substantial scale and that it will continue until the unfair practices cease . |
| 14 | I should make it clear that I am drawing on notions of an idealised business environment when I refer to unambiguous communication being the motive power which occasions accountability . |
| 15 | I would make it clear that I was seeking to build upon a solid platform of achievement — whether true or not — with gradual developments that can be understood and accepted from the outset . |
| 16 | Referring to his decision to resign from the Cabinet over the Westland affair in January 1986 , he says : ‘ I made a statement that day making it clear that I was going to continue in active politics in any role the Conservative Party wanted . |
| 17 | In 1989 , therefore , Neil Kinnock made it explicit that he was rejecting the unilateralist approach of his youth . |
| 18 | First , is it false that he is doing something ? |
| 19 | Is n't it likely that he is coming back ? |
| 20 | I divorced my ex-husband five years ago , after years of him making it obvious that I was acting as a ‘ brake ’ on his life . |
| 21 | ‘ We 're not into clever puns on previous generations and , oh , is n't it cool that we 're doing a Don McLean cover version ? |
| 22 | Was it just that he was obeying orders from above ? |
| 23 | Mr. Wilson : We know that the Hon. Gentleman is advising both companies — he informed us of that in Committee and has said so again tonight — but is it correct that he is backing Strathtay for his own area ? |
| 24 | ‘ Is it true that you 're going after Timmy Jordan ? ’ |
| 25 | Is it true that he is beginning to unravel ? |