Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually , it became apparent that this lady was definitely part of David 's life . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It became clear that neither country could win a victory that would compel the other to surrender . |
| 4 | This result was particularly striking when junctions were considered individually and it became clear that this relationship was at least partly independent of the amount of time spent at the junction , number of vehicles seen and the judgment of estimated risk made at the same time . |
| 5 | During the summer months of 1986 it became clear that this approach enjoyed strong backing from the United States and Britain . |
| 6 | Later , it became clear that this material , despite its potency , contained only about 1 per cent of pure penicillin and that it was almost entirely composed of material which was not penicillin . |
| 7 | Within a short while it became clear that this policy was damaging the rice crop . |
| 8 | Whilst the algorithm detailed in Appendix D ( flowchart D3 ) was under development , it became clear that this representation was not the best for this particular structure . |
| 9 | But in the years after his victory at Actium ( 31 BC ) it became clear that this form of portrait , bearing associations of foreign kingship , was ill suited to Octavian 's self-proclaimed role as the restorer of the Roman Republic . |
| 10 | There was an awkward pause during which it became clear that this hint was going to be ignored like all previous ones and then the Guider realised that the pause was going to continue . |
| 11 | The establishment of reserves to protect wildlife was accepted by hunters when it became clear that some species would soon be wiped out altogether . |
| 12 | But once it became clear that most Algerians supported Iraq , the FIS quickly did the same . |
| 13 | It became clear that most investment and credits in the urban sector had been used to finance further mechanisation and capitalisation , creating limits to labour absorption of industrial sectors . |
| 14 | Once they were revealed , it seemed extraordinary that either operation should have borne the stamp of the American government ; they seemed to be bad dreams . |
| 15 | As I thought about it it seemed extraordinary that any man should endure such behaviour and still wish to marry the object of his desire . |
| 16 | Since only a limited number of booklets had been issued to each school , it seemed possible that many teachers might well have seen and used it , a section at a time , in the form of photocopied sheets . |
| 17 | As bile salts release PYY and PYY has been reported to slow intestinal transit time , it seemed possible that this peptide plays a role in the regulation of ileal motility . |
| 18 | Because of the rigorous nature of fasting and bowel preparations before surgical resection of tumours , it seemed possible that these procedures could contribute to the hypocholesterolaemiac state . |
| 19 | I knew very little about boats , and had hated what little experience of sailing I had had , but it seemed unlikely that any boat would shut down its engine until it was safely round into the bay , or even then . |
| 20 | Since methylation of Dcm seems to proceed through binding of SAM to the active site ( see above ) it seemed plausible that this reaction may be stimulated by the presence of DNA . |