Example sentences of "[verb] it [adj] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found it strange that those words had come from the Parliamentary Secretary because , when I read them , I thought that they had been written by the Labour candidate , John Metcalfe , because there was no other indication that that article had been written by a Minister of the Crown who is responsible for this country 's agriculture . |
| 2 | Hobbes found it remarkable that some , but not all , things had conscious awareness and perception : ‘ Of all the phenomena or appearances which are near us , the most admirable is apparition itself … namely , that some natural bodies have in themselves the patterns almost of all things , and others of none at all . ’ |
| 3 | When news of the wonderful changes brought about in Kidderminster at this time spread , it won the approval of Anabaptists and Independents who hardly believed it possible that such a work of God could take place through the ministry of a parish church . |
| 4 | And he has er and he has once again once again made it clear , he has once again made it clear that that is particularly important in such areas as standards in education , law and order and the provision of public services . |
| 5 | We have of course made it clear that those techs who were piloting er the out of school childcare initiative er will continue er to be funded er along with all other techs from ninety four , five and although of course I can not preempt the tech 's judgement and take a view on that particular scheme , er I can say that funding will continue for techs for that purpose . |
| 6 | Indeed , the government has made it clear that these ‘ planning purposes ’ powers ( which are of particular importance in bringing land on to the market ) are generally to be used to assist the private sector . |
| 7 | And it has made it clear that any attempt to organise a system of regional arms control or supervision should exclude Israel . |
| 8 | However , in a letter to the BMC , Longleat Estate have made it clear that any cleaning work necessary to stabilise climbs will be done on the advice of its own specialists , dependent on the interests of tourists and the estate 's employees and not undertaken from a climbing perspective . |
| 9 | The Police Federation has made it clear that any proposals to reduce the age of consent would be vigorously resisted . |
| 10 | Successive governments , however , have made it clear that any alteration of the state pension ages is unlikely . |
| 11 | The staff nurse said that she had thought it strange that this statement should have been volunteered ‘ out of the blue ’ moments after her mother had arrived . |
| 12 | Reynolds newspaper declared it surprising that any respectable paper should advertise such wares . |
| 13 | But people are much more likely — and we should stress that only the lunatic fringe is involved — to believe it necessary that those they perceive as only minimally inferior to themselves should be annihilated . |
| 14 | The hon. Member for Garscadden said last week that he finds it incomprehensible that many properties may stay in the same band in perpetuity . |
| 15 | Most of my constituents find it amazing that that part of the road is missing , given that it is a planned and agreed eastern relief road for city traffic . |
| 16 | I always find it remarkable that such delicate structures can survive the harsh frosts and snows of winter . |
| 17 | I find it disturbing that many people , particularly school teachers , still label programming as a lonely . |
| 18 | I find it unthinkable that this should happen . |
| 19 | Constance thought it extraordinary that this English-looking body could be topped off by such an Italian face . |
| 20 | The Bishop of Lincoln thought it ridiculous that this powerful engine which was Michael Ramsey should be used in a tiny little parish , and said so , but blessed him when he found he wanted to go . |
| 21 | As she went on talking , making occasional references to the length of my fingers or the breadth of my brow , I thought it ironical that this odd woman should be defending me , not from outright attack but from my mother 's protectiveness . |
| 22 | The Queen thought it strange that such an event should be taking place ; the Emperor , ever tactful , made no comment . |
| 23 | One critic thought it ironic that this building ‘ of which the aim was so obviously beauty , should have achieved so startling an ugliness ’ , but after more than a century Swanage would hardly seem the same place without it . |
| 24 | Indeed , each man refused it with some indignation ; Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States . |
| 25 | She thought it unlikely that this was due to concern for her feelings — it would be a new departure for him to accept that she might have any , apart from avarice . |
| 26 | Given the comments of the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) , when he was Secretary of State for the Environment , that national parks were the jewels in the crown , does the Minister not think it fair that that should apply to the entire United Kingdom , not least to my constituency which contains Loch Lomond which is facing ecological disaster as a result of the political intransigence of the blockheads in the Scottish Office in Edinburgh ? |
| 27 | Although be knew that this happens , he did not think it plausible that all differences between cells could be caused in this way , because he could not see how a sufficient number of specific external stimuli could be brought to bear during development . |
| 28 | And when it does we make it explicit that this is a matter of choice and consent . |
| 29 | Can you make it clear that these matters will be dealt with urgently and , in view of the credibility of all Select Committees , will you ensure that a firm conclusion is reached ? |
| 30 | In doing so I must make it clear that these are only the main functions ; there are of course many exceptional occurrences during a session , but time does not permit of my dealing with that here . |