Example sentences of "it [verb] clear " in BNC.
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| 31 | But once it became clear that most Algerians supported Iraq , the FIS quickly did the same . |
| 32 | As the series went on , it became clear that the players would happily follow Gooch through fire , flood , armies of tarantulas or anything else he might choose , if at the end of it there was the chance of winning a Test match . |
| 33 | The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business . |
| 34 | Slowly it became clear that what Labour had in mind was a circular we had sent out three months earlier to health authority chairmen for comment , entitled Co-operation between the NHS and the private sector at district level . |
| 35 | The only trouble was that under questioning it became clear that one of his central aims was to abolish mortgage tax relief . |
| 36 | The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages . |
| 37 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |
| 38 | In addition , it became clear that there was a substantial restructuring of population as regional migration occurred to the expanding light industry areas of the Midlands and the South East and from the declining industrial areas of Scotland , Wales and the North . |
| 39 | But as the field swung away from the stands for the first time it became clear that the grey would not have matters entirely to his liking , for first Kildimo and then Ten Of Spades kept him close company and would not allow him to dominate affairs . |
| 40 | Already after a few days it became clear that the German troops had not succeeded in repulsing the Normandy landing , and that the deployment of the V1 — rapidly dubbed ‘ Versager I ’ ( ‘ Failure No . |
| 41 | The process went so far in Algeria earlier this year that the army cancelled the results of general elections when it became clear that the Islamic Salvation Front would win an overwhelming victory . |
| 42 | But as the night wore on , it became clear that Univac had been right all along . |
| 43 | Twice growing confidence has been dashed ; once in the aftermath of the Jennifer 's Ear broadcast ; then late on Wednesday when it became clear that the crucial poll breakthrough had not , after all , taken place . |
| 44 | An air of gloom descended over Labour party headquarters at Walworth Road , South London , early today as it became clear that the party 's quest for power was on the point of failure . |
| 45 | After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen . |
| 46 | After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen . |
| 47 | As dozens of workmen and structural engineers moved in yesterday to sweep up and make the area safe , it became clear that it will take weeks , possibly months , to return to normal . |
| 48 | When it became clear that he had nothing to tell me , I made my exit in the face of dismissive politeness . |
| 49 | In November 1914 at the Annual General Meeting , it became clear the Club had to abort some costly schemes and , although not blaming the war , it must have been the cause . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | By 1852 the Court was established in the form which it was to retain until 1870 , and from its inception it became clear that this was not only a new Court but a new type of court . |
| 52 | From 1867 onwards it became clear that the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne and so a small household was established . |
| 53 | At the time of the revolt , the Queen and the Court were in residence for the summer at San Sebastian on Spain 's northern coast and once it became clear that her reign was at an end , Isabella crossed the frontier into France , asking Napoleon III for political asylum . |
| 54 | But after a while , the roads on his map began to criss-cross each other in a crazy fashion and it became clear that he had forgotten the geography of his land . |
| 55 | During the summer months of 1986 it became clear that this approach enjoyed strong backing from the United States and Britain . |
| 56 | It became clear to them that their trust was to maintain the essence of their country in themselves . |
| 57 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | Once it became clear that there was no possibility of raising the funds for the National Trust or English Heritage to take on the house , SAVE began to look at other options . |
| 60 | As we watched the train 's shadows turn and fold on the snowy shore , it became clear that she had not forgotten the stories which made this much more than a stark inland sea stretching as far as the eye can follow . |