Example sentences of "[vb past] clear that [art] [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Was it , perhaps , in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay ?
2 The French pursued him , however , and although it is doubtful whether the prince intended to force them to fight it became clear that a battle could not be avoided .
3 And when it became clear that the Earl would have no sons , it became a marriage which aroused high expectations — expectations which were disappointed when the King took Cornwall for himself .
4 This announcement met with considerable antipathy from Fine Art Investment and Display , and it rapidly became clear that the company would be unlikely to sell to the Barclay brothers .
5 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 .
6 Once the commitment was public , and peasant expectations soared , it rapidly became clear that the government could not back-track without risking explosion from below .
7 If it became clear that the instrument would be redeemed early , then the amortisation would have to be accelerated .
8 However , it quickly became clear that the opera would not be ready in time for September , even though Mozart had finished the first act by 22 August .
9 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 .
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