Example sentences of "it was [adj] [that] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if someone had asserted that it was inconceivable that a mammal should lay an egg and then a duck-billed platypus had turned up . |
| 2 | It was offensive that a party should be so unprincipled as first to defeat the Government on a matter of fundamental constitutional importance ; and , having done so , should then take office on condition that it passed the measure . |
| 3 | But it had been only to say some things about her son which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ( 8 ) . |
| 4 | A similar processing difficulty is caused by relative and comparative clauses in which the introductory word ( who , which , than , etc ) has an embedded syntactic function ; for example in ( 8 ) : " some things about her son [ which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ] " . |
| 5 | In retrospect , it was ironic that a year after Syria was partitioned , another small ethnic group took the opposite path to protect its identity . |
| 6 | In light of this appeal it was ironic that a superpower crisis developed from subsequent Soviet efforts to establish a missile base in Cuba . |
| 7 | It was symbolic that a group of prominent and progressively minded intellectuals tried , in 1902–03 , to open a dialogue with the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church . |
| 8 | It was apparent that a genius had been born . |
| 9 | In other cases it was apparent that a new pedestrian population was being tapped as turnover rose markedly on shop opening . |
| 10 | It was strange that a sexual union which left nothing to be desired should so clarify the state of her mind . |
| 11 | It was strange that a man who had known so much sorrow could radiate so much life . |
| 12 | It was strange that a man of considerable intellect could give so much attention and attribute such importance to a press which was wholly influenced at all times by political considerations . |
| 13 | Since the scale was twenty-three miles to an inch , it was possible that a deviation of two or three miles would not be marked , but that could not account for the tarmac . |
| 14 | A reference was also necessary since it was possible that a similar case might arise in the public sector of employment where the Directive would have direct effect . |
| 15 | He also submitted that it was essential that a jury should reach a rational conclusion by a rational process of thought , and he further submitted that it was wholly irrational for them in effect to hold that the first appellant did not act in concert with the second appellant , but that the second appellant acted in concert with the first appellant . |
| 16 | The court pointed out that it was rare that a rescuer would be found to be contributorily negligent . |
| 17 | Even so , it was necessary that a recommendation to buy them out was written into the report as part of the financial arrangement for Club improvements , otherwise without this clause members would not support any ventures calling for capital . |
| 18 | However , it was disappointing that a new international instrument on ‘ disappearances ’ was held over for further study . |
| 19 | By the middle of the 1970s it was evident that a new mood was present in congress . |
| 20 | As they had all gone in , having regard to the number of answers in the form of ‘ nothing to say , ’ it was vital that a proper direction be given . |
| 21 | This inevitably led to a sense of frustration both in pupils and their teachers ; for it seemed that however well taught they were , however much they learned , it was inevitable that a high proportion of candidates would get low or unclassified grades . |
| 22 | This is a limiting material for design purposes , so it was inevitable that a strong similarity of form should prevail . |
| 23 | More than 95pc of calls were answered within the government 's deadline of 19 minutes but it was inevitable that a handful would cause problems . |
| 24 | 8.38 to 8.40 ) , that , should ( as the Act has done by the previous section ) the currency of a licence be extended to three years , it was desirable that a licensing board should have some form of sanction against the licence-holder where the premises were being misconducted , or where their suitability had deteriorated , and that such a sanction should be the power to suspend a licence . |
| 25 | In the days before floodlighting it was obvious that a game starting at five o'clock could not possibly run its full course , but the referee went ahead , fearing trouble from a crowd that had waited over two hours . |
| 26 | It was obvious that a major disaster had occurred and that a massive rescue operation must be started as soon as possible . |
| 27 | It was characteristic that a small , relatively unimportant detail of that kind — from his point of view , not mine — should have occupied his time when he had assumed this enormous burden . |
| 28 | It was unthinkable that a Bonaparte , the heir to the throne , should not receive a baptism of fire and the Prince was held to be old enough to face up to this . |
| 29 | It was right that the poor Jewish scholar should marry the daughter of the richest local merchant , because it was unthinkable that a community which respected learning should reward its luminaries with nothing more tangible than praise . |
| 30 | It was unthinkable that a miner 's son should be given such a high office in front of a number of so-called ‘ acceptable people , ’ whose political careers had trod the well-known track through privilege and patronage . |