Example sentences of "it [verb] that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It affirmed that provision by LEAs of education for under-fives was discretionary not compulsory . |
| 2 | Whilst boards of directors may delegate the day to day conduct of an offer to individual directors or committees of directors , the board as a whole must ensure that proper arrangements are in place to enable it to monitor that conduct in order that each director may fulfil that responsibility . |
| 3 | The downward arpeggio in the last two bars will obviously be given to the clarinet , for besides the fact that it fits that instrument like a glove , it does not lie within the range of any other wind instrument . |
| 4 | By 1871 , Oldham had more cotton-spinning spindles than any country in the world outside the USA and it maintained that position of superiority until 1937 . |
| 5 | the organ is quite one of my most favourite instruments — it has that combination of depth , harmony , majesty and spirituality that can raise the soul , bring joy to the heart and let one cast aside the ephemeral tedia of everyday life . |
| 6 | Not unexpectedly , perhaps , it contains that spot on the world 's surface that is most distant from land — where the longitude 118° 30'W intersects 47° 30 'S is an equal 1,560 miles from the nearest coasts of Chile , peter Island in Antarctica and an uninhabited British colonial possession , a member of the Pitcairn group called Ducie Island . |
| 7 | The house was insured for £64,000 , although it transpired that insurance for a completed house and contents had been issued , and the house was not in fact covered . |
| 8 | Those whose attitudes are negative and who consequently will have a powerful filter , even when they understand a message in the second language , will not allow it to reach that part of the brain responsible for language acquisition . |
| 9 | It assumed that initiative for the formulation and introduction of measures of national policy and became increasingly reluctant to be over-ruled by the House . |
| 10 | ‘ It must have been obvious that we were n't going to let it slip it seemed that way to me , ’ said Morrissey . |
| 11 | But although he was beaten for pace quite a few times , it seemed that alot of the time he was out of position . |
| 12 | Initially , it seemed that control of surveyors ' education would pass out of the hands of the membership of the Institution and into those of the academics . |
| 13 | I love the songs they write for me and I try to make it look that way in the style in which I deliver it , ’ she added modestly . |
| 14 | It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life . |
| 15 | What was the object , I know we discussed it at great length , but what was the object of it going that way in the first place ? |
| 16 | Waste Management frankly admits that it approaches that task as a political campaign , spending heavily on advertising and on persuading local communities . |
| 17 | It gets that cold at nights … . |
| 18 | This flexibility of approach is repeated in P P G four , paragraph sixteen , where it states that advice on greenbelts where industrial and commercial development is not normally be appropriate , is provided in P P G two . |
| 19 | It knew somehow that it belonged there , not here , and when thunder boomed in the sky it heard that thunder in its newly transmogrified body . |
| 20 | A junior conveyancer is equally obliged to his or her own client , and if it takes that member of the profession a little longer , or if they need to consult with senior colleagues before agreeing to a particular course of action , then so be it . |
| 21 | ‘ If you start with a new house and new furniture it is usually about five years before anybody can get asthma in that house : it takes that time for the mite dung deposits to build up . |
| 22 | Alright , now if we look at the , the rural instead of the urban wage rate , right , up here alright , now let's just say that it takes that amount of time before this individual gets a job in the urban area , alright , now if we discount alright the erm , the rural , the urban wages right , that 's all this |
| 23 | It began that division of agricultural England into a high-wage North and a low-wage South which is best known from Sir James Caird 's map drawn when the dichotomy was at its peak in 1850 . |
| 24 | It helped to develop valuable projects ; it utilized market skills in the implementation of schemes ; and it began that process of integrating central-government departments into corporate entities through which regional problems might be better addressed . |
| 25 | If so , ought it to use that weapon in all cases or only in some ; and if only in some , on what principle should it distinguish ? |
| 26 | Section 7(4) imposes a duty on the disposal authority to issue such a notice where it appears that continuation of activities to which the licence relates would cause pollution of water , a danger to public health or are seriously detrimental to amenities of the locality , and can not be avoided by modifying the conditions specified in the licence . |
| 27 | It appears that access to the flagpole on the bank 's building was via the bedroom of the young couple who rented the flat above . |
| 28 | His reasons for adopting Indirect Rule were never , in fact , made very explicit , though it appears that scarcity of administrative manpower , usually considered the determining factor , was not of major importance . |
| 29 | The circumstances , on the other hand , seem to play a greater role in : ( 77 ) It seems that publication in The Times last month of Mr Benn 's report to the TUC — Labour Party Liaison Committee on the Department of Industry 's current work programme has angered Mr Wilson [ = the Prime Minister ] … |
| 30 | It seems that bioaccumulation by microorganisms of uranium and other metals could be a relatively modern feature . |