Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the first set of declaration reports were produced , it became apparent that development within the zones would not be significantly different from what would have occurred anyway ( Corby District Council , 1981 ; Newcastle upon Tyne , 1981 ; Swansea City Council , 1981 ) : planning controls were often retained along zone boundaries ; Special Industrial Uses , including noxious and dangerous processes , were still subject to control ; and , on occasion , environmental improvements were written into declaration reports . |
| 2 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
| 3 | Again and again it became apparent that politics had not brought most of these youngsters to the YCs . |
| 4 | Soon after they moved in to Hamilton Terrace it became apparent that association with Minton brought out the petulant , fussy side of Vaughan . |
| 5 | The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages . |
| 6 | In the early 1970s the cynical and exploitative role of multinational companies appeared to be confirmed as it became clear that Shell and BP , the latter half-owned by the British government , were the principal source of oil supplies to the outlawed Smith regime of Rhodesia . |
| 7 | The Guildford Four were freed in 1990 after it became clear that evidence used against them had been fabricated by the police . |
| 8 | In the following year it became clear that fascism was not confined to Germany and Italy but was a development common to all European countries . |
| 9 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 10 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 11 | In January 1990 it became clear that donor countries were by threatening to cut the size of their aid programmes , placing pressure on the Sri Lankan government for an improvement in the country 's human rights record . |
| 12 | From these sorts of consideration it became clear that light is made up of lots of particles . |
| 13 | During the 1970s it became clear that adult education was mainly serving the needs of well educated and socially advantaged members of our society . |
| 14 | The concern about population trends emerged as it became evident that population growth was declining and that the birth rate , in particular , was falling rapidly . |
| 15 | It became obvious that pushy-aggression had to be replaced by calm , reassurance , and bribery . |
| 16 | i Once it became obvious that youth organizations could not solve the ‘ boy labour problem ’ , either socially or economically , the question arose as to what needed to be done . |
| 17 | They say that ‘ nothing happens to the bad ‘ uns ’ , but it seemed unbelievable that misfortune should strike Arthur yet again directly after his triumphs at the Horse of The Year Show . |
| 18 | It seemed possible that outpatient referrals might provide scope for savings if fundholding general practitioners were to refrain from referring patients in cases where they were ambivalent about the necessity for specialist intervention . |
| 19 | It seemed possible that childhood cancer was therefore something that happened naturally , was something that was part of the child 's genetic make-up , its chromosomes . |
| 20 | Its population was expanding so fast that it seemed impossible that food production could keep pace with it . |
| 21 | It seemed inevitable that application for export licences would be made for most of these , given the unlikelihood of purchase within Britain . |