Example sentences of "it [adj] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think it possible that datura , Indian or British , or deadly nightshade invaded our menu . ’ |
| 2 | Was it possible that Hurley had forgotten to tell him they were putting in some decent professional equipment at last ? |
| 3 | How was it possible that Ace , world champion , could feel so inadequate in his personal relationships ? |
| 4 | ‘ Is it possible that machinery will banish oppression ? ’ he asked . |
| 5 | Is it possible that bolt in my arm should have been through my heart ? ’ |
| 6 | Yet a few of his older parishioners , passing by the rectory wall and hearing the engine of the Suffolk Punch , might consider it odd that grass should be cut by a clergyman on the day of the Crucifixion . |
| 7 | For instance , is n't it odd that World AIDS Day , the theme of which for 1990 was Women and AIDS , has come and gone , with no change for lesbians — no information , no acknowledgement , no nothing . |
| 8 | Considering the occurrence of IgA anti-lactoferrin antibodies in some cases of Crohn 's disease in the present study , we find it interesting that IgA ( but not IgG ) anti-hsp-65 antibodies have been reported in Crohn 's disease . |
| 9 | At the same time he found it interesting that prison had made the former district governor more passionate about the cause championed by Akhenaten . |
| 10 | Stockman , Regan and the president all made it clear that compromise was not on offer — a position that Jones rightly interpreted as an assault on congressional prerogatives . |
| 11 | The Sejm rejected Bielecki 's resignation offer on Aug. 31 , effectively passing a vote of confidence in the government , but rejected a resolution proposed by one of the Solidarity groups for government by decree , and made it clear that budget cuts would not be passed . |
| 12 | After they have put themselves out to help , the other person makes it clear that help was n't wanted . |
| 13 | In his tract justifying the activities of the Commons in the Parliament of 1701 , when the Tories had made a number of attacks on the policies of the Court Whigs , culminating in the attempted impeachment of some of the Junto Lords , the High Anglican Tory , James Drake , found it plausible in one place to quote Algernon Sidney in support of his argument about the rights of the lower House ; the tract as a whole , however , makes it clear that Drake can in no way be considered a convert to Sidney 's particular brand of radical Whiggery . |
| 14 | However , Gerry Collins , the Irish minister for foreign affairs , later made it clear that progress had been made and he reaffirmed his Government 's commitment to the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 15 | He also made it clear that motorsport 's ruling authority would be introducing a range of far-reaching changes to the sport over the next two years . |
| 16 | Make it clear that fidelity is important . |
| 17 | When justices are advised not to have regard to statements of evidence and to medical reports on that ground they are being deprived of potentially valuable material in these difficult cases and I wish to make it clear that hearsay evidence is available to assist the court in all these cases although its weight will always be a matter for the judgment of the court . |
| 18 | The Book of Proverbs makes it clear that happiness and discipline go hand in hand from the beginning of our lives : ‘ He who spares the rod hates his son , but he who loves him is careful to discipline him . ’ |
| 19 | This is no longer a requirement , because decisions in the nineteenth century made it clear that rape can be committed whenever the woman does not consent — is asleep , for example , or too drunk to consent . |
| 20 | In reply to representations on that matter , my right hon. and learned Friend and I have made it clear that funding will continue to be available from central Government for all types of further education for adults . |
| 21 | They usually deny feeling sorry for themselves — ‘ No , everything 's fine ! ’ — but they make it clear that life is tough for them . |
| 22 | However , the fact that the figure for identical twins is not 100 per cent makes it clear that schizophrenia is not a simple inherited metabolic disorder . |
| 23 | The legislation makes it clear that peasant migration was no new phenomenon , only that the new bout produced by Viking activity was causing some headaches for landlords . |
| 24 | This however is designed to make it clear that offer must not be made to those whose shares are subject to a restriction order under Part XV of the Act ; for the situation to which The Stock Exchange rule is directed , companies have to rely on the ‘ as nearly as practicable ’ in section 89 ( 1 ) , and Mutual Life Insurance of N. Y . |
| 25 | This makes it clear that certification , like a share certificate , is not a representation that the transferor has title to the shares but is a representation that certificates have been produced to the company showing a prima facie title and that the company will be liable to compensate any person who acts on the faith of it , provided that it was issued by someone authorised by the company to issue certified transfer and was signed by someone authorised to sign . |
| 26 | Enough has been said , however , to make it clear that regulation need not necessarily act in the public interest . |
| 27 | The preface makes it clear that interest in the past in Saudi Arabia — as in all countries — is directly linked with present prosperity . |
| 28 | Merely to count all the details that it is necessary to accumulate from the preparation of a scenario and score through rehearsal to public performance should make it clear that co-operation from other artists as well as from dancers is required . |
| 29 | The Labour party 's document makes it clear that Labour has forgotten every word , and that is why the country needs to be saved from a Labour Government . |
| 30 | By contrast , I make it clear that Labour believes it is right and just and should be the first priority for pensioners to get an increase of £5 a week for a single pensioner and £8 a week for a married couple , given the mean and miserable way in which they have been treated over the past decade . |