Example sentences of "it [vb past] that these " in BNC.

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1 It argued that these were not soft options but properly applied would be tough penalties which aided the battle to reduce crime .
2 It seemed that these days his friends needed an excuse to blow the family money on their own pleasure ; it had to be in a good cause .
3 When I consulted a textbook it seemed that these were nuchal organs , important in food detection .
4 160 to the end of the second century , and it meant that these defences could not possibly have been erected before AD 160 .
5 Although not in a sense surprising , the impact of the bare facts is nonetheless considerable : for it emerged that these women spent an average of over three hours on weekdays on various caring activities compared to the 13 minutes offered by men !
6 It emerged that these had been supplied from British army depots on indents supposedly from the police .
7 It emerged that these included some 70 MPs , and anti-nuclear lobbyists and feminist leaders as well as terrorist suspects , and that the information contained in the files included details unrelated to any security considerations , such as foreign travel and participation in legal political activities .
8 It appeared that these substances not only stimulated the adrenaline receptor but remained attached to it and blocked it .
9 It appeared that these were mainly concerned with strengthening the outer landward defences , in especial the far guardhouse building , the approach from the harbour area , and the excavation of an extra moat or ditch , work due to start any day now .
10 It appeared that these offsets marked some kind of lateral movement between adjacent sections of oceanic crust .
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