Example sentences of "it became [adj] [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When it became apparent that learners were not mastering grammatical structures by this method , pattern practice was introduced , and with the advent of language learning laboratories , the student spent much of his time listening to and mechanically repeating drills . |
2 | It became apparent that Japan was not to be viewed merely within the context of East Asia . |
3 | Although there was no reliable estimate of the numbers detained , it became apparent that Iraq had moved some foreign nationals to potential military targets such as air fields and oil facilities , to deter any US air attacks . |
4 | As the scale of local government grew and the environment began to change more rapidly , it became apparent that services needed to be more closely integrated in order that they would meet the needs of the environment . |
5 | During the first decade of the twentieth century it became apparent that Britain could no longer sustain its role as an independent makeweight in the European balance of power . |
6 | As the number of states contractually linked to the Soviet Union in this manner increased , it became apparent that Moscow hoped to construct a network of loose understandings on military security with Third World states and establish Soviet relations with them on a firmer institutional basis . |
7 | After one or two early passages of arms , when Wheeler had first come into the post , in which it became apparent that Wheeler was prepared to be a good deal nastier to Ian than Ian was to him , Ian had settled for a civil service manner in which he made no attempt to contribute to the department 's thinking . |
8 | Jared and Mary Tunstall had arrived at last in London , summoned by Orrin when it became apparent that Sally-Anne could not be traced . |
9 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
10 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | As more and more stone-filled gabions were built in to reduce the erosion which the scheme had set in train , it became apparent that Pandora 's box had been opened , and that what might have worked as a piece of traditional river canalization in the cohesive sediments found downstream had proved a recipe for disaster when applied in the unstable gravels of this upland brook . |
13 | In the turmoil that ensued , it became apparent that US capital , while weakened , was by no means incapable of defending its interests . |
14 | The number of insertions of Shepard ventilation tubes was recorded for each child , and it became apparent that ears treated with tubes alone required significantly more tubes ( mean 2.48 , SD 1.39 ) than those receiving tubes in combination with adenoidectomy ( 1.52 , 0.85 ; p=0.0001 ) . |
15 | It became apparent that Edward could win nothing if he persisted against Stratford and refused reforms ; in May , therefore , he adjourned the archbishop 's trial to a committee of peers ( which in fact he never convened ) and assented to the reforming statutes . |
16 | 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 . ' |
17 | The former holder of four world titles scored two knockdowns but there were boos in the late rounds when it became apparent that Duran , 41 , would n't win by a knockout . |
18 | Again and again it became apparent that politics had not brought most of these youngsters to the YCs . |
19 | There were a lot or arguments about those first four half hours where I think it became apparent that Tony wanted to write a different type of series to the one David and I wanted . |
20 | Soon after they moved in to Hamilton Terrace it became apparent that association with Minton brought out the petulant , fussy side of Vaughan . |
21 | In fact , it became apparent that opportunities to implement this suggestion were extremely limited . |
22 | Thus it became certain that Rennenkampf could not , for at least two , possibly three , days , come to Samsonov 's aid and that the entire German Eastern Group could , therefore , assail Samsonov 's right wing with impunity . |
23 | After a moment it became clear that Alexei was excusing himself . |
24 | In August , for example , de Gaulle predicted that the US would resort to force , once it became clear that Stalin was going to try to build atomic weapons . |
25 | In desperation , she managed to get the head of a psychiatric hospital near Plymouth to travel to Four Winds , when it became clear that Liza 's agoraphobia was too severe to allow her to make the journey to him . |
26 | The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages . |
27 | On May 24th it became clear that America has won the contest hands down . |
28 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
29 | One morning , it became clear that NARCOG was not the only group using Filanta Court as a base for its intelligence operations . |
30 | But as the night wore on , it became clear that Univac had been right all along . |