Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] surprising that he " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising that he found in addition to writing about her , he had to sing about her , too . |
| 2 | In the light of Kemp 's historiography , it is not surprising that he concludes that ideas about perception ( which were often explicitly discussed by ‘ scientists ’ and ‘ philosophers ' ) had little impact on artists ( p. 237 ) . |
| 3 | Given his scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things , it is not surprising that he finds that none of the much-discussed contemporary theories on offer provide a satisfactory answer , and concludes that we are simply ignorant about this . |
| 4 | Perhaps it is not surprising that he became the subject of legend , his noble image inspiring the collective imagination to attach magical tales to his historical person . |
| 5 | Lear is to be blamed for believing Goneril and Regan , yet since they were merely flattering his debased scale of values , in a test which he had himself devised , it is not surprising that he did so . |
| 6 | He is also , like many archaeologists , a connoisseur of real ale , so it is not surprising that he singles out as a favourite this inscription from Upton-on-Severn : |
| 7 | It is not surprising that he failed . |
| 8 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 9 | ‘ It is not surprising that he has not arrived at Osborne House yet . |
| 10 | Given the various elements present in Eliot 's mind , it is hardly surprising that he found in the thundering drums of Stravinsky 's ballet , Le Sacre du printemps , the equivalent of the myth he sought . |
| 11 | Add this to the state of the economy — production down , unemployment up and interest rates still high — and it is hardly surprising that he is deeply unpopular . |
| 12 | It is hardly surprising that he should have jumped at the chance of establishing his ‘ Samba school ’ in Paris . |
| 13 | Given the amount of time that the male has invested in his group of females , it is hardly surprising that he is ready to defend them vigorously against other males . |
| 14 | Similarly , it is hardly surprising that he speaks in glowing and not always accurate terms of Cnut 's reign itself . |
| 15 | It is hardly surprising that he can not find the people he is looking for when even the largest organisations have so few senior women . |
| 16 | It is surprising that he attended Hall 's conclave as he had a well-known dislike of competitions , but it is less surprising that he was selected to be a judge in view of his connections with two of the other judges and the probability that he would not wish to enter the competition himself . |
| 17 | It is perhaps surprising that he did not count and find that he had double the actual number present , but he , too , has departed . |