Example sentences of "[noun sg] that it [be] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But how could I explain to a man shaking with fury that it was candy-floss I did n't like , and crowds , and being with him ?
2 You will no doubt appreciate that letting property today is very complex and governed by so much legislation that it is essential you enjoy a competent Managing Agent .
3 As the ball hangs there , moon-white against the wall of cloud , everything in the world seems briefly up for grabs and I am seized by two contradictory feelings : there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable ; there is so much shit in the world that it is amazing we are happy even for a moment .
4 They drove towards Ashdown Forest , and even before they had found a suitable place to stop , Charlotte had begun to recount the events of the past week in such detail that it was obvious she was holding nothing back .
5 But the vicar at today 's service agreed with Marc 's family that it was inconceivable he would take his own life .
6 The otter is one of our most attractive mammals … the fact that it 's disappeared I think suggests that there 's something seriously wrong with the river systems .
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