Example sentences of "of the [noun] it [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , at the beginning of the novel it seems that even this admirable lady , for she is definitely a lady , can not think totally by herself — she is guided by the abominable Mr. Slope . |
| 2 | Secondly , when the Department asked about the balance and breadth of the curriculum it found that few authorities encouraged schools to discuss the issues and it was mainly through routine visits of advisers that concern for balance and breadth was promoted . |
| 3 | On saturday night on Manc of the day it said that leeds were still at 3–1 … |
| 4 | In the course of the hearings it emerged that a number of other former government officials had been paid for lobbying on housing developments . |
| 5 | As I got to the end of the row it seemed that a hundred hands had grabbed me … my body was being assailed with blows from so many directions , whether from kicks or punches I do not know , and with stars in front of my eyes and bells ringing in my ears , I felt another strange sensation . |
| 6 | Within days of the veto it emerged that four of Bush 's leading donors and fund-raisers were the targets of law suits by federal regulatory authorities over their role in failed Savings and Loans institutions ( " thrifts " ) . |
| 7 | One of the reasons it thinks that COSE is interested in its participation is that it has some key technology that in typical DEC fashion , it has failed to trumpet . |
| 8 | If the above Clause appears on the Schedule of the Policy it means that Exclusion 7 will no longer apply . |
| 9 | A few stars pricked the sky , and in the warmth of the car it seemed that she and Luke were the only two people in the world , travelling through a hushed darkness together . |
| 10 | In the eyes of the FA it seems that anybody playing outside the top flight is no good . |
| 11 | Act 2 is the object of loud acclaim as the curtain falls , but when Minnie and Dick ride off into the sunset at the end of the opera it seems that the audience has melted away too , and the final ‘ addios ’ fall into silence and emptiness . |
| 12 | By the end of the month it appeared that FAPLA , which claimed to be acting defensively , had breached the rebel UNITA defences and come close to capturing the airstrip near Mavinga , 19 km south of the Lomba river . |