Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just that a couple of ideas occurred to me , one of which will have occurred to you and one which you probably do n't know about . |
| 2 | It 's just that a lot of the heads have worn they |
| 3 | Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate . |
| 4 | It is simply that a feature , which seemed prominent in the stereotype , may appear insignificant in the performance , and vice versa . |
| 5 | However , if it is right that a change is as good as a rest , you should now feel rested and ready to cope with anything . |
| 6 | IT IS HERE THAT A CITY AND ITS PEOPLE POSSESSED A PART OF MY SPIRIT . |
| 7 | It is here that a city and its people possessed a part of my spirit . |
| 8 | It is seldom that a week passes by without my having several letters on the same theme . |
| 9 | It is enough that a project satisfy the purpose of ‘ the advancement of knowledge in biological or behavioural sciences , ( section 5.3(d) ) , although the applicant must then justify the necessity of using animals at all ( 5.5 ) , and in specific terms if the use of larger mammals is proposed ( 5.6 ) . |
| 10 | It is then that a conflict of interests may arise . |
| 11 | It is then that a crisis of autonomy can be most nearly identified with a crisis of identity , and can be seen in many an act of teenage rebellion . |
| 12 | It is now that a man may pick the flowers and fruit of his lifetime , and complete his gardens of philosophy . |
| 13 | But Mr Michael Fallon , the Conservative candidate , said it was right that a quarter of the receipts should go on housing while threequarters went towards repayment of debt . |
| 14 | ‘ It was just that a couple of times I 'd been looking out , or I 'd just glance up as I passed , and , well , I 'd seen her there . |
| 15 | Not that they needed a fire , it was just that a fire was more civilized . |
| 16 | ‘ At that stage it was just that a body had been found . |
| 17 | It was simply that a bottle of brandy , even of the kind intended only for the kitchen ( by which I do n't mean something not fit to drink , I mean something one prefers not to drink ) , somehow always turns out in fact to have been drunk by somebody just when it is needed for cooking and has n't been replaced , while whisky is a supply which is more or less automatically re-ordered as soon as it runs out . |
| 18 | It was then that a friend who was also a water-power enthusiast suggested a compressor . |
| 19 | George Sandeman , the company 's general manager flew in from the Douro valley to present Witchery proprietor James Thomson with the award , and it was then that a decision was made to offer a unique dinner to readers of The Scotsman . |
| 20 | It was there that a letter from his brother George eventually reached him , forwarded by one of Coleridge 's friends who had discovered the full story of his flight from Cambridge . |
| 21 | It was enough that a government official in the OEOB , with its mock-French , slightly creepy grandeur , right beside the White House , had told him not to tell anybody . |