Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adj] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems probable that it was not until the doubling in the size of crowds between the wars that the ‘ rough ’ as opposed to the ‘ respectable ’ working class was fully represented as a proportion of the total population . |
| 2 | However , it seems unlikely that it was intended that less disclosure should be made to private customers than to professionals . |
| 3 | It seems likely that it was neither of these nearest agnates , and that it was an heir from outside the family . |
| 4 | Yet , particularly as the early Christians accused the pagans of worshipping trees and streams and stones , it seems likely that it was the natural sites which were looked upon as being truly important . |
| 5 | Their date is unsure , perhaps around the mid sixth century , and it seems likely that it was near that time that Greek sculptors did learn to hollow-cast bronze on a large scale . |
| 6 | It is impossible to say to what extent Cézanne was aware of the fact that he was doing this , and in the process breaking the laws of scientific linear perspective , but it seems likely that it was part of a natural desire to emphasize the two-dimensional aspect of the canvas while continuing to explain the nature of objects and also insisting on their solidity by modelling them as fully as possible . |
| 7 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |