Example sentences of "it [vb past] that [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It found that at 5 July , 1991 , the Western Isles authority had suffered a total loss of more than £24 million because of the fall of the bank . |
| 2 | It added that on present trends , the number of children being born each year was likely to peak in about the year 2000 . |
| 3 | To many it seemed that for new houses to be carcassed for gas as well as electricity involved an unnecessary duplication of expense . |
| 4 | With the handing over to the Council of Europe in 1960 of the social and cultural responsibilities it had inherited from the Treaty of Brussels , it seemed that to all intents and purposes WEU had become moribund . |
| 5 | In fact it seemed that at that time ( early 1977 ) sexual examination had become common practice at Heathrow Immigration Department , apparently carried out at the whim of the officials . |
| 6 | The sea roared like a pride of hungry lions , thudding against the side of the ship like a thousand battering-rams , so that it seemed that at any moment it must break through and drown them all . |
| 7 | It seemed that in emotional encounters men and women stood face to face , talking excited nonsense while each looked with agitation into their partner 's eyes . |
| 8 | While a broad historical trend was noted towards the limitation of the once near-absolute rights of parents over children by state agencies , with the declared objective of protecting the child 's interests and welfare , it seemed that in recent policies a number of different themes could be identified , involving potentially conflicting values and assumptions about children , parents , the state and the rights and roles of different parties in the child care situation . |
| 9 | Interviews with other staff reinforced this impression and it seemed that in many departments the self-appraisal did not receive much considered attention . |
| 10 | And it seemed that within three months of going to see her , the bingeing and fasting , and endless weighing myself and despairing at my size , had stopped . |
| 11 | Though it stated its hope that planning authorities would allocate sufficient land , it warned that in some cases it might have to take the initiative and , if local authorities refused planning permission , go to appeal . |
| 12 | so it meant that for some time before contingency fund development was introduced you must of had some concerns er about the accuracy of the figures you were putting forward for the publication , can , can I explain that a little more ? if after a few years a major repair needs to be carried out there was no contingency fund , it might mean sticking another two or three hundred pounds a year on the service charges , might it not , to cover a major repair |
| 13 | It appeared that for two years after the wrist-slashing incident she 'd been in and out of mental hospital . |
| 14 | The bank draft was er erm and it appeared that at that stage Mr was told by the er by Mr that the landlord 's consent to the assignment of this lease erm , had still not be obtained . |
| 15 | In Geurrero State this waiting period was apparently not too long but it appeared that in other areas delays and crowded court lists inevitably meant some people spending a considerable time in custody . |
| 16 | The senate decreed that B could not be asked to institute C heir : yet it appeared that in this way A had asked that B should make over A 's estate to C , that is to make over to him whatever B had obtained from A 's estate . |
| 17 | It appeared that by some quirk of Celtic syntax the inscription can mean , ‘ The miller is not grinding tonight . ’ |
| 18 | It accepted that in due course the British would probably try to use the United States as a counterweight to the USSR . |
| 19 | Further it suggested that of those people who did not go to a lawyer , a higher proportion had received help from outside the household , and of that group only one-quarter had received advice to go to a lawyer which they had ignored Such contrary evidence does not denigrate the value of pre-legal advice , but suggests that , as would be expected , it is not the only significant factor in determining whether , and if so why and how , people seek legal advice . |
| 20 | Lord Justice Neill said an examination of the Royal Charter under which the Jockey Club was set up and of the powers conferred on it suggested that in some aspects of its work it operated in the public domain . |
| 21 | It suggested that in some places students ' fees could be raised and that the Ministry and local authorities should take account of students ' contributions when deciding the level of aid ( Recommendations 16 , 17 ) . |