Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | D'Indy may be excused for missing the point of Rameau 's ‘ tied ’ and slurred crotchets : only in our own time has it been realised that these denote the kind of tremolo recently studied by Stewart Carter . |
| 2 | However , while there is extensive evidence of assortative mating ( O'Donald , 1980 ) , of the importance of plumage characteristics in courtship ( Williams , 1982 ) and of female preference for males who can defend superior breeding territories ( Pleszczynska , 1978 ) only very recently has it been demonstrated that consistent female choice for any continuous morphological character in males is an important source of variation in male reproductive success . |
| 3 | The discussion about the service policeman 's job prospects might have been more sanguine had it been known that civil servants in Whitehall were reading a provocative paper on full employment policy . |
| 4 | Nor can it be concluded that this state of affairs is anything other than unfair to residential workers and the institutions they serve in order to help young people . |
| 5 | STV propagandists let it be understood that each major party will put up a candidate for every seat . |
| 6 | Nor could it be argued that private property ensured an efficient allocation of resources since the market no longer resembled the model of perfect competition . |
| 7 | Nor can it be contended that this harsh judgement on Socrates was in any way typical of Athenian democracy 's attitudes towards its critics or even its enemies . |
| 8 | Let it be said that committed , monogamous gays and non-gays have also been victims . |
| 9 | But can it be said that such a duty lies on individuals and groups ? |
| 10 | Detinue lay where a man was in possession of another 's goods and refused to give them up but could it be said that such a mere refusal was a positive act ? |
| 11 | Never let it be said that Practical PC ignores the viewpoint of the end user ! |
| 12 | Need it be emphasized that this exposition claims to be no more than schematic ? |
| 13 | But , as one eminent Scottish judge pointed out in MacCormick v Lord Advocate ( above ) , why should it be assumed that successive reconstituted Parliaments at Westminster have inherited the attribute of ‘ sovereignty ’ peculiar ( and , as is above suggested , perhaps with a limited meaning even then ) to the English Parliament . |
| 14 | Nor can it be assumed that all parts of the biosphere have the same 14 C concentration . |
| 15 | Nor can it be assumed that all its invaders came directly from Scandinavia . |
| 16 | Nor can it be assumed that professional courses always tackle the social aspects : How much do accountants or pharmacists consider the professional client relationship ? |
| 17 | Can it be supposed that such a Balkanisation , extended on a world scale , would provide a stable or lasting political system ? |
| 18 | Only by engaging in extreme forms of economic casuistry can it be claimed that such things can be supplied satisfactorily without the agency of government at either national or local level . |
| 19 | Neither should it be thought that informal methods necessarily lead to untidy work presented in a poor hand . |
| 20 | As to schools , a DES spokesperson let it be known that such concerns are left to the LEAs and that studies of this kind are likely to be part of religious education . |
| 21 | Some of the Americans who stayed behind questioned the motive behind the whole affair ; having publicly urged their own citizens to leave , the British Embassy then let it be known that ii privately viewed the evacuation as part of Ford 's election campaign . |
| 22 | The Livre des Coutumes of Bordeaux contains a note that ‘ [ In 1259 ] king Henry did homage for Bordeaux , Bayonne and all the land of Gascony [ Gasconha ] which was [ then ] free allod [ franc en alo ] to Louis , king of France … but let it be known that this Gascony was the most free allod that the king of England had , before … king Henry received it back from the French king in homage ’ . |
| 23 | In fact , said Mr Liley , some companies in the field had tried this , but the customers had let it be known that this was not what was wanted . |
| 24 | She let it be known that this was a cause she would wish to be supported and therefore we intend to open a Fund for a period of six months from 1st March — 1st September at the end of which time the Society will donate the money to the hospital in Molly 's name . |
| 25 | Finally , and most significantly , the public would be seriously worried , whatever the prevailing view in the laboratory , if it were to chink that little of moral significance separated the killing of animals from that of certain groups of human beings such as babies or imbeciles . |
| 26 | But there would be no power of entry without a warrant if it were suspected that such an offence was taking place , even though there is such a power for the less serious offence under section 4 . |
| 27 | If it were found that more accidents occurred in the winter months between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening compared with noon and 2 o'clock , is this because , during the early evening , lighting is worse , there is more traffic , drivers have been working longer and are more tired , or weather conditions are worse ? |
| 28 | Yet if it were known that microcephalic babies ( perhaps older infants as well — would it make a difference ? ) were regularly sold to research laboratories , then there would undoubtedly be an outcry . |
| 29 | ‘ If it were thought that other clubs would try to copy them , their example might , I am afraid , be unfortunate . |
| 30 | But meanwhile this is the supposition on which we proceed ; we assume that there is only one price in the market at one and the same time ; it being understood that separate allowance is made , when necessary , for differences in the expense of delivering goods to dealers in different parts of the market ; including allowance for the special expenses of retailing , if it is a retail market . |