Example sentences of "it [vb past] that [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perplexed , Ashley looked at him , then it registered that as she had been astonished to see him so he was equally stunned to see her . |
| 2 | It ruled that although there was no conviction , Mr Alliss had been the victim of a crime . |
| 3 | It reported that while members of CSCE had already agreed to allocate US$1,000,000 , the centre had requested " 50 per cent more without giving valid reasons " . |
| 4 | It found that while high stress levels and depression did not affect mortality risks , socially isolated patients were 49pc more likely to die following recovery from a heart attack than those with social support . |
| 5 | It transpired that whilst setting the Corsair 's electrically-operated rudder trim for take-off , it stuck in the full right position . |
| 6 | Fourth , it stipulated that once Saddam Hussein had been overthrown " direct and free " elections would be held to a constituent council , which would in turn draw up a new constitution . |
| 7 | However , it added that whilst the higher hazard operations are recognised , the more mundane issues and the causes of minor incidents do not receive sufficient attention . |
| 8 | It seemed that while both the crowd and adolescents had within them potential for good , they also had a destructive or anarchic potential ; in each there was a conflict , what Urwick had likened to Jekyll and Hyde . |
| 9 | Judging from comments it seemed that after Leeds got over the first 15 mins . |
| 10 | It seemed that once people met him they decided they were better off having him as a friend than an enemy . |
| 11 | It seemed that although sheer determination had kept Julia alive until the wedding , suddenly she could fight no longer . |
| 12 | It seemed that as one job concluded another was readily available , even during the turbulent economic years between the World Wars . |
| 13 | It seemed that as mothers had usually hitherto had primary responsibility for child care , they were less likely than single fathers to neglect this function when trying to combine it with the role of breadwinner ( Harris et al. , 1986 ) . |
| 14 | Curtains hung pleasantly in the windows , and it seemed that if she turned her head away and back , then the table might reappear where she had sat , where she had served her soup to her mother , sometimes to her mother 's guests . |
| 15 | It seemed that when the Prince was not at home , he was playing polo . |
| 16 | It seemed that when he had arrested the thief , and reported to Sergia , she had been sitting in an ornate chair made of a local high-gloss hardwood . |
| 17 | Let me just close with some words from Matthew chapter nine in verse ten , he said that it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house behold many tax gatherers and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and his disciples , and when the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples , why is your teacher eating with the tax gatherers and sinners ? |
| 18 | It followed that while the Home Secretary was free to take account of the terms of the Convention , he was not obliged to do so and that the terms of the Convention were irrelevant to the court 's decision . |
| 19 | It followed that if the General Commissioners were entitled to their conclusion in H Ltd 's case , it was amply within their power to reach the same conclusion for B Ltd . |
| 20 | It was an almost perfect system , for it implied that if Israel wished to dismantle the women 's committees it would have to imprison the entire membership . |
| 21 | It meant that after Allison 's six successive miscarriages , this was a baby they 'd stop at nothing to save . |
| 22 | He says burning was an easy way of getting rid of straw — it meant that after harvest , providing you followed the rules , all you did was put a match to it and in 10 minutes your field was burned . |
| 23 | Because the internal fabric and walls of the flats always remained cold , it meant that when any warm moist air was produced when people breathed or boiled a kettle , the steam condensed on the cold surfaces which was the ideal breeding conditions for the fungus . |
| 24 | The firmness of the French reaction was probably inevitable , given the circumstances , but it was also highly dangerous for it meant that if and when Bismarck sought to provoke France he knew that he had exactly the cause he needed . |
| 25 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 26 | As saccharin is used by in the manufacture of prawn cocktail and similar sweet/savoury flavours , it meant that if this draft legislation should pass into law , from April 1993 , there would be no more prawn cocktail flavour ! |
| 27 | It emerged that when oestrogen was taken on its own , the lining of the womb would build up each month and remain there instead of being shed as a period . |
| 28 | It appeared that although Taigh na Tuir had not been formally put on the market , there had already been some interest shown . |
| 29 | It appeared that when this alliance of powerful forces realized that some legalistic gloss over their environmental vandalism was necessary or desirable , not because they wanted it but because the public were increasingly becoming aware of pollution , they actively encouraged the legislature to formulate a bill which created the illusion of controlling corporations . |
| 30 | It appeared that when the advocate depute addressed the jury , he submitted that the Crown case was that both accused were acting in concert in the attack upon the deceased . |