Example sentences of "be obvious that [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Gordon Thomas 's evidence to the Royal Commission it is obvious that he had carried out much research into an improved canal , including technical planning , estimates of costs and market studies into the expectations of more traffic . |
| 2 | We had gotten to that section of the tune where it was obvious that we had played enough for the outro and I decided , off the top of my head , to start playing a song that I had started writing earlier in the week . |
| 3 | From the way they were digging it was obvious that they had no idea what it was all about . |
| 4 | It was obvious that they had been outside all the time , probably in a van . |
| 5 | The confrontation convinced them that , on the contrary , they were so dogmatic and sure of themselves that it was obvious that they had no intention of being deterred . |
| 6 | Though Steven had not yet qualified as a doctor/passed his A levels/opened his restaurant/learned to tell the difference between a gasket and a sprocket , it was obvious that they had much in common . |
| 7 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 8 | A streamlined eighty-footer , it was obvious that it had been , until very , very recently , a dazzling white . |
| 9 | Rostov was not sure what purpose his stateroom had served previously but it was obvious that it had been occupied by at least four persons , all of whom had been possessed of diverse tastes with regard to the minimal decoration which was permissible aboard a ship designed for deep space exploration . |
| 10 | She was quite attractive except for a very nasty skin condition , her face and arms were covered with a large number of pustules and it was obvious that she had been scratching them ; the scratch-marks were bleeding slightly . |
| 11 | It was obvious that she had n't managed that on their first encounter . |
| 12 | But , after nearly an hour , it was obvious that she had simply been brought to this near-empty building and left for the police to find her . |
| 13 | It was obvious that she had come into the laboratory after the blow had been struck , and had in fact seen very little . |
| 14 | It was obvious that she had no wish to discuss the opinions of Officer Hassan . |
| 15 | It was obvious that she had not yet made her point to her satisfaction . |
| 16 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , it was obvious that she had n't made a very favourable impression on him . |
| 17 | I picked one of them up and was struck to the heart , for it was obvious that he had been writing a lot of poetry , all of it , so it seemed to me , very good . |
| 18 | And when it was obvious that he had nothing more to say , they lay down on their cots , pulled up their blankets and turned their faces to the wall . |
| 19 | It was obvious that he had forgotten who the man was . |
| 20 | It was obvious that he had been under house arrest at some point in his life . ’ |
| 21 | It was obvious that someone had robbed the company of a great deal of money and Craig was trusting her to find out who . |