Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] [verb] that [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 On the basis of 1 Chronicles 21 , where it is recorded that David incurred divine displeasure because he ordered a national census , some Christian leaders refuse to gather statistics of their membership .
2 The present dramatic ruin probably dates from the sixteenth century , although it is believed that Dunegal had his manor house on the site in the twelfth century .
3 An examination of Figure 4.4 shows that it is expected that UK car production will increase in the next ten years ( largely as a result of Japanese investment ) and that consequently the share of car imports in the British market will decline , as will the motor industry trade deficit .
4 And it is believed that Hirst may decide to seek advice over his future in the coming week .
5 Neighbourhood Watch The first step has been taken to form a neighbourhood watch in Foulis Crescent and it is hoped that Woodhall Avenue and Drive will set one in motion in the near future .
6 Neighbourhood Watch The first step has been taken to form a neighbourhood watch in Foulis Crescent and it is hoped that Woodhall Avenue and Drive will set one in motion in the near future .
7 She will need much support and it is hoped that London teachers , who had first been suggested as overall organisers , will give her particularly strong backing and will take responsibility for running the Raffle .
8 The return fare to the conference is £1,800 and it is felt that Cleveland Ambulance can not justify the expense of public money on one person .
9 Retribution soon followed , possibly by rock fall and it is said that Simon 's bones still lie a'mouldering it , the depths — no-one , you see , had the courage to go down into his mine and search for him .
10 A representation of the Three Living and the Three Dead in both volumes is strikingly similar , and it is known that Amadeus , count of Savoy , bought two panels depicting the same subject when he was in England in 1302–3 .
11 His enthusiasm was not matched by representatives of those industries and it is expected that EC countries will remain the main export targets .
12 The search for a new director to oversee future expansion has now begun and it is expected that Hickey 's successor will be in post by early summer .
13 This is perhaps less of an issue now that Unix SVR4.2 has been modularised , and it is expected that UI will in future work more directly with the rest of the industry on interfaces and reference technologies around SVR4 — see page 2 .
14 Again , this makes sense only if it is allowed that Kimon had , for several years already , had his rivals : Pericles had prosecuted him for bribery , though the charge was withdrawn .
15 I simply wish to point out that if it is supposed that Karen Parsons and I embarked that afternoon with the intention of drowning her husband , why did we wait till we had reached a point where our criminal acts were overlooked by at least fifteen witnesses ?
16 Greg Dyke , chairman of ITV Sport , would not go into details but it is believed that ITV 's interest will extend to a sponsorship package that could be worth around £80m over four years .
17 Former Irish international Dr Geraldine Barniville from Dublin has been nominated as the new president but it is understood that Ulster 's Billy Bell and Paddy McAuley the outgoing treasurer and secretary will not be standing for election. , It is widely acknowledged that Paddy McIlroy , past president of Ulster , and the outgoing Irish vice-president , made a major contribution in drafting the new constitution and by-laws .
18 But it is understood that Pepsi 's market share in France for cola drinks dropped from 18 per cent in the early 1980s to roughly 10 per cent despite an expanding market .
19 Palace have accepted a bid of £1m from City but it is understood that Sheffield Wednesday have made an identical offer .
20 Officially , a spokesman for Trainload Freight sector said BR was in negotiation with PowerGen about a new contract , but it is understood that BR sees the contract cancellation as merely a negotiation ploy and feels a new deal could be struck .
21 ‘ He says the whole army is unsettled because it 's known that Famagusta will never give up while it expects a relieving ship to arrive .
22 To say this is , it should be noted , is to make a theological point : since it is held that God is the creator , so that what is natural , and what is also found to be the case , must accord with what is God 's intention .
23 When it is recognised that England may have lost about one-third of her population in these critical years , the lull in military activity becomes understandable .
24 The poignancy of this catastrophe is the greater when it is realised that Andrew Carnegie , the greatest benefactor the British public library system has ever known , was himself a cotton man who started life as a boy in a cotton mill .
25 This was clearly important when it is recalled that Matadial , when cross-examined about the discrepancy between the January statement and her evidence , gave the explanation that the earlier version was due to a mistake by the police .
26 This is particularly remarkable when it is considered that Roddick has made no acquisitions and has no major plans for diversification .
27 Italian government falls as it is revealed that Vatican money to rescue Olivetti came from the Mafia ; Cosa Nostra says ‘ we were just doing Our Thing ’ .
28 For it is assumed that God , who is conceived in highly anthropomorphic terms , has given what amounts to a blueprint to humanity as to what His will may be .
29 For it is believed that God has been revealed in a peculiar way to a certain people , and in particular made known through the person of Jesus Christ .
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