Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] it [vb past] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In due course it became apparent that all of mathematics could be made to rest upon a set-theoretic base . |
| 2 | At first , researchers attempted to place this style in the area from which it was assumed to originate — perhaps Persia , China or Central Asia — but through historical research it became clear that this was based on the false premise that the cloth was made in the original style of a certain group of people . |
| 3 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |
| 4 | OSF/1 was ACE 's primary Unix focus when the initiative was launched amidst much fanfare last year , but over the following months it became clear that DEC was the only major ACE member committed to using the operating system . |
| 5 | In the early stages it became apparent that the conference would go further than Kerekou had anticipated in discussion of future political reforms . |
| 6 | When attention was given to individual children it became clear that a far more effective way of viewing the disabled was not in terms of handicap but in terms of personal need . |
| 7 | In the following year it became clear that fascism was not confined to Germany and Italy but was a development common to all European countries . |
| 8 | Having had the benefit of extensive discussions with many of our large shareholders it became clear that the proposals in their entirety did not have support although many features won warm approval . ’ |
| 9 | It had a small receptive field that was somewhat elongated vertically , and on examination with elongated stimuli it became clear that it responded well to a vertical bar but not at all to a horizontal bar . |
| 10 | Since the core Ser-Gln sequence is flanked on both sides by acidic residues it seemed possible that there may be some degeneracy in that one Glu residue may be sufficient to maintain recognition by the DNA-PK . |
| 11 | In the succeeding months it became plain that the determination of American leaders to play the key role in shaping the new world order was to clash with the equally determined insistence of the Russians that their interests were of paramount importance over a large part of the globe . |
| 12 | With a good downpour it seemed probable that the bedroom ceiling below would come down . |
| 13 | Although the sun shone on its ancient walls it looked cold and forbidding . |
| 14 | Once she had recovered full consciousness it became clear that she had entirely lost the power of speech . |
| 15 | Within a short while it became clear that this policy was damaging the rice crop . |
| 16 | Even on this hot day it felt cool and clammy to her bare feet , and then , as contrast , came the baking hot flags of the terrace . |
| 17 | With the acquisition of the Southern Collection it became apparent that the accommodation allocated to the Theatre Collection was seriously inadequate . |
| 18 | In general terms it seemed clear that the prevalence of tied peasants inhibited the development of industry , which was regarded as requiring free labour . |
| 19 | But , as Hoet , Baere , Tazzi and I discussed the exhibition , at a certain point it became clear that one of the best ways to talk about art is to let art speak for itself . |
| 20 | In the centuries that followed such shadings were shown to be transitory , and from these and other observations it became clear that Venus is completely and continuously covered in clouds . |
| 21 | Dr Greene came with increasing frequency to the house to examine his patient , and although the baby was large for its gestational age it seemed healthy and active , with a strong , regular heartbeat . |
| 22 | With the successful launch of Illustrator and its rapid acceptance by the professional market it became obvious that programs of this type were marketable and Aldus took on FreeHand . |
| 23 | Their hopes were short-lived however when at a subsequent meeting it became apparent that the study was to concentrate on settlement patterns in the region , ( a well-worn path taken in an attempt to justify existing policies advocating the centralisation of rural development ) , rather than the more fundamental questions of how existing patterns of land ownership influence these settlement patterns . |