Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] it [be] [adj] that " in BNC.

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1 These words are well past her point of failure in the Schonell Test ( that is , ten consecutive errors ) , and so it is possible that she had reached a level of frustration : feeling that all the words were too difficult she ceased to think carefully about whether what she was writing down was likely , and simply put down anything that came to mind .
2 It has been argued that compression of the abdomen increases the ‘ pinchcock ’ effect of the angular incisura and so it is possible that this manoeuvre could actually prevent reflux in some patients .
3 But on the other hand people are interested in the nature of noise , people are interested in neighbour noise , aeroplane noise , motorcycle noise , and so it is possible that , that some of you will , will be interviewed on that kind of thing .
4 It is extremely easy to exceed these bounds when specifying a program , and so it is essential that a programmer experienced in the particular system or systems to be used is involved in the initial design discussions .
5 Most radio stations in non-NPN states had already stopped taking the national news from FRCN in Lagos , and so it is probable that they too ignored the event .
6 Children do not recognize the physical cues of when they want to empty their bladder until they reach the ages of 12 to 18 months ( Leach 1975 ; Lask 1985 ) and so it is unlikely that children trained before this age are reliable or in control .
7 Endoscopic surveillance of treated and untreated asymptomatic ulcers has indicated that 75% persist unhealed over many months , and so it is unlikely that an endoscopy every four months would have missed many .
8 Sometimes the deed is a substitute for thought , and so it is likely that there was a primal crime ; they did actually kill the father and devour him .
9 Most commentators would agree that Britain is likely to become a more technological society in future years and so it is likely that there will be an increased demand for a skilled workforce .
10 Next door was a parchment maker , who had one corporal billeted on him , but we also know that 2 soldiers died in his house , and so it 's possible that he actually looked after wounded soldiers , which was , of course happening all over Oxford .
11 Alexei 's father 's first wife was Jotan 's sister , and so it was possible that the suggestion was a serious one .
12 At this stage the viewing angle had not been decided and so it was possible that the material would need to cover the box .
13 He said Mr Smith , as Shadow chancellor , bore the chief responsibility for this failure of Labour 's economic and taxation policy , and so it was ironic that Mr Smith was now being presented as the best leader for the party .
14 In each case , the new school now contained fry of two different sizes , and so it was clear that some must have come from another family .
15 He had also been born in Tamworth ; and so it was natural that , in February 1988 to mark the bicentenary of this famous Conservative Prime Minister and Home Secretary , the current Home Secretary should visit that Staffordshire town .
16 In order to give a good effect a fairly wide range of delay times are required , and apparently it is important that the longer times are not exact multiples of the shortest time .
17 This , however , is not the case in many developing countries , especially in Africa and thus it is likely that the rate of land degradation will increase indefinitely as populations continue to grow .
18 The illness — the tuberculosis — slowly worsened , and soon it was apparent that the painter would die unless he received medical attention .
19 But it at once destroys such a reading : And now it is clear that as in other sonnets ( 20 , 36 , 39 ) , the Poet 's best or true ‘ self ’ is the Friend .
20 For some years now he had shared the sheep herding with his Uncle George : the latter had never been particularly strong and now it was obvious that he was very ill .
21 They would never see their parents in quite the same way again , and ironically it was apt that they should not , because Timothy Gedge had not told lies entirely .
22 What really counted was the attitude of government to the implementation and observance of legislation , especially at local level , and here it is clear that from the moment the Radical leader , Lerroux , first assumed the premiership in September 1933 a dramatic reaction set in .
23 He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory .
24 So when it comes before the Council I will let the Town Clerk have this and then it 's important that , if the Council agrees , they should be included .
25 Again , no formal theory of attention is developed and indeed it is unclear that some mechanism other than that involved in abstraction is necessary — the distinctive features of an object or event are likely to be the invariants and the irrelevant aspects those that vary from presentation to presentation .
26 The Belfast methods , on the other hand , were developed primarily for the study of closeknit communities — and indeed it is likely that they are particularly and rather generally suitable for urban or rural communities of this type .
27 That believes that local councils should operate services , should do it at the dictate of the department of the environment and indeed it 's regrettable that we are surrounded by some local authorities who feel that their world is precisely that .
28 The usual view is that they are all suffering from the same disease and yet it is plain that there are marked differences between the reaction of one patient to that of another .
29 In the Musical Offering the degree of chromaticism is notable , and yet it is obvious that Bach 's ideal was to use true intervals consistently , introducing a wide variety of modulation .
30 Its only rallying cry remained free trade ; and yet it was clear that the 1931 election would result in a protectionist majority .
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