Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Of all the hundreds of trade pattern books issued by manufacturers during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it appears that not more than ten survive in public collections , and only one pre-Victorian priced catalogue relating to coffins and lining materials .
2 The Teessiders seemed to sense that the Rokermen were starting to wilt and in the 62nd minute it looked as though Middlesbrough had finally found a way through .
3 Throughout these first months it appears that Jaruzelski supported First Secretary Kania 's efforts to achieve a political solution .
4 At first glance it seemed that the vision of Monnet and Schuman of gradual sectoral integration binding the participants even closer together was one important step nearer realisation .
5 At first glance it appears that Braudel has merely hit on a convenient fashion of dividing up the past , to bring it under control and make it easier for historians to encompass .
6 At first glance it appears that the government has not been particularly successful in bringing about reductions in local government expenditure .
7 At first sight it appears that the presumption of continuity was formally rejected by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties .
8 On first impression it looks like the builders have managed to enclose Malham Cove , such is the scale of this set up .
9 Servette qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the Swiss League but last November it looked like they would be in the Champions ' Cup .
10 Next day it rained and rained …
11 Last night it emerged that the same hospital was involved in another baby mix-up .
12 And last night it emerged that the man was being held in police cells because there was n't enough space for him at Durham prison .
13 In 1988 the Japanese giant bought CBS records for $2bn and last week it announced that it would take control of Columbia pictures .
14 Last week it announced that it had signed a letter of intent to sell its Ross Technology Inc subsidiary , repository of all its Sparc work , to Fujitsu Ltd for $23m .
15 For a few days last week it looked as though United States voters would behave as British voters did earlier this year and swing back to the devil they knew .
16 Last season it seemed as though Fairclough was one of those being blamed for the porous Leeds defence ( without the benefit of TV or live matches I 'm going entirely on what I read ) , and was one of the players stuck with a for sale sign at the end of the season by Wilko .
17 He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly .
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