Example sentences of "a [noun] it [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If expenditure is contained within a budget it implies that it has been approved by top management and no further approval is required . |
| 2 | For a second it seemed that he would be unable to respond , but then he found his voice . |
| 3 | Since the term m t is a logarithm it follows that is a measure of the proportionate rate of growth of the quantity of money . |
| 4 | Rodrigo , hearing of this , rushed to Alfonso 's aid and for a moment it seemed that the Emperor would relent and rescind El Cid 's banishment . |
| 5 | For a moment it seemed that he would protest , but then he got up . |
| 6 | She did not turn her head when Melissa entered and for a moment it seemed that she was unaware of her presence . |
| 7 | In the faintest of whispers the parents try to give comfort , try to quieten : for a moment it seems that they might even have to stifle . |
| 8 | When I consulted a textbook it seemed that these were nuchal organs , important in food detection . |
| 9 | However , when there was a conflict it appears that both interpretations were considered , and that it took a considerable amount of time to resolve the conflict . |
| 10 | Before the last Test at the Oval , Gower exhorted his troops to ‘ one last , big effort ’ to avoid completely ignominy , and for a while it seemed that they might . |
| 11 | For a while it seemed that she might be right . |
| 12 | For a while it seemed that the whole black music scene had a fixation about penning songs with titles formed entirely around the same noun , Sam Cooke adding to his bank balance via ‘ Baby , Baby , Baby ’ ( 1963 ) while James Brown band singer Anna King and Bobby Byrd provides a classic of the same title during '64 . |
| 13 | However , in the context of the fragile family economy of the very poor in the years before World War I , it should be remembered that if a wife earned only 1/6d a week it meant that she could feed her family for two days . |
| 14 | For a time it seemed that Moran might choose to remain seated and force McQuaid to make his own way out of the house . |
| 15 | For a time it seemed that Christie 's had the inside track — they offered the Sharp apartment for sale in the late autumn of 1992 . |
| 16 | Gower , in at No. 5 , was left 18 not out , and for a time it seemed that the match had been swung . |