I 've known that the dummy there as the subject can not take the complement 'that-clause' for its logical suject but a few examples including the below one show the usage, Thereseemsthatthereissomecommon sensecoming through - albeitabouttwentyyearstoo lateIMO. (bbc blog) and I'm wondering that this usage is acceptable in usual conversation By the way the original restriction I said at first is literally 'the rule', right?
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