Example sentences of "when it was [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion . |
| 2 | Will he explain exactly when it was discovered that that material was in the bags sent to Wandsworth prison and when the search for it started ? |
| 3 | Only when it was discovered that some men , formerly working on the surface , were working in canteens on the lowest male rate — higher than the female rate — did the union begin to campaign for equal pay for the women . |
| 4 | The News of the World called it ‘ The most shocking sporting event ever to be screened ’ and newsmen from around the world hurried to interview the organizers of the Sex Olympics when it was announced that these very contemporary games were due to be staged in 1971 . |
| 5 | Gerald Flood , co-starring as astronaut pilot Conway Henderson , remembers clearly a panic in the studio control room when it was realised that another character , dressed in full space suit , was inaudible to the microphones once he had latched down his space helmet . |
| 6 | The crunch came when it was realised that these competent women had a propensity to marry ( Martindale , 1939 ) . |
| 7 | When it was seen that all clan chiefs had taken the oath , Dalrymple was frustrated , but not for long . |