Example sentences of "discovered that it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He obtained a sample of the mould from Fleming , and discovered that it had been incorrectly identified . |
| 2 | Ann Upton the returning officer for the East Hampshire constituency told the Herald on Thursday that the ballot box had been taken out of the small office and made freely accessible to voters — meanwhile our photographer discovered that it had been simply relocated in the forest . |
| 3 | On Saturday the owner of another shed at the caravan park discovered that it had been entered and a fishing rod and other fishing equipment , worth £120 , was taken . |
| 4 | And when a police officer went to examine the Nissan Cherry he discovered that it had two bald tyres . |
| 5 | The property in the car was later put into a van and found by the police who discovered that it had been stolen in the burglary . |
| 6 | ‘ I was very upset when I discovered that it had gone : it was a terrible shock . |
| 7 | He ordered the tomb of Cyrus at Pasargadear to be well preserved , and he was infuriated when he later discovered that it had been vandalized . |
| 8 | Three months after buying and taking delivery of a car , the purchaser discovered that it had not belonged to the seller and still belonged to its original owner . |
| 9 | Carella had taken the number of the taxi and we discovered that it had dropped the suspect outside the San Gallicano hospital in Trastevere . |
| 10 | To his surprise he discovered that it produced in him the symptoms and signs of the illness which it was used to treat , namely malaria , which in those days was known as intermittent fever . |
| 11 | Berger discovered the alpha rhythm , running at 10 cycles per second ( Hertz , or Hz ) and also discovered that it disappeared if the eyes were opened , with mental effort such as doing mental arithmetic with eyes closed , and with loud noises or painful stimuli . |
| 12 | Suppose a botanist working on the taxonomy of the ( hypothetical ) Peruvian bladder-grass family ( Vesicaliaceae ) discovered that it contained only one genus , Vesicalia , and that the genus had but one species , V. peruviensis . |
| 13 | As new treatments and technologies proliferate and new needs are identified these demands escalate , but even as early as 1954 , the then Minister for Health , Enoch Powell , discovered that it became a " positive ethical duty for ( providers ) to beseige and bombard the government and force or shame them into providing more money … and then more again " ( Powell 1966 ) . |
| 14 | When Mark returned with a large wooden and discovered that it floated , he looked up and a slow smile crept over his face as he said , ‘ It 's a trick ! ’ |
| 15 | But Roberts discovered that it did not matter much where he grew up when he was driving through Southwark late one night on his way from work . |
| 16 | Controllers regained contact with the satellite after three anxious hours , and discovered that it appeared to be in full working order . |
| 17 | She found out about the work and discovered that it needed understanding and patience and was very demanding ; speech therapists have to be effective communicators , with clear and accurate speech , a sensitive ear and a good command of written English . |
| 18 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |
| 19 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |