Example sentences of "and [vb past] [that] it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a path across the land at the side of the house and found that it led to a small wood which girdled the top of the hill on which the house was built . |
| 2 | Accordingly , Leonard investigated the connections of the dorsomedial thalamus in rats and showed that it projects to two cortical areas , one lying on the medial edge of the anterior cortex and the other on the lateral edge , in the rhinal fissure . |
| 3 | After the election the new government in November 1990 again expressed its support for the ban and confirmed that it remained in place . |
| 4 | Controllers regained contact with the satellite after three anxious hours , and discovered that it appeared to be in full working order . |
| 5 | Hofmeyr et al demonstrated this pressure surge in a term infant and postulated that it contributes to the development of periventricular and intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants . |
| 6 | Circuiting the crowd that milled around with plates and dishes in search of sustenance , she walked towards it , and saw that it led into a pleasingly arranged conservatory . |
| 7 | Meredith followed her line of sight and saw that it rested on an oldish-looking photo . |
| 8 | He saw an arc of blood , and knew that it came from his own neck . |
| 9 | A woman in a provincial restaurant ate a steak and complained that it tasted of cardboard . |
| 10 | Russell estimated the population of England at just over 21 million in 1377 , and suggested that it rose by nearly a million between then and 1545 . |