Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] was discover that " in BNC.

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1 Two days after its signing , Joyce went to England and joined the army , but was discharged when it was discovered that he was only sixteen .
2 But this question was quickly resolved when it was discovered that Coggan much preferred moving to York and not London .
3 The skin ended up in the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen and it was only when the corpse was examined that it was discovered that sulukongur was in fact a female !
4 This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion .
5 This new decision , however , was overruled when it was discovered that its passage would require a larger majority .
6 These suspicions were fuelled when it was discovered that one of those killed was not employed at the mine .
7 A section of motorway had to be shut when it was discovered that the bridge was structurally unsafe .
8 The interviews were already published when it was discovered that he was an impostor .
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