Example sentences of "it transpired [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It transpired that each woman had packed up her own cake to bring to the fête . |
| 2 | It transpired that the left side of the nose splitter has been damaged , perhaps when Baldi had clipped Brundle 's Jaguar in one of his passing attempts , perhaps as a result of ‘ trapped ’ vibration from a high-speed engine misfire . |
| 3 | All that stuff about ‘ intent ’ and ‘ knowledge ’ might not save a future Exxon from damages in the American courts , if it transpired that a tanker captain was a known incompetent steering through a dangerous place . |
| 4 | It transpired that Peter Carrington and his Foreign Office team of Humphrey Atkins and Richard Luce had all resigned , and a little later it was announced that Francis Pym was to take over as Foreign Secretary . |
| 5 | It transpired that the previous day he had been in Liverpool and given an interview to the Daily Telegraph which had been interpreted to mean that we were about to call in the troops . |
| 6 | Unravelling this startling turn of events it transpired that due to the vagaries of the recording mechanism of answering machines my original message had sounded like ‘ died ’ not ‘ resigned ’ . |
| 7 | It transpired that Hush Puppies were cornmeal fritters , seasoned with eggs and beer , and very tasty . |
| 8 | It transpired that Gilbert , always a joker , had said that I was fourteen ; I was , in fact , twenty-three . |
| 9 | It transpired that both had been betrayed by a Russian agent , Hans Geyer , who using the alias ‘ Henry Toll ’ had infiltrated Gehlen 's organisation and passed on all the details of his plans to Moscow . |
| 10 | It transpired that the foundations of the chimney were inadequate , with the result that the entire structure sank some ten inches , taking floors and arches with it ! |
| 11 | It transpired that somehow the clips had twisted and become detached from the rail , causing the only fatal accidents during the entire training programme . |
| 12 | I was very annoyed over the whole business this end , when it transpired that nobody had any information on the subject either . |
| 13 | It transpired that there was a secluded roof on her house where she was wont to sunbathe totally naked . |
| 14 | It transpired that the other two had nothing to do with the post office and knew hardly any French . |
| 15 | It transpired that Medlock 's patent was badly drafted and the case hinged on the degree of hydration of the arsenic acid reagent used . |
| 16 | It transpired that Hannah was well capable of coping with this sudden celebrity status , displaying a curiously ingenuous confidence as in later months she met people ranging from royalty to hard-nosed journalists , and completely disarmed them all . |
| 17 | When we had become very curious about why none of the drains had fallen out , it transpired that she was diligently cutting an inch a day off the other end ! ’ |
| 18 | Later it transpired that the INAO ( Institut National des Appellations d'Origine des vins et eaux -de-vie ) would accept this 10% as a stock régulateur , a reserve without appellation to be kept for possible classification should any future shortfall require it . |
| 19 | It transpired that what this man really wanted to do was to strangle his mother , a desire which was both socially and morally unacceptable and had therefore to be repressed . |
| 20 | It transpired that Ojomoh 's family owned a house in Clapham . |
| 21 | It transpired that whilst setting the Corsair 's electrically-operated rudder trim for take-off , it stuck in the full right position . |
| 22 | Once he frogmarched a knocker out of a press conference , although it transpired that he could hardly wait to see what the victim wrote next . |
| 23 | It transpired that her family had moved to Tala-Tala and she could n't face the daily ten miles on foot . |
| 24 | It transpired that a large quantity of spent shells from a plane ahead went through the nose and had struck Ed . |
| 25 | So it transpired that the elusive Zephro Carnelian was a trusted roving agent for the Ordo Hydra . |
| 26 | It appears that the tea was intercepted after having been successfully landed , but during the ensuing enquiry it transpired that the bailie had also imported a considerable quantity of Swedish iron in excess of what had been found suitable by the Wigtown customs officers . |
| 27 | But anyway it transpired that there were two groups sort of working towards the same end and nobody could work out what sort of erm role each played and it was terrible . |
| 28 | Because it transpired that Galileo had not mentioned the 1616 prohibition when applying for his license , Urban felt betrayed on several counts . |
| 29 | It transpired that it had been syphoned off into private businesses . |
| 30 | It transpired that Clive had received no formal sexual education and had learned almost everything he knew about sex from Companions and sex magazines . |