Example sentences of "and [pron] was [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sure enough , next day saw a procession , only Lamb and Hussain passing thirty , although Smith batted for an hour with a broken finger and it was revealed that Hussain had been playing for five weeks with a broken bone in his wrist and Lamb had a cracked elbow .
2 His education was completed by a year of studies in Aberdeen , and it was determined that engineering should be his profession , after an apprenticeship as a mason .
3 It was this option which was chosen , and it was suggested that closure should probably take place when the combined population of the two hospitals dipped below the 1,000 mark .
4 A member of the group mentioned that an uncle of his , a retired coal miner , had been telling him about Highlander , and it was suggested that Highlander might be willing to help in some way .
5 Seeds from the faeces of three species of mammal were subjected to various light treatments and it was found that passage through two of them reduced the effectiveness with which exposure to far-red light overcame the effects of previous exposure to red light .
6 The fall in output had affected employment , especially in urban areas , and it was estimated that unemployment stood at 4 per cent in 1989 , double the previous year 's figure .
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