Example sentences of "[pron] emerged that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to look at alternative means of toughening the law on Scotland 's knife thugs after it emerged that urgently-awaited legislation has been edged out of the parliamentary timetable . |
| 2 | It emerged that chief executive Phillip Kaye has reduced his stake from 8m shares to 6m ( 3.2 p.c. ) , selling out at 59½p . |
| 3 | However , in reports between April 30 and May 2 quoting human rights activists , it emerged that 42 people had been killed and that 28 others were seriously wounded by the security forces . |
| 4 | The credibility of the European Community scheme under which clean beaches are awarded a " blue flag " has been seriously undermined after it emerged that blue flags had been awarded to 11 beaches in Italy which the government had previously registered as too dirty for bathing . |
| 5 | It emerged that two versions of the job advert existed , the second offering the job at £29.50 for a 40-hour week . |
| 6 | Later , it emerged that Caledonian Mining had sought a controlling interest rather than an outright takeover , but had been turned down by the consortium . |
| 7 | It emerged that large cash payments had been made to four government ministers in return for relinquishing their portfolios . |
| 8 | Although not in a sense surprising , the impact of the bare facts is nonetheless considerable : for it emerged that these women spent an average of over three hours on weekdays on various caring activities compared to the 13 minutes offered by men ! |
| 9 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |