Example sentences of "it [vb past] that [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Aug. 18 , however , the UK government did an about-turn when it announced that 1,800 soldiers would be placed at the disposal of the UN in order to ensure the protection of humanitarian convoys in Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 2 | It reported that nine people had been released in January , and one other released on bail . |
| 3 | Nalgo said it estimated that 100,000 jobs will be lost in local government and the health service in the next financial year . |
| 4 | It assumed that 27 vehicles had been involved , closing both carriageways . |
| 5 | Briefly , it stated that sixty-six coupons had been considered adequate for normal use . |
| 6 | In a recent survey for the Glenpatrick News , it showed that twenty percent of the Elderslie workforce have twenty five or more years service . |
| 7 | This one-man effort had its advantages , for it meant that one mind was responsible for the training , rather like the method which our Lord followed with his disciples , or the Buddha with his . |
| 8 | No two boys and a girl , so it meant that two boys have to share a bedroom which they were n't doing in that other house and David 's been unemployed well |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It emerged that two versions of the job advert existed , the second offering the job at £29.50 for a 40-hour week . |
| 11 | It appeared that 30 Estonians had attempted to seize premises currently belonging to the Russian military , but due to be handed over to Estonia . |
| 12 | It appeared that 12 cousins were at Mr Farrington 's funeral . |
| 13 | Until recently , it appeared that 300 megabytes was probably the limit of the technology but now magnetic media enthusiasts are talking about gigabytes ( thousands of megabytes ) soon becoming commercially available . |