Example sentences of "confirmed what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee carried out a range of fascinating research and confirmed what the public knew already , namely that the ham sandwiches available in motorway cafeterias had a tendency to be ‘ thin , tasteless ham in soggy bread ’ . |
| 2 | One glance confirmed what the noise had already told him . |
| 3 | Muller helped Natal beat Transvaal 14–13 in the Currie Cup final , and his display confirmed what the Springbok selectors suspected — they have a star on their hands . |
| 4 | Sharpe told Ziegler what he knew , which merely confirmed what the Prussian Captain had already discovered for himself . |
| 5 | His ear confirmed what the electronic bug had told him shortly before he had entered the suite , namely that there was no sound of movement from within the bedroom , or its adjacent bathroom . |