Example sentences of "that thousands [prep] [noun pl] had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scandal began in September 1991 when an inquiry revealed that thousands of cheques had been drawn in excess of the account-holders ' funds at the House bank , thereby providing the offenders with limitless and interest-free credit . |
| 2 | The human rights organization Amnesty International claimed in a report published the same day that thousands of Kuwaitis had been tortured , raped and killed since the Iraqi invasion on Aug. 2 and the ensuing occupation [ see pp. 37631-41 ] . |
| 3 | While confirming that there had been widespread Iraqi brutality , Middle East Watch emphasized that no proof had as yet emerged to support allegations that thousands of Kuwaitis had been executed by the Iraqis . |
| 4 | However , Joaquín Villalobos , an FMLN commander , said that thousands of troops had been deployed to FMLN-controlled areas on Nov. 15-16 , while the Modesto Ramírez Central Front of the FMLN reported heavy troop movements into the Guazapa area , just north of San Salvador . |
| 5 | Moroccan air force attacks on the oases of Bir Lahlou , Mijic and Aguenit were reported , and Polisario claimed that thousands of nomads had been forced to take refuge in the desert . |