Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [conj] [ex0] had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The Zaïrean authorities denied the newspaper reports , while acknowledging that there had been student unrest , and refused requests for an international inquiry into the alleged incident . |
| 3 | Whilst admitting that there had been procedural " irregularities " , Hoeveler rejected a defence motion that the charges against Noriega be dismissed . |
| 4 | The Katsina police commissioner was later quoted as saying that there had been no deaths , contrary to media reports . |
| 5 | Earlier this year , however , the state minister for primary industries , Dr Kang Yaik , had been reported as saying that there had been a " phenomenal " increase in production and that there was no need to for reductions because " exploitation is carried out very properly on a sustainable yield basis " . |