Example sentences of "[conj] [that] [ex0] had been a " in BNC.

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1 His appeal to the Court of Appeal contained five separate strands , contending that the verdict of the jury was unsafe or unsatisfactory , or that there had been a material irregularity or that there had been a wrong decision on a question of law .
2 His appeal to the Court of Appeal contained five separate strands , contending that the verdict of the jury was unsafe or unsatisfactory , or that there had been a material irregularity or that there had been a wrong decision on a question of law .
3 A report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 16 noted that China 's strategic interests in Myanma had " undergone a fundamental change " since the 1970s when China had supported anti-government insurgents operating near the China-Myanma border , and that there had been a shift towards greater economic co-operation .
4 The feedback suggested that attitudes had been changed and that there had been an increase in knowledge and skills .
5 Referring to the June draft treaty in its aims to build upon the Single European Act by strengthening co-operation on foreign and security policy , he made the point that , as the Gulf conflict had shown , there was a considerable difference between the member states , but that there had been a considerable degree of united action in supporting the new democracies in central and eastern Europe in relation to the Baltic states and in promoting the Prime Minister 's safe havens initiative .
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