Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [been] widely " in BNC.

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1 With the NLD leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Gen. ( retd ) Tin U respectively under house arrest and in prison , Kyi Maung had been widely regarded as the country 's principal unconstrained opposition figure .
2 Winner of the South African Grand Prix on Sunday , Prost had been widely expected to be banned for one or more races or heavily fined .
3 Judge McKinnon had been widely criticized for comments made during his hearing of a case of inciting racial hatred .
4 Guerreiro had been widely criticized among environmentalists and Indian organizations for failing to take a sufficiently active role in defending native peoples ' interests .
5 Following the killing of Judge Giovanni Falcone on May 23 [ see p. 38896 ] , Borsellino had been widely tipped as the probable appointee to head a new anti-Mafia judicial body planned by the Italian government .
6 Voorhoeve had been widely criticized within the party for the decision to withdraw support from the previous CDA-VVD coalition in May 1989 , which precipitated the early election and a serious setback for the VVD .
7 The change made by John Smith had been widely anticipated .
8 Concepcion had been widely accused of using his office to promote the interests of his family .
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