Example sentences of "[noun] there were reports [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By early February there were reports of large numbers of dead shellfish on beaches , an increasing number of seals were being treated for internal problems caused by oil poisoning , and a quarter of the economically important salmon-farming industry appeared to be affected by the spill . |
| 2 | In late October there were reports of heavy fighting in Kapisa and Parwan provinces north of Khabul between Hezb-i-Islami guerrillas and Uzbek fighters loyal to Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostam . |
| 3 | The next day Ljubljana radio reported troop movements , and throughout the day there were reports of overflights at low altitude by military aircraft . |
| 4 | By the following day there were reports of numerous deaths and arson attacks on Hindu and Moslem religious shrines across India despite strict security arrangements in most states . |
| 5 | In the final days before the ground assault there were reports of increasing allied artillery fire and skirmishing inside Iraqi-held territory as the allies sought to destroy those enemy fortifications — including sand ramparts known as berms , oil-filled ditches and mine fields — which had survived the bombing campaign . |
| 6 | By the end of the month there were reports of " names " in Australia , Canada and the USA taking similar action . |
| 7 | Throughout the month there were reports of serious clashes between the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , leader of the fundamentalist Hezb-i-Islami faction , and those of Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostam , the Uzbek " warlord " and effective leader of northern Afghanistan . |
| 8 | EARLY this year there were reports of a ‘ blazing row ’ after Andrew had been shown pictures of his wife with Wyatt on holiday . |
| 9 | Amid renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire there were reports of continued diplomatic initiatives . |
| 10 | Throughout April there were reports of confrontations between demonstrators and security forces . |
| 11 | For the first time there were reports of German units refusing to ‘ go over the top ’ , or surrendering too easily . |