Example sentences of "[adj] that there had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear that there had been an implicit agreement to hold back output until a higher price was fixed . |
| 2 | The distribution of the wreckage was such that from the position of the outer wing panels more than two kilometres from the main wreckage it was clear that there had been a structural failure of both wings in the air . |
| 3 | Yet , despite Mrs Thatcher 's resolutely ‘ gung-ho ’ attitude , it was increasingly clear that there had been a general shift in Britain 's stance on Iran and the whole of the Middle East . |
| 4 | The Palace statement said the Queen 's action had been brought ‘ to make clear that there had been a breach of Her Majesty 's rights in the matter ’ . |
| 5 | It now seems clear that there had been intense military activity near Loughgall before last night 's shooting , as one eye witness recounts : |
| 6 | US State Department sources said on Feb. 12 that there had been more than 100 such attacks against allied targets since Jan. 17 . |
| 7 | Christopher Hill had always acknowledged that it was doubtful that there had been a Ranter organisation and difficult to define what ‘ the Ranters ’ as a group believed as opposed to individuals whose views came to be labelled as Ranters . |
| 8 | It was possible that he had forgotten to switch it off last night or that he was at work early , but it was also possible that there had been an intruder . |
| 9 | He seemed to be unaware that there had been a further post-duopoly review and that competition within the telecommunications industry is being opened up generally . |
| 10 | The United States based organization Asia Watch reported in May 1991 that there had been a large number of secret trials of dissidents during the previous six months . |
| 11 | The Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) news agency reported from Kinshasa on Jan. 7 that there had been an abortive coup attempt the previous month , as a result of which a number of high-ranking officers were said to have been imprisoned . |
| 12 | The Commissioners claimed purchase tax on these coins , but the House of Lords held that there had been no sale . |
| 13 | It was quite obvious that there had been a definite estrangement between her and her daughter-in-law right from the beginning . |
| 14 | I had to presume some sort of sexual relationship between the girl and him — to do otherwise would have been naive ; but for all that there had been something much more daughterly , affectionately protective , than sexual in her glance back at him . |
| 15 | ( Foreign Minister Sani Bako said on Sept. 3 in a letter to the human rights organization Amnesty International that there had been no summary executions , that seven of those arrested had just been released , and that the organization could send a mission to Niger to observe the situation . ) |
| 16 | A South African foreign affairs spokesman said on Jan. 5 that there had been contacts with Soviet representatives on a regular basis , " for example on the Namibian issue " , and " should we wish to pursue talks we would do so directly " , with no need for Hungarian or any other mediation . |
| 17 | Bhutto , who lost one of the seats she was contesting in the north-western city of Peshawar , alleged on Oct. 25 that there had been " massive fraud across the country " . |
| 18 | The Justice Tribunal Court of the state of Acre ruled that there had been insufficient evidence to convict Alves , who would now face a retrial . |
| 19 | It was apparent that there had been money at all periods except the most modem , and taste at some . |
| 20 | Lugh was certain that there had been nothing in the least bit noticeable about their journey . |
| 21 | ‘ If the parties have agreed the basis of taxation it would , I think , be an improper exercise of the court 's discretion to direct the taxation on some other basis , unless satisfied that there had been some conduct on the part of the mortgagee disentitling him to costs or to costs on the agreed basis . |
| 22 | Satisfied that there had been no accident , he cursed loudly to himself and climbed back inside . |
| 23 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
| 24 | The Reserve Bank of Fiji said in April 1990 that there had been a 23,000 net fall in the population since the 1987 coup , and that Fiji was now seeking experts from Thailand , China , Sri Lanka , the Philippines and Britain to make up the shortfall in professionals [ see also p. 36700 ] . |
| 25 | It is true that there had been a steady erosion to the pre-war image of Japan as a cheap labour economy producing shoddy goods , but the 1970s saw an explosion of interest in what lessons Japan could offer advanced industrial societies . |