Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] been [verb] in connection " in BNC.

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1 Radio Nigeria reported on April 21 that 124 religious fundamentalists had been arrested in connection with arson attacks .
2 The government confirmed on Oct. 6 , 1989 , that 12 PFLP members had been detained in connection with rocket attacks on Israel from Jordanian territory .
3 By June 21 , 750 arrests had been made in connection with the assassination .
4 In rural areas villagers had been detained and their houses had been burned in connection with land disputes , names were given of people held for up to 10 years without charge , and many who had been detained spoke of beatings in prison .
5 Police said last night that two juveniles had been reported in connection with thefts .
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