Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [noun prp] have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon after 6 a.m. the rebels took control of Radio Nigeria ( situated 300 metres from the barracks ) , announcing that Babangida had been deposed and the governing Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) dissolved , and stating their political objectives . |
| 2 | Anna chattered on and on , explaining that Nicolo had been called away early on business . |
| 3 | Mitra attacked a secret visit by Ramos to Switzerland in mid-February , hinting that Ramos had been seeking foreign funds for his campaign . |
| 4 | The Court side-stepped the issue by noting that Namibia had been listed on the agenda of the Security Council as a ‘ situation ’ not a ‘ dispute ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , considering that Siban has been ordered to Kinsai , I think the Kha-Khan might be indicating a preference , do n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | On Nov. 26 The Washington Post quoted Abdel Razzaq Saqer , a spokesman for the Kuwaiti government-in-exile , as saying that Majid had been shot and killed by members of the Kuwaiti resistance . |
| 7 | Supporters tearful , this woman saying that Russia had been reborn , that she 'd never known such happiness . |
| 8 | ‘ When we were waiting to be questioned by the police , Doug Wilson was saying that Rodney had been making a play for Angy and hinting that he might have got somewhere . ’ |
| 9 | Before long , Maudie had a baby — and soon after that , a telegram arrived saying that Arnold had been killed in action . |
| 10 | Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q. |
| 11 | Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q. |
| 12 | Assuming that Short had been playing it straight , then there remained the question of who stood to lose if Pendero won . |
| 13 | Jacqueline will subsequently deny knowing that Christopher had been killed , though she and Tommy spent that Monday night alone at Christopher 's flat . |
| 14 | Judging that Miller had been snoring long enough , he shook him till he woke , and made him drive to Turnhouse . |
| 15 | Fleury was quite wrong in thinking that Miriam had been nourishing amorous ambitions as far as the Collector was concerned ; on the contrary , throughout the siege she had taken great pains not to allow her feelings to attach themselves to any individual man . |
| 16 | Mrs Phillips ' sister Bernadette Morrow , told the inquest that the death had left her and her family feeling that Stephen had been neglected . |
| 17 | One may well blame politicians for much Middle East misery , as Mr. Cleaver maintains , but without forgetting that Palestine has been partitioned a number of times . |