Example sentences of "there had been [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There had been opposition from local residents . |
| 32 | There had been indications in late 1990 that the security forces faced an upsurge in demonstrations in protest at the transmigration of non-Timorese into East Timor [ see p. 37861 ] . |
| 33 | Agitation over the Irish question had assumed the proportions of a major political threat in the 1860s , bread riots were not unknown in London in this period , and in the shadow of the second Reform Bill of 1867 there had been occasions of political violence over voting reforms . |
| 34 | This semi-audible remark made me uneasy — that there had been debate at all on my utility — so much so that I wished I had never heard it . |
| 35 | Ayatollah Khamenei , Iran 's spiritual leader , in a speech on June 10 said that there had been disorder in three towns ( Mashad , Shiraz and Arak ) where a small and subversive counter-revolutionhad taken advantage of the authorities ' leniency ; he warned municipal institutions not to provide pretexts for the stirring up of further disturbances . |
| 36 | There had been applause for all the ‘ fraternal delegates and distinguished visitors ’ including Fianna Fail , Fine Gael and Labour . |