Example sentences of "were [verb] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the government 's announcement army veterans from the civil war in the south were reported to have staged a sit-in on the bridge between Khartoum and Omdurman , customs officers to have called for an all-out strike by civil servants " to put an end to the military regime " and tens of thousands of protesters to have taken to the streets of Omdurman on Feb. 9 . |
| 2 | Gunmen were reported to have boarded a UN relief plane at Kismayu , southern Somalia , on Nov. 23 and robbed the passengers and crew . |
| 3 | Repeated suggestions that the Mafia was behind extortion rackets on the island , sheltering behind Italian business investments , were reported to have prompted a declaration by the separatist National Front for the Liberation of Corsica ( FNLC ) that it would in future " intervene militarily " to halt Mafia activity . |
| 4 | Junior officers were reported to have fought a gun battle on Feb. 9 with the former army chief , Andrew Jamangile , and three other officers , later arrested . |
| 5 | Much was made in the media of the activities of Winnie Mandela 's Soweto bodyguards , nicknamed the " Mandela United Football Club " , who were said to have led a reign of terror in the township , at which she had connived . |
| 6 | Detectives were said to have uncovered a plot by ‘ militant extremists ’ to use the march as a pretext for attacking buildings and police officers . |
| 7 | At that time Soutine was painting turbulent and violent landscapes and the two were said to have shared a studio at Cagnes-sur-Mer owned by a M. Nicolai , the proprietor of the general store . |
| 8 | Only enhanced staffing and , in particular , the PNP coordinators were thought to have made a slight to moderate impact . |
| 9 | In the final days of the occupation the Iraqis were alleged to have perpetrated a reign of terror within the city , including random killings , rape , the destruction of many public buildings and the seizure of up to 5,000 Kuwaiti citizens who were believed to have been taken to Iraq as hostages . |
| 10 | The Krays was the centre of some controversy when it was released earlier on this year , partly because the brothers were rumoured to have made a profit from it . |
| 11 | Leaseholders were found to have experienced a variety of problems with the management of their block , including failure on the landlord 's part to carry out repairs , too little or excessive refurbishment , estimates ‘ rigged ’ by landlords or managing agents , failure to consult leaseholders and difficulty in obtaining information about accounts and insurance . |
| 12 | The kidnappers were believed to have demanded a ransom from Unocal , which operated a power plant in Laguna Province and had reportedly received demands from the NPA to pay US$5,000,000 in " revolutionary taxes " . |