She denied (that) there had been any cover-up.

她否认有任何隐瞒。

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There had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.

该文本被连夜做了改写。

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Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.

政府方面否认了有故意掩饰的行为。

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There had been few complaints since the Commandments were posted almost twelve years ago.

VOA: special.2011.03.17

There had been a half century that had passed since any great modern epic or romance epic had even been produced.

在过去的半个世纪中,没有任何伟大的现代史诗或浪漫史诗出现。

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and I think that since Enron and Worldcom, there had been a lot of regulatory changes

我觉得安然和世通的事情之后，有好多规章调整

美国的会计丑闻 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

On Saturday, he had admitted there had been "some mistakes, extremism in police response".

BBC: Turkey protesters return to Ankara and Istanbul streets

One passenger told the BBC the pilot had informed them there had been threats.

BBC: England

Chairman of North Devon Council, Lib Dem Geoff Fowler, said there had been "concerns all round".

BBC: Concern over councillor spending months in Philippines