Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] has [been] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently in the Department there has been an instance of a telephone order which has been brought to my attention by the County Council auditors . |
| 2 | ‘ There is to be a redistribution of training places because the number of unemployed in this constituency has gone down since 1987 while in the south there has been an increase . |
| 3 | ‘ There is to be a redistribution of training places because the number of unemployed in this constituency has gone down since 1987 while in the south there has been an increase . |
| 4 | In sharp contrast there has been an attempt to argue that Britain 's adherence to the sterling area was not determined by an anachronistic desire to play a world role , combined with a suspicious prejudice against integration with Europe , but was the result of a careful balancing of post-war economic needs [ Newton , 1984 ] . |
| 5 | In my judgment there is no question but that there has been a source of income in the deposit of money , and at any rate there has been an addition to a source of income here . |
| 6 | Too often in the past there has been an over-reliance on the traditional overdraft facilities in preference to term loans and equity finance , even though the latter may be more appropriate . |
| 7 | In the past there has been an assumption that pupils ' attainment will dip as a result of transfer and a settling period will be needed . |
| 8 | There is no evidence to show what the position was at the end of the last war but in all probability there has been an improvement over the years . |
| 9 | ’ That is true , and throughout the years of the a cappella renaissance there has been an undercurrent of critical dissatisfaction , stirred into existence by critics wary of complacency . |
| 10 | This has been done by an emphasis on individualism , self-help , hard work and thrift , whilst at the same time there has been an attack on collectivism and socialism as repressive and unworldly values . |
| 11 | I remind the hon. Gentleman that since we have been in office there has been an increase of 693 officers in Northumbria 's police strength . |