Example sentences of "[noun pl] there [vb base] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past few months there have been detailed discussions ( which are continuing ) in Brussels over the technical context and allocation of funding for the new workplan . |
| 2 | This section is mainly concerned with the initial stages of rising capital for Eurotunnel but in recent months there have been growing doubts about the financial viability of the project . |
| 3 | In recent decades there have been substantial changes in the family and household experiences of people in Britain , especially in the 1980s . |
| 4 | The report points out that over the past two years there have been international hotel mergers and acquisitions worth $8.8b ( £5.5b ) . |
| 5 | Over the years there have been innumerable accidents and incidents caused by the airbrakes opening in flight . |
| 6 | One further point : the actuarial profession is firmly egalitarian and for many years there have been equal opportunities for women . |
| 7 | Over the past 15 years there have been great advances towards an ordinary life in the community for people with learning difficulties : the growth of ordinary housing ; the development of employment and education opportunities ; steps towards integration in the community and more flexible support services ; and the mushrooming of self-advocacy . |
| 8 | Over the last ten years there have been major changes in the employment structure of British society . |
| 9 | For the past number of years there have been severe cutbacks in the housing budget . |
| 10 | MI6 remains to this day a secret organisation that does not officially exist despite the fact that in recent years there have been numerous books written about its activities . |
| 11 | although in recent years there have been significant improvements in the provision of research and library facilities for M.P.s these still lag fir behind those available to their counterparts abroad . |
| 12 | Yet research into contemporary demography and statistics soon demonstrates that in recent years there have been dramatic changes in trends and patterns of marriage , divorce and cohabitation . |
| 13 | In recent years there have been feminist theologians who , far from believing there to be a gap to be bridged between past and present , have emphasized rather the continuity to be found in the situation of women . |
| 14 | In more recent times there have been numerous entries from Eastern Europe , including a pair of Russian runners in 1961 — Reljef and Grifel . |