Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] have been [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack speculated that perhaps there had been some interference by a superior , or that vandals may have seen the lonely outpost as a target for action . |
| 2 | Perhaps there 'd been some trouble — some kind of scene he wanted to warn her about . |
| 3 | Apparently there 'd been this girl , Spanish or Portuguese I think , and Ollie had been giving her private lessons at his flat , and he thought she fancied him , and he 'd had a couple of Special Brews at the time and thought she was just shy , and then he tried kissing her , and it 's the old , old , sordid story , is n't it ? |
| 4 | The report was published in July 1986 and concluded that apparently there had been little work done on the effects of skill mix on patient services and that " a higher priority should be given by management to achieving the best value for money by the adoption of methods of allocating staffing resources more closely related to the needs of patients and ward objectives . |
| 5 | ‘ If only there 'd been more time , ’ said Kelly , ‘ I 'd have tried to help her work out a clear-cut characterisation , but we had a tight schedule and I left it up to her . ’ |
| 6 | I mean obviously this is nothing new , obviously there 's been this sort of thing for some time in the past , but I think what we 've got to ask ourselves is ‘ what sort of a society are we now reaping ? ’ |
| 7 | Furthermore there has been little research which has dealt specifically with Scotland . |
| 8 | Half a universe away there had been another tunic cuff , the gold braid scorched and burned so that its imprint was fused on to the skin of his arm . |
| 9 | Nevertheless there has been little interest in exploring for Zechstein gas in the North Sea and the test results so far encountered have been very discouraging . |
| 10 | He had been discharged but a year later there had been little change in his weight . |
| 11 | So far there has been little discussion of the superego for the simple reason that there has been little cause to mention it . |
| 12 | But so far there has been little sign of it . |
| 13 | And how quick it had been this time ! |
| 14 | Well there 's been some scepticism about the symbolism of , of weddings there 's also some scepticism about the reality of making that vow forever , er , which I personally have sympathy with cos I do n't see how you can say you 're going to do anything forever , but I suppose if you 've made a vow you 've got to stick with it . |
| 15 | As recent as a year ago there had been little confidence about the future for sheep with lambs selling poorly , farmers wondering whether it was worth spending money on good rams or even worth tupping their ewes . |
| 16 | Silly me — I had thought that that was party policy , but unfortunately there has been some turning of the tide . |
| 17 | Then there had been another science during which she took periodical gulps of her tea and the sleeping baby stirred and gave small pig-like grunts . |
| 18 | It had been a wet , raw winter , with the ground waterlogged and streams running high ; but at least there had been little snow and the hill passes were open , which was just as well for a journey to mid-Annandale . |
| 19 | Either there has been some mistake , or else Acamar has faded . |
| 20 | As yet there has been little research considering early retirement among women and its social meaning and impact . |
| 21 | It should not be forgotten that hazards themselves have geographical distributions yet there has been little effort in the UK to develop public domain databases . |
| 22 | Yet there have been any surprise at the decision , dismissed brusquely by DEC chief executive Robert Palmer with a curt ‘ Nothing personal . |
| 23 | In almost all villages however there has been some element of change , and usually there has been a set of related changes in which social polarization is accompanied by segregation and a shift of political power to a new ruling group , dominated by in-migrants . |
| 24 | As for changes over time in spatial disparities within the EC other than those generated by the accession of new members , Boltho ( 1989 ) demonstrates that from 1950 onwards there has been some reduction in the degree of regional income imbalance . |
| 25 | Recently there has been much discussion about new treatments for menorrhagia . |
| 26 | More recently there has been some support for an approach which interprets the contract as a whole but it is by no means unanimous . |
| 27 | Recently there has been some move towards separate specification of formatting information , typically in the form of style sheets . |
| 28 | Recently there has been more emphasis on shore-based facilities , and a fishing pier , fish drying factory and ice plant have been established at Breasclete on Loch Roag in Lewis as one of the Board 's biggest strategic projects . |
| 29 | Prior to the reform of the market in October 1986 ( see below ) all transactions were on behalf of customers but subsequently there has been much trading between market makers as well as transactions with customers as the table shows . |