Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] there [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not a recent development ; there have been mentally handicapped people for as long as there have been people , and efforts to cope with their presence have been proceeding since the last century . |
| 2 | There have been mentally handicapped people for as long as there have been people but , before the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century , public awareness was low . |
| 3 | Airline pilots commonly have difficulty in sleeping properly after long flights , especially when there have been time-zone changes . |
| 4 | Even when there have been tensions and problems , we may have spent many out-of-work hours caring for parents , and there may be deep-rooted feelings of loss . |
| 5 | In practice , to date , pursuers ' agents by and large have tended to specify their case with as much detail as previously though there have been efforts , to date challenged successfully , to give a briefer outline not much different from the initial letter of claim . |