Example sentences of "[vb past] there have been [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most of the areas in which riots occurred there had been a breakdown in community/police relations ; the public distrusted the police and they had no confidence in the police complaints machinery . |
| 2 | And then on the left hand side the old houses continue and the female I interviewed er I reckoned there had been a house there that had been knocked down , and they built a wee bungalow . |
| 3 | The broadcast , which featured Mr Hurd , Foreign Secretary , and Mr Heseltine , Environment Secretary , acknowledged there had been a recession which had caused pain for some people . |
| 4 | Not entirely to my surprise , I discovered there had been a frenzy of activity in my absence , and number four hundred and fifteen had come and gone . |
| 5 | But he had paid part of that apothecary 's bill that very morning , and the attorney to whom the bailiff took him agreed there had been a mistake . |
| 6 | But as he cut into one using a power saw , an alarm sounded , and he realised there 'd been a leak of radioactive tritium gas . |
| 7 | Later he admitted there had been a misinterpretation about the exchange . |
| 8 | The researchers concluded that ‘ one may infer that many felt there had been a conflict between studying for interest 's sake and studying for examination success ’ . |
| 9 | Mr Sawyer , chairman of the party 's home policy committee which co-ordinated the work of the seven policy review groups , insisted there had been no sacrifice of principles . |
| 10 | Rod Hunt , defending , said Walker insisted there had been an argument earlier and believed he was challenged when he went out into the street . |
| 11 | But if they thought there had been a miscarriage of justice Dr Courtney would come under new scrutiny . |
| 12 | ‘ When we arrived at the house it appeared there had been an attempt to destroy literature by burning it . |
| 13 | They said there 'd been a fire , some of the files had gone missing years back . |
| 14 | Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard said there had been a lack of ‘ good quality , safe , stimulating and affordable ’ childcare for the over-fives . |
| 15 | She recollected fast and said there had been a development in the case during the evening . |
| 16 | I leant out of the bedroom window and there was a man waiting there who said there had been a car crash and could he telephone . ’ |
| 17 | ADSS secretary John Ransford said there had been a move away from domestic are to personal care . |
| 18 | He said there had been a number of occasions in the past two years where a helicopter from Prestwick had failed to reach the area due to low cloud , while Lossiemouth helicopters frequently had to make considerable detours round the east coast . |
| 19 | But she said there had been no discussion about internment . |
| 20 | Asked whether he had screened the Yugoslavs before they were sent back , he said there had been no requirement under the order . |
| 21 | He said there had been no talks with the new Mercury-US West consortium about establishing a joint transmission network for the new mobile phones network . |
| 22 | However , Mr Wilson said there had been no accidents at the garage since it opened in 1925 . |
| 23 | The striker , married with two young daughters , said there had been no unpleasantness or ‘ aggravation ’ before the game . |
| 24 | Only one social worker among 25 respondents said there had been no change in any dimension . |
| 25 | In reply to a question from Coun. Alan Robinson , Mr Collin said there had been no problems finding time for special poll tax sessions at the magistrates court . |
| 26 | The mother first went to the school which was by now shut , but she found the caretaker who said there had been no event that might have kept anyone late at school that day . |
| 27 | A Foreign Office spokesman said there had been no deals with terrorists . |
| 28 | A Foreign Office spokesman said there had been no deals with terrorists . |
| 29 | Airport officials said there had been no hint of trouble until radio contact was suddenly lost three minutes from touchdown . |
| 30 | Staff at the gaol said there had been no indication that he might try to take his life . |