Example sentences of "say there [verb] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Touche Ross , the receivers for Scarborough 's troubled Royal Hotel , say there has been keen interest from potential buyers and negotiations should start soon .
2 ‘ Now they say there has been secret dumping of waste from the submarines and nuclear icebreakers .
3 He says there 's been proper consultation with the local communities and the local authorities including the parish councils .
4 Tayside 's deputy chief constable William Spence , noting the report , said there had been various elements of improvement and said his force was still above the national average in detection .
5 A West German government spokesman said there had been technical hold-ups , but he was confident the refugees would leave soon .
6 He said there had been sufficient time to bring an action , and awarded costs against the parents .
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