Example sentences of "been a [noun] in [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary of State did not tell us that there had been a change in circumstances since the Government rejected the Prior report . |
| 2 | ‘ And that 's something else you do n't know , there 's been a revolution in buses as well . |
| 3 | There had been a revolt in Alexandria and the Caliph 's army , Mowbray 's group amongst them , had massed outside the city : the air thick with the beat of their kettledrums , the wind snapping at the huge green banners , and the silver crescents on the standards dazzling in the scorching sunlight . |
| 4 | In the main it causes few problems , but in recent years there has been a rise in cases that cause conflict for the advice worker . |
| 5 | It has long been a nightmare in Moscow that the region could be highly vulnerable to Islamic militants from the indigenous population 's ethnic and religious brothers across the borders in Afghanistan and Iran . |
| 6 | It has long been a nightmare in Moscow that the region could be highly vulnerable to Islamic militants from the indigenous population 's ethnic and religious brothers across the borders in Afghanistan and Iran . |
| 7 | There may , however , have been a diminution in tribute and revenues from possibly less securely held border regions and it would be surprising if the political problems of this period were not at least a factor in what has been called a ‘ drastic economic collapse ’ |
| 8 | Certainly there has been a slump in revenue as competition and discounts bite , but the implication is that if IBM can somehow improve its margins again , the mainframe business will remain a money-spinner . |
| 9 | There had been a shortfall in applicants and in funds : |
| 10 | ‘ His father had been a solicitor in Medewich before he died and he knew the Bishop , so he came here as an administrator . |
| 11 | ‘ We agree there has been a breakdown in communications but hope that from now on we can work together in an open and constructive manner towards our common goal a first class haematology unit run by a first class team of doctors and nurses . |
| 12 | The biggest initiative has been the virtual nationwide provision of two-year part-time course for full-time teachers leading to Certificates in Education ( FE ) , but there has also been a growth in Diploma and higher degree courses and there seem likely soon to be additional initial BEd . |
| 13 | Since then , however , there has been a decline in numbers and in 1981–2 enrolments totalled some 5,400 . |
| 14 | In recent years , fraud cases involving professionals had received a lot of publicity in Scotland , but there had also been a surge in mortgage and cheque frauds , primarily at the expense of banks . |