Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] there have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each book there has been a conscious decision to focus on relatively modest domestic architecture rather than providing yet more triumphant progresses through the great set-piece country houses . |
| 2 | In that case there had been a failure to make an application to appoint an independent surveyor within the time limit in the lease . |
| 3 | Inevitably in this case there has been agreement on matters to do with regulation and standardisation ( the Capital Adequacy Directive ) , which though no doubt treated as a ‘ competition directive ’ is arguably restrictive of it . |
| 4 | In this instance there has been a remarkable convergence of evidence , from a variety of sources , on the conclusion that temporal visual areas are involved in object recognition . |
| 5 | Even in this century there have been failures . |
| 6 | In this country there has been some experimenting with different sorts of cell groups . |
| 7 | Already in this chapter there has been a discussion of the factors which appear to contribute to varying regional prosperity . |
| 8 | It would certainly be unwise to argue that in this respect there has been any fundamental change in personnel practices in recent years . |
| 9 | In early September there had been allegations by Catholic bishops in the south that government soldiers in Juba were burning homes , killing suspected SPLA sympathizers , mining roads out of the town and using civilians as human shields . |
| 10 | In previous days there had been violent clashes between students and police , which left 47 people wounded in Bamako , and there were reports of similar incidents in Gao , Sevare and Mopti . |
| 11 | I do not think that in either case there has been any failure in interpretation of the ideas proposed , but rather that accommodation has been too readily accorded . |
| 12 | There is no evidence to show what the position was at the end of the last war but in all probability there has been an improvement over the years . |
| 13 | Subsequent analysis showed that in all cases there had been significant changes in the proportions with high dependency over the decade between the censuses after age and sex standardisation ( χ 2 =18.0 , df=1 , p<0.0001 ) , and these changes were significantly different between types of care ( χ 2 =61.2 , df=6 , p<0.0001 ) ( table V ) . |
| 14 | In those days there had been no children . |
| 15 | In postwar years there has been a tendency for MPs to be even more middle-class than they were hitherto . |
| 16 | Thus in northern Nigeria there has been a long-established practice of Hausa farmers purchasing immature beef cattle at the end of the harvesting season , and feeding them on maize stalks and other crop residues during the dry season , before marketing them at the end of six months . |
| 17 | In recent decades there have been substantial changes in the family and household experiences of people in Britain , especially in the 1980s . |
| 18 | In recent year there have been several attempts to produce new kinds of keys . |
| 19 | In recent months there had been numerous incidents , in Armenia and the disputed Nagorny Karabakh enclave within Armenia , in which Armenian militants ambushed troops and raided police stations to capture weapons [ for worst such incident , in Yerevan in May , see p. 37462 ] . |
| 20 | In recent months there has been a lively debate — much of it behind the scenes — into how the hospitality industry can speak more effectively to Government . |
| 21 | This section is mainly concerned with the initial stages of rising capital for Eurotunnel but in recent months there have been growing doubts about the financial viability of the project . |
| 22 | In recent weeks there has been a war of claim and counter-claim between the board and the inspectorate about how far some of the key issues , such as fuel clad ballooning , the integrity of the steam generator and the reactor 's protection , have been resolved . |
| 23 | In recent years there had been a considerable increase in the revenue derived from tourism . |
| 24 | In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth . |
| 25 | In recent years there had been growing calls for a reform of the federal system of government , which it was argued led to costly duplication between federal , state and territorial authorities . |
| 26 | In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the role of the Sovereign in the eventuality of a hung Parliament , such as that of 1929–31 , and the general conclusion has been that her role is essentially a passive one . |
| 27 | Which is not to say that popular humour in the States is particularly nice : in recent years there has been a great demand for in-your-face racist , ethnic and misogynist stuff , as typified on the respectable side by Jackie Mason and on the unholy by Andrew Dice Clay . |
| 28 | Many fashions such as the kipper tie and the string tie have come and gone , and in recent years there has been an upsurge in the popularity of vivid colours and flamboyant designs . |
| 29 | In recent years there has been a move in UK schools to standardise scientific nomenclature , and to phase out imperial measurements in favour of metric ones . |
| 30 | Ciba-Geigy runs company management courses and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of women in these courses . |