Example sentences of "[ex0] be [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have there been many women , Leo ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Have there been any reports of missing children ? ’ he demanded . |
| 3 | Have there been any developments on the guitar synth front which you 've taken up for this album ? |
| 4 | ‘ Have there been any developments ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Have there been any claims ? ’ |
| 6 | Have there been any breaches of confidentiality or illegal use of information by search firms you have employed in the past ? |
| 7 | ( 7 ) Have there been any disputes between the seller and the lessor and/or the owners or occupiers of adjoining or neighbouring properties ? |
| 8 | He was not the friend Preston might have picked for that distinction had there been any rivals in the field . |
| 9 | Had there been any butterflies around they 'd have been stacked above his head three layers high , all waiting for a chance to land … |
| 10 | That 's right , and I think that erm , yes , there 's a notion that I find useful in talking to students that we all have a comfort zone , there are all things that we know about , that we know how to do and if anything comes up — I mean in business it might be accountancy , we do n't all know how to handle figures , and so that 's an area that we 've hived off in that area and we all know that when we do that we are , as it were , giving up a bit ; we 're saying ‘ well , I ca n't manage I just do n't have I ca n't do that , it 's not for me ’ . |
| 11 | There are all kinds of different questions we can ask about the life habits of these trilobites , which are not subject to the same kind of careful scrutiny . |
| 12 | And there are all kinds of exotic life-forms here : some of them helpful , some of them not- all with their own languages and customs . |
| 13 | The Home itself is the first place to start getting people active , and there are all kinds of things which can be done which only need a bit of imagination and common sense rather than expense . |
| 14 | I should probably update one of these days because I know there are all kinds of new things that have come out — especially things that are smaller but which sound really good . |
| 15 | There are all kinds of releases . |
| 16 | Outside , the punters mill about , largely your average indie kid , but there are all kinds of strange people on the margins ; bikers , rastas , boffins . |
| 17 | There are all kinds of art objects which display collaboration between different sorts of craftsmen . |
| 18 | " There are all kinds of members we have never met . |
| 19 | There are all kinds of giveaway which could be used in place of product samples . |
| 20 | There are all kinds of fame . |
| 21 | There are all kinds of reasons why this explanation will not work ; we mention it only to explain the origin of the term ‘ conduction aphasia ’ . |
| 22 | There are all kinds of reasons for Africa 's food problems — rich and precious land being used for cash crops instead of to grow food for local people ; a much smaller proportion of land fertile enough for cultivation than is the case in Asia or Europe ; farmers being paid such pathetic prices for food crops that they turn to coffee or tobacco in order to survive . |
| 23 | There are all kinds and levels of faith but only one God who will accept or reject us for the lives we live today . |
| 24 | When you actually have to do it , you discover that there are all kinds of problems with it in practice , but in principle the , the situation I think is completely clear . |
| 25 | There are all kinds of questions that this matter raises in my mind which have n't been addressed . |
| 26 | Well , there are all kinds of cures , from yoga to yodelling , but employees of Oxfordshire Social Services have discovered a new way of shedding the cares of the day . |
| 27 | There are all kinds of refreshing drinks made out of fruit juices — orange , mango , papaya , banana , apple , passion fruit etc , and of course there is ubiquitous coffee , which is very good and cheap here — in fact if you go into the supermarket they give you little paper cups of free coffee . |
| 28 | There are all sorts of hazards in gardens : electrical equipment which can kill if not used correctly , or if it is faulty ; tools which are easy to trip over ; garden canes , which cause many eye injuries ; loose paving and muddy surfaces ; and sharp implements and thorns . |
| 29 | Of course , there are all sorts of slogans . |
| 30 | Q. Surely there are all sorts of problems that can happen ? |