Example sentences of "there has [be] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 But elsewhere , despite quite a bit of stodge , there has been evidence of lively and ( that old critical standby ) interesting , if not necessarily very innovative , work from a wide range of quarters .
2 The first documentary reference is in the Domesday Book of 1086 , but there has been evidence of Roman and Saxon occupation .
3 Herbivores are , of course , also affected by the carnivory regime , weather , and other physical features , but , in the groups of plants that have survived the animal onslaught , there has been evolution of defensive features , both physical and chemical .
4 There is a considerable volume of commentary stemming from Locke 's Some Thoughts Concerning Education ( 1693 ) , and from the reception of Rousseau 's Emile , first translated in 1763 , but this is mainly ideological , although there has been discussion of Locke 's attitude to what should be taught in straightforward histories of education .
5 Suffice to say , however , that there has been noise deletion ( pertaining to the surface noise from both lacquer and tape masters ) and there has been adjustment of level by way of compensation .
6 There has been criticism of the group 's wheeling and dealing which came to a head with the surprise sale of the William Hill / Mecca betting shops chain to Brent Walker .
7 While there has been criticism of Mr Lamont 's performance during the election campaign , Mr Major admires the way his Chancellor has withstood the criticism and held firm to tough economic policies .
8 On this subject , there has been criticism of Nikolai Gubyenko for turning the remains of the old Soviet Ministry of Culture into a Russian centre for the creative intelligentsia .
9 First , there has been criticism of the role of the ‘ market ’ in the theoretical position of writers such as Clarke .
10 Fourth , there has been criticism of the failure of the human capital theory to distinguish sufficiently between the contribution made to economic growth by different levels of education or by different subjects which , it has been claimed , has meant an unwarranted expansion of university education and of non-technical subjects .
11 So there has been criticism of the growth of patronage and of the extent to which bodies which are paid for by the taxpayer are not fully accountable to Parliament for their actions .
12 There has been criticism of the methodological validity and statistical soundness of the review of RAWP .
13 There has been criticism of my buying but most were hired in a crisis when I was down to eight fit men .
14 So there has been oppression of the minority in Northern Ireland .
15 In particular there has been appreciation of the medieval tradition in this respect .
16 Although several European countries have legal controls on such activities , in the U.K. the law has not been extended in this way , though there may be legal remedies in some cases for those who believe they have been harmed by the use to which the surreptitiously collected information has been put : if , for example , unauthorised entry on to property has occurred , or if there has been breach of confidence or copyright , or if conspiracy to commit a crime , civil wrong , public mischief or some outrageously immoral act can be proved .
17 There is sufficient pasture now for up to 3000 sheep , and there has been talk of introducing a Scottish blackface flock .
18 There has been talk of Johnston moving on , but within a minute of Wright 's goal he gave Everton and Kendall a precious equaliser .
19 She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America and there has been talk of her working on a new ITV soap called Routes .
20 For years there has been talk of building a road and railway along the shore to link Aswan with Wadi Halfa , the first town inside Sudan .
21 There has been talk of one or two members taking a trip to Llandrindod in Victorian week — Social Secretary .
22 In fact , there has been talk of it taking up to four years to give effect to this , during which time who knows how many young people will die , while the Home Office and the Home Secretary drag their feet ?
23 There has been talk of a commitment to do away with slopping out by 1994 .
24 Henderson is aware that there has been talk of Lennie being lured away but he is confident that the Boro boss will stay and see the Boro into a new era of success .
25 Mr Andrew Mitchell , prosecuting , said : ‘ There has been no loss to the British Government but there has been avoidance of currency restrictions . ’
26 There has been difference of opinion not merely over the content of any explanation , but also over what would count as an explanation .
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