Example sentences of "of [noun sg] there have been " in BNC.

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1 In the area of assessment there has been considerable debate in recent years among Catholic teachers .
2 This is reputed to be the funniest burlesque of music-hall there has been , and , with its stage within a stage , it ran in one form or another for thirty years .
3 Of course there had been time for two moves in the interim .
4 Of course there had been interrogation sessions in the Lubyanka , but they had been flimsy affairs , for hanging over their progress had been the sword of a man 's release .
5 Of course there had been no intention of boarding Caroline — Phil better than most of our officers , knew the score .
6 Of course there had been many Christmas parties after Maman went away , Aunt Tossie saw to that — but they were not memorable .
7 But of course there had been no communication between her aunt and Silas for three years , therefore she was unlikely to be aware of what went on at this back-blocks property .
8 Of course there 's been a lot of public controversy over the proposals for hospital trusts and fund-holding general practices , that 's part of the job .
9 Well of course there 's been the erm joining of the two Leagues back to where they should have been , you know this silly split that was erm arose over the last couple of years has been put to bed now and sorted out .
10 Of course there have been discussions between the Trust and civil servants but nothing has gone to PESC ( the expenditure talks ) . ’
11 Of course there have been some minor differences of opinion .
12 This is not an unreasonable request , unless of course there have been ‘ true ’ representations — eg an information memorandum about the Business — which may well have induced the Purchaser to start negotiations .
13 Of course there have been men , ’ she said with a toss of her head .
14 And of course there have been many moments when English art was very important on the Continent indeed .
15 Of course there has been inflation in the economy , but even so you can tell Wilko is a Yorkshireman .
16 The average age of farmers was increasing , particularly on the smaller units , but in some areas near the main centres of population there had been an influx of younger professional and semi-professional part-time farmers .
17 Over her nine years of life there 's been a serious build-up of fluid on her chest .
18 In some sectors of manufacturing there has been almost a reluctance to change .
19 In most historical works on the topic of sex there have been two broad approaches , though they are not mutually exclusive , and there has , in practice , been a considerable overlap between the two .
20 Sec. in his report remarked on the high level of activity there has been during the past year .
21 From both points of view there has been no tradition of serious , sustained , and critical debate on the limits and potentialities of the British constitution and liberal-democracy .
22 Yet throughout her period of office there has been a strong authoritarian tendency .
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