Example sentences of "there [vb past] be many " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I finally got through to Taff to enquire about what sort of night he had had , and if there had been many casualties during the barrage , his reply was rather matter of fact . |
| 2 | There had been many amalgamations , the Transport and General Workers and many other large unions had absorbed small unions to form a formidable barrier to employers , there was less interunion rivalry and the authority of the General Council of the TUC was accepted and practically unchallenged . |
| 3 | There had been many inclined plane lifts before this one , but none having such complex features , and capable of hauling fully loaded barges still afloat in full tanks . |
| 4 | There had been many minor challenges , from earlier emperors , and from the popes , and from local bishops and nobles . |
| 5 | He assumed the visit must be one of Isobel 's whims , and there had been many of those . |
| 6 | Vlaçek had been a prize , and he had been loyal : all attempts to woo him away from de Chavigny — and there had been many — had failed . |
| 7 | Over the years there had been many tributes to her beauty and her dancing , but the one I particularly treasure appeared only recently . |
| 8 | She still had the pearls , but there had been many tears since she first wore them . |
| 9 | Trevor Radway , Chairman of the Forest of Dean Railway Company Limited , said there had been many improvements in recent times , and the railway was going from strength to strength . |
| 10 | Their action may have resulted from purely local causes : there had been many border clashes . |
| 11 | Frank confirmed that as a boy visiting relatives in the region there had been many of the old ships still about , so Brian and I decided we 'd go there , then sail down the US coast to the Caribbean , through the Panama Canal and head west to the Revillagigedo Islands which Brian had decided were his . |
| 12 | Then the farmer admitted that there had been many applicants for the job already , but each had been driven out of the stall by the horse . |
| 13 | They had been crossing a scree ; there had been many loose stones , and footing was difficult , but surely at that point they had been traversing a gentler slope , and her employer had actually been standing on a flattish stretch of granite when she had fallen . |
| 14 | Of course there had been many Christmas parties after Maman went away , Aunt Tossie saw to that — but they were not memorable . |
| 15 | In Surere 's province , there had been many transgressions , despite the loss of privilege which was the only punishment he had dared impose , though there were rumours that in some cases he would have preferred to apply the death penalty . |
| 16 | There had been many nights like this , and she had been furiously ridden before , as now , by this tireless Mighty One , face fixed in the inhuman lineaments of lust . |
| 17 | The report showed that there had been many changes and improvements since 1986 , but that some deficiencies remain . |
| 18 | On Jan. 25 , however , Tanjug quoted statements by four refugees from Shkodër who said that anti-Stalinist demonstrations had taken place there on Jan. 11 and 14 , involving up to 7,000 people ; that there had been many arrests ; and that police reinforcements were patrolling the city and the surrounding area . |
| 19 | There had been many injuries due to frostbite . |
| 20 | There had been many unsuccessful attempts to find a satisfactory solution but none of them , unlike the present invention , actually worked . |
| 21 | And when Ross had proceeded to tell all the interested spectators — of which there had been many — that he and Laura were on their second honeymoon … she 'd almost exploded with loathing of the man who was now so clearly dominating her life . |