Example sentences of "there [vb -s] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This is one reason there has been rampant speculation about foreign involvement in the bombings . |
| 32 | When health authorities have attempted to do so there has been immediate and vociferous opposition , forcing a rapid reversal of policy ( Salter 1992 ) . |
| 33 | The cost of tracing the damage is covered provided there has been accidental damage to the pipes or cables . |
| 34 | On occasions , current behaviour is simply a repetition of long-standing family patterns , as for example when there has been marital conflict expressed in physical violence or where a mentally ill son or daughter has had periodic outbursts of physical aggression . |
| 35 | There has been regular live coverage of the House on Westminster Live from 3.05 pm till about 3.50 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays ( including Prime Minister 's Questions ) and occasional other live coverage of both the Chamber and select committees . |
| 36 | As in other churches , there has been regular production of new hymnals in the Roman Catholic Church in recent years . |
| 37 | A party seeking to establish a course of dealing must show that there has been regular trading between the parties , and the dealing must have been consistent . |
| 38 | The regulations against which the Opposition are praying concern backdated entitlement to benefit where there has been official Department of Social Security error or where relevant evidence was not known at the time of the original DSS decision . |
| 39 | It is clear from the right hon. Gentleman 's first attempt to amend regulation 72 that the Government 's motive is to save money and administration — the motive is so absolutely blatant that I am amazed that even the Parliamentary Under-Secretary , whose eccentricities are well known , could not deny the obvious — while , at the same time , blocking or restricting back payments of entitlement , even where there has been official error . |
| 40 | Since 1972 in the UK there has been available an additional means for the achievement of the balance of payments objective : the adoption of floating exchange rates . |
| 41 | There has been continuous and continuing innovation in competitive strategy to change the ‘ rules of the game ’ , as we show in the next chapter . |
| 42 | Starting in the early days of St Cuthberts with local delivery carts , there has been continuous use of this economical form of transport , through the heyday of the horse around the turn of the century , and the rapid change to motorized vehicles in the 1920s and 30s , to the hire carriages in use today . |
| 43 | If there has been tricky manoeuvres I would have ignored the set course and followed my own , turning a circle if necessary : this was a schooling round , not an attempt to win a rosette . |
| 44 | But there has been endless comment by members of the Labour Party leadership as well as others about the outcome of the election and it is still going on . |
| 45 | For , though there has been useful progress in bringing Co-operation to attention as a credible option , it remains in the United Kingdom , far more than in some western democracies , an exceptional way of undertaking an industrial venture . |
| 46 | There has been recent concern with regard to the precipitation and aggravation of diabetes mellitus by thiazide diuretics ( Murphy et al , 1982 ) , and β-adrenoreceptor blocking agents and others used in the treatment of hypertension . |
| 47 | There has been recent interest in a phenomenon variously known as ‘ highway hypnosis ’ ( Brown , 1991 ; Wertheim , 1991 ; Williams , 1963 ) , DWA — ‘ driving without awareness ’ ( Horne , 1992 ) and DWAM — ‘ driving without attention mode ’ ( Kerr , 1991 ) . |
| 48 | In other political states during the twentieth century , there has been strong support for the view that art should serve a social purpose . |
| 49 | There has been strong speculation that Pepsi Cola are putting up the money but David Murray , Rangers ' owner and chairman who bought the club exactly a year ago yesterday , is giving nothing away . |
| 50 | In the Galloway there has been strong discrimination against red , to the extent that red animals have been falsely maligned as ‘ poor doers ’ , and today the red varieties probably have Devon , South Devon , Red Poll or Shorthorn blood . |
| 51 | At the same time there has been strong pressure from MPs to allow the House of Commons to play a more effective role in these matters . |
| 52 | In addition , there has been strong support for the proposal to reduce the scope for intimidation and fraud by requiring strike ballots to be conducted by post and to be subject to independent scrutiny . |
| 53 | However , there has been financial support from the Rochdale LEA Curriculum Development Fund , the University of Sheffield Research Fund , the Division 's own Research Initiatives Fund , and the Department of Education and Science . |
| 54 | Throughout the first three decades of our post-imperial era , equipment-cost inflation has outstripped monetary inflation , and there has been insufficient growth in the British economy to make up the difference . |
| 55 | In addition , bail may also be denied if the court thinks it necessary for the defendant 's own protection , if there has been insufficient time to enable the court to obtain enough information to reach a decision , or if the defendant has previously failed to answer to bail . |
| 56 | It is by no means the first time that there has been unacceptable , totally unsporting behaviour along such lines in that part of the world . |
| 57 | There has been limited mention of special children ( or children with special needs ) so far in this book . |
| 58 | There has been limited provision for gifted children in the past . |
| 59 | There has been limited use of a new procedure at the committee stage where evidence is taken from expert witnesses , as in the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 . |
| 60 | In France there has been partial privatization of banking , industrial , and insurance groups . |