Example sentences of "been [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their personal lives there had been parallels that had drawn them close and formed a bond between them ; not least the loss of both their wives some ten years back . |
| 2 | In this sense , then , there have obviously been continents that have been lost — either subducted back into the mantle or fused onto others . |
| 3 | Both within sociolinguistics and outside of it there have been discussions that appear to attack quantitative method for making claims about causation and correlation . |
| 4 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 5 | There had been signs that some of the cabins had been occupied by women . |
| 6 | In the past year he had been restraining the army and trying for a political settlement ; and there have been signs that Tamil extremists may be prepared to talk about autonomy rather than secession . |
| 7 | This season there have been signs that Jane 's early talent is budding anew . |
| 8 | It had not , as it turned out , been Jim that had made the happiness for her , but the house itself . |
| 9 | This competition has eluded United since its inception in 1961 , and after last season 's defeat by Sheffield Wednesday there must have been doubts that they would ever win it . |
| 10 | First , when there has been confrontation , it has been religion that has yielded in the end . |
| 11 | Last time I met him , he said that words attributed to him in the House had not been words that he had uttered . |
| 12 | I do n't know oh They 've been telly that Tom give us , that give us and then I did n't put on |
| 13 | Playing for your province does n't count , but it has been practice that if a player is banned at club level , he is n't considered for selection at that time . |
| 14 | If a club has finished its league and cup programme , then it has also been practice that any ban imposed wo n't take effect until the start of next season , so as not to prevent the player taking part in close-season and pre-season tournaments . |
| 15 | Er I 've always er , I do n't think I e I b th whenever I 've been unhappy with work it 's been work that I 've allowed myself to do for ulterior motives , for money or whatever I m The things I 've done er even th the things that have been unsuccessful th if I 've wanted to do them , I 've been able to live with that . |
| 16 | Since the opening of the Torpoint turnpike , around 1820 , it has been Sheviock that now stands on the main thoroughfare . |
| 17 | There has been speculation that the body was booby-trapped before it left Awiel , and may have been timed to explode in mid-air . |
| 18 | Lambert has been widely criticised and there has been speculation that the controversy could lead to his departure from the FT . |
| 19 | Recently there has been speculation that the generally disappointing effects of hypotensive drug therapy in mildly hypertensive subjects may result from the deleterious metabolic side-effects of the agents themselves Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Research Group ( 1982 ) . |
| 20 | There has been speculation that Sun will not build another generation of desktop workstations , but will instead design and license . |
| 21 | There has been speculation that a Carrier Battle Group of the Royal Navy would be sent to the Red Sea to relieve an American unit for redeployment to the Gulf ; and that this would be based on HMS Invincible . |
| 22 | Since US food giant Philip Morris bought Jacobs Suchard in 1990 , ostensibly for its coffee business , there has been speculation that Cadbury might bid for the Suchard chocolate business . |
| 23 | In each of the last four games there 's been speculation that Lou Macari was taking charge of Stoke for the last time . |
| 24 | While Chaovalit 's own position had remained unresolved , however , there had been speculation that Chatichai ( who then held the Defence portfolio himself ) would block Suchinda 's candidature with a nomination of his own . |
| 25 | Regarding Afghanistan ( on which there had been speculation that an agreement on a ceasefire was imminent , in view of recent political developments in the country and an unexpected visit by President Najibullah to Moscow in the week preceding the Irkutsk talks ) , both sides agreed on the need for elections , but remained at odds over the transition process . |
| 26 | There had been speculation that soldiers alleged to have been involved in the Tchin-Tabaradene massacre of perhaps hundreds of Tuareg dissidents in May 1990 [ see pp. 37703 ; 37811-12 ] , now fearing justice , might launch a pre-emptive mutiny . |
| 27 | There had been speculation that the group might be following a secret agenda to regain total power , the agency noted . |
| 28 | Oh , there had been speculation that Scawsby was wrong and the Scotsman had died because of some strange seizure . |
| 29 | There has been speculation that he might have been the ideal Tory candidate for the Hexham seat if he had not already given his allegiance to Langbaurgh . |
| 30 | There had been speculation that Mr Patten would miss a self-imposed deadline and postpone publication of the legislation to allow negotiations with Beijing . |