Example sentences of "there [verb] be [noun] in [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When there has been trauma in her life , e.g. divorce or the death of a family member |
| 2 | There had been times in her life when she had been — if not happy , then content . |
| 3 | There had been problems in his relationship with his girlfriend and indeed he 'd come to see my firm about six months ago because of the deterioration in that relationship and had general advice then about his legal position should there be a separation . |
| 4 | There had been tears in her eyes as she crossed the road with him to Mario 's and he brought two cups of coffee and two club milk chocolate biscuits to the plastic-topped table where she waited for him . |
| 5 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 6 | Yes , there had been women in my life before I met you =M very few men in their thirties have lived like a monk . |
| 7 | There had been power in his music , she discovered . |
| 8 | I know nothing about Mr McLachlan he does not appear in Who 's Who : whether he hails from Scotland , Ireland , Korea or Czechoslovakia ; whether he is Catholic , Presbyterian or Buddhist ; whether he is married with children ( sorry , kids ) or celibate ; whether there have been tragedies in his life , or whether it has been an uninterrupted progression to his present exalted situation . |
| 9 | ‘ But there have been men in your life , Caroline . |