Example sentences of "there [verb] been [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every day there 've been two to three flights taking off from Zagreb and flying across disputed territory to Sarajevo . |
| 2 | Similar escapes in the past — there 've been 16 in 2 years — have prompted officials of the Prison Officers ' Association to suggest video camera surveillance of the blind spot . |
| 3 | From that date , certain tram and trolleybus depôts and bus garages were renamed , in cases where there had been one of each bearing the same name . |
| 4 | He assumed the visit must be one of Isobel 's whims , and there had been many of those . |
| 5 | All three were aware that the King and Queen had , after four years of war , come to represent to their subjects all that was best in the domestic and public virtues , and that there had been current for some time an idea of presenting to them a gift as a mark of national respect , thanks and loyalty . |
| 6 | The move was intended to increase the number of successful prosecutions , of which there had been 14 since 1980 , for neo-Nazi activities . |
| 7 | Ralph Preece , administrative receiver from Touche Ross , said there had been 145 over Darlington-based Stepfind Ltd , which owns four nursing homes in the region . |
| 8 | So from the beginning of 1972 there have been involved in five major enquiries relating to Northern Ireland a former Lord Chancellor ( twice ) , a present and a former Lord Chief Justice , a Lord of Appeal , and a High Court judge . |
| 9 | Between the 17th century and the present day , there have been hundreds of detailed sightings of terrifying creatures at sea . |
| 10 | Until 1947 des Forges and Harber give about 17 records , and there have been six since 1964 . |
| 11 | Local people there have been worried for some time about safety factors which affect the tunnel . |
| 12 | There have been 2 by local newspapers and both show our support more or less the same as it was back in 87 with a substantial drop in Liberal Democrat support and a substantial rise in support for Labour . |
| 13 | He reacts strongly to any suggestion — and there have been several over recent months — that his emotional ups and downs are part of a manic-depressive syndrome . |