Example sentences of "there [vb base] be [noun] over the " in BNC.

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1 There have been snags over the asking price of £1million , a record for a goalkeeper .
2 There have been instances over the years of a child who shows signs of an advanced ability in a particular direction .
3 Bassett adds : ‘ There have been opportunities over the past couple of years where clubs have shown an interest in me .
4 But there have been disappointments over the years when in the heat of excitement he seemed unable to control an over-inflammable Slavonic temperament .
5 For many years there have been worries over the increasing monopolisation of British industry , as evidenced by increased levels of both aggregate and market concentration , and for which there is little doubt that merger activity has , at times , been a major causal factor ( see e.g. HMSO 1978 , Hughes 1989 ) .
6 Whereas there have been arguments over the economic consequences of overseas war in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , there is no disagreement that renewed English intervention in Europe in the sixteenth was massively expensive to the nation .
7 ‘ Yes , there have been occasions over the past four years when my morale has been very low , ’ he told The Bookseller this week .
8 There have been occasions over the past 30 years when the attendance in this House for my speeches has not been quite as large as it is today .
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