Example sentences of "[vb past] there [been] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never before had there been such a team put out by any club . ’ |
| 2 | Not since the fire at Alexandria had there been such a concentration of the world 's True Knowledge in one building . |
| 3 | Apparently it was convenient for BR to say that , because , had there been such a high-speed line included in the Channel Tunnel Bill , it is possible that that Bill would have fallen . |
| 4 | But Coun Wigley said he was in contact with a lot of local people and had there been such an incident he would have heard . |
| 5 | Nor had there been any sort of cultural rethink sufficient to justify the confidence American companies were now placing in British filmmakers . |
| 6 | Nor had there been any talk of her — that she looked ill , or had been ill — nothing at all . |
| 7 | At no time had there been any hint that France should try to benefit from the British embarrassment during this critical period , though the press published sharp attacks on the British policy of reprisals after the Mutiny was over . |
| 8 | Nor had there been any to the east of the water . |
| 9 | Had there been any sign of their ill-treating her he would have gone straight at them , hopelessly , with his knife alone . |
| 10 | A hundred feet would see me clear of the danger zone , and this distance I covered foot by foot , walking sideways with my face to the rocks and the rifle to my shoulder ; a strange mode of progress , had there been any to see it . |
| 11 | She lavished upon them the sort of affection she would have given to her family had there been any . |
| 12 | Eve had never felt remotely like a charity child , nor had there been any pressure on her to join the Order . |
| 13 | He was not the friend Preston might have picked for that distinction had there been any rivals in the field . |
| 14 | Had there been any butterflies around they 'd have been stacked above his head three layers high , all waiting for a chance to land … |
| 15 | Had there been any accumulated revenue account surpluses , then the deficit of 2,037,500 would have been netted off them . |
| 16 | Had there been any trouble . ’ |
| 17 | And had there been any real need to send the child away to her bridal so soon ? |
| 18 | First , had there been any illegality of which the court should take note . |
| 19 | The occasional and unfortunate accidents have been due to inadequate safety procedures , not to lack of understanding of the basic nuclear processes ; had there been some previously unknown nuclear process taking place at room temperature in solid materials and that had been somehow overlooked , then it is likely that we would have discovered this long ago in some reactor . |
| 20 | Had there been some awful dispute between London and Tehran or had the Americans done something unforgivable ? |
| 21 | ‘ Had there been some sort of quarrel ? ’ |
| 22 | Had there been another voice ? |
| 23 | Had there been another mass breakout attempt in the night for which they were all to be punished ? |
| 24 | Had there been another reason ? |