Example sentences of "[adv] there [verb] be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack speculated that perhaps there had been some interference by a superior , or that vandals may have seen the lonely outpost as a target for action . |
| 2 | Perhaps there 'd been some trouble — some kind of scene he wanted to warn her about . |
| 3 | Apparently there 'd been this girl , Spanish or Portuguese I think , and Ollie had been giving her private lessons at his flat , and he thought she fancied him , and he 'd had a couple of Special Brews at the time and thought she was just shy , and then he tried kissing her , and it 's the old , old , sordid story , is n't it ? |
| 4 | The report was published in July 1986 and concluded that apparently there had been little work done on the effects of skill mix on patient services and that " a higher priority should be given by management to achieving the best value for money by the adoption of methods of allocating staffing resources more closely related to the needs of patients and ward objectives . |
| 5 | ‘ If only there 'd been more time , ’ said Kelly , ‘ I 'd have tried to help her work out a clear-cut characterisation , but we had a tight schedule and I left it up to her . ’ |
| 6 | If only there had been some worked examples , we may have been able to follow the article . |
| 7 | I mean obviously this is nothing new , obviously there 's been this sort of thing for some time in the past , but I think what we 've got to ask ourselves is ‘ what sort of a society are we now reaping ? ’ |
| 8 | Furthermore there has been little research which has dealt specifically with Scotland . |
| 9 | During the last 12 months or so there have been several major developments which will influence the international economic climate in which we all operate . |
| 10 | And finally there have been some items in some of the national newspapers recently concerning university science parks . |
| 11 | Thus there has been some significant organizational development in the industry even since 1985 when Table 11.1 was drawn up . |
| 12 | Elsewhere there 's been little new activity but some notable flashes including Tragedy ( F7c+ ) by John Arran , Defcon 3 ( F7c ) by Richard Davis and New Dawn ( F7c ) by Ian Vickers . |
| 13 | Generally there has been little quantitative analysis of precisely how individual households adjust their expenditure behaviour in response to VAT changes and the aim of this project is to fill this gap . |
| 14 | Already there have been many studies of the effect of unemployment on health ; do they give useful results ? |
| 15 | Half a universe away there had been another tunic cuff , the gold braid scorched and burned so that its imprint was fused on to the skin of his arm . |
| 16 | Nevertheless there has been little interest in exploring for Zechstein gas in the North Sea and the test results so far encountered have been very discouraging . |
| 17 | He had been discharged but a year later there had been little change in his weight . |
| 18 | But so far there has been little sign of it . |
| 19 | So far there has been little discussion of the superego for the simple reason that there has been little cause to mention it . |
| 20 | ( While so far there have been some falls in prices , basically in the South , the national price picture has remained positive . ) |
| 21 | Now there have been some allegations flying around that there are people in the parliamentary Labour Party who want to get rid of that link and I want to categorically say that there is no serious figure in the Labour Party who shares that opinion there 's no one in the G M B group who takes that view there 's no one in the Shadow Cabinet and what is more , I know from my own personal experience , and my dealings with him over thirty years , that there is no greater supporter of the trades union link than John Smith himself ! |
| 22 | Until now there have been few reports on hepatic failure caused by disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation . |
| 23 | Up until now there have been few clues provided about his private life . |
| 24 | Well there 's been some scepticism about the symbolism of , of weddings there 's also some scepticism about the reality of making that vow forever , er , which I personally have sympathy with cos I do n't see how you can say you 're going to do anything forever , but I suppose if you 've made a vow you 've got to stick with it . |
| 25 | As recent as a year ago there had been little confidence about the future for sheep with lambs selling poorly , farmers wondering whether it was worth spending money on good rams or even worth tupping their ewes . |
| 26 | Silly me — I had thought that that was party policy , but unfortunately there has been some turning of the tide . |
| 27 | Unfortunately there have been some problems and delay in getting them reprinted , and we have now decided with Margot to re-launch the campaign with a new logo , new stickers and leaflets . |
| 28 | Little more than a year earlier there had been that never-to-be-forgotten encounter at the inn . |
| 29 | Let us assume that someone , speaking of George , utters : ( 10 ) he certainly did n't make the comments audible On the assumption that the adjective is here a predicate qualifier , George is innocent of responsibility for the comments which were audible , if indeed there have been any such remarks at all . |
| 30 | Indeed there have been several recent cases ( for example , ones involving alleged sexual abuse ) in which wide-ranging injunctions have been issued to protect the welfare of children who may otherwise have been exposed to unwelcome publicity . |