Example sentences of "[vb past] there [been] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had there been any sign of their ill-treating her he would have gone straight at them , hopelessly , with his knife alone . |
| 2 | Nor had there been any sort of cultural rethink sufficient to justify the confidence American companies were now placing in British filmmakers . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Nor had there been any talk of her — that she looked ill , or had been ill — nothing at all . |
| 5 | First , had there been any illegality of which the court should take note . |
| 6 | Had there been any trouble . ’ |
| 7 | He was not the friend Preston might have picked for that distinction had there been any rivals in the field . |
| 8 | Had there been any butterflies around they 'd have been stacked above his head three layers high , all waiting for a chance to land … |
| 9 | Eve had never felt remotely like a charity child , nor had there been any pressure on her to join the Order . |
| 10 | ‘ Had there been some sort of quarrel ? ’ |
| 11 | Had there been another voice ? |
| 12 | Had there been another reason ? |