Example sentences of "the year [ex0] have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no intention of converting Purley Depôt to a bus garage , as although of a more regular shape , its only entrance was on a busy part of the main Brighton Road and over the years there had been a number of near misses with other traffic , when trams were entering or leaving and the local press had conducted a campaign against its dangerous location . |
| 2 | Over the years there had been many tributes to her beauty and her dancing , but the one I particularly treasure appeared only recently . |
| 3 | So , over the years there had been a number of leather bags added to those under the loose floor boards beneath the bed in which she now spent her nights and , in her time , expected to die … |
| 4 | If it could be shown that over the years there had been a major redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor , this would indicate a reduction in class inequalities . |
| 5 | Over the years there have been a number of fatal towplane accidents caused by gliders getting too high and jerking the towplane into a steep dive . |
| 6 | Over the years there have been innumerable accidents and incidents caused by the airbrakes opening in flight . |
| 7 | Over the years there have been a number of relief organists amongst whom are . |
| 8 | Over the years there have been a great number of electronic games concocted for the hobbyist , including one or two cricket games . |
| 9 | Over the years there have been a number of theoretical divisions of purchases into different groups , depending on the importance of the decision to buy . |
| 10 | Over the years there have been many studies of the effects of smoking on gastric secretion . |
| 11 | Over the years there have been many modifications in an attempt to simplify the tendering procedure and improve the difficulties of administration . |
| 12 | Over the years there has been much debate on the fusion of the two branches of the profession . |
| 13 | Over the years there has been much debate as to whether or not this state of affairs is really acceptable even given the fact that these industries are highly independent bodies . |
| 14 | Throughout the year there has been a growing realisation that Scotland 's future economic prospects will be influenced to a substantial degree by the economic and political realignment which is taking place in Continental Europe . |
| 15 | Since the turn of the year there have been nods and winks that Jackson 's job was in jeopardy . |
| 16 | During the year there have been two helpful developments to that end . |