Example sentences of "there [verb] been [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In previous elections there has been little change in the parties ' support between the final Sunday of the campaign and polling day . |
| 2 | In yet other cases there has been little attempt to intervene . |
| 3 | At the time of writing there has been little feedback from the trial period earlier this year during which forms CT 200 were completed and submitted alongside the usual accounts and computations . |
| 4 | Ever since this system was introduced there has been much criticism of the validity of basing the TDR on the profitability of the private sector , especially when used for non-commercial public sector evaluations . |
| 5 | To a greater extent than with other mathematically-based research tools there has been much difference of opinion as to its relevance and utility . |
| 6 | But in a majority of cases there has been some success , and in many instances the outcome has been very successful . |
| 7 | One suspects that somewhere along the line of the story 's forming there has been some attempt to draw a veil over the proceedings , and to protect the reputation particularly of the great Moses . |
| 8 | In the West Midlands there has been some attempt to classify the type of assistance given to each client into advice or support where support means that some action was taken by the advice worker . |
| 9 | erm In that sense , whereas of course in the case of primary schools there 've been fewer resources but of course far fewer students . |
| 10 | It means there 've been more cries for help . |
| 11 | Dinner consisted of pea soup , which Millie found quite nice — she could taste there had been some kind of pork boiled in the liquid — followed by a meat pudding . |
| 12 | Work on the Glenburrell Bridge had been slower than hoped for as there had been some discussion with the County Council as to ownership . |
| 13 | There must be hundreds of females and males out there too frightened to speak out in case they lose their jobs , because let's not forget there have been many cases in which males have been harassed or are being ha harassed . |
| 14 | Erm well why would you er get engaged in a , a contest erm with er the three warring factions , because you certainly would n't be able to con confine yourself to one , and since there 's no national interest as such , I know there have been many attempts to link er Bosnia with er peace in the world generally or with world order , in fact there is no threat er this is a civil war , strictly speaking , and th there 's no evidence that it would er sp spill over into a major war unless it was made a major war er by those er with the er forces that exist . |
| 15 | There have been many attacks on our society the trade used by taking our finances and yet , by their economic mistakes and profitization , we , the ordinary working people , pick up the bill . |
| 16 | Sinn Fein councillor Vincent Kelly claimed there have been several attempts to pressurise Mr Fox into working for British Intelligence . |
| 17 | He says there have been several instances in one council department where employees who are members of the Labour Party have been given temporary promotion . |
| 18 | Despite these technological advances there have been few developments in the method of communicating with the computer , which remains keyboard-based . |
| 19 | Since 1968–70 there have been more strikes than in the fifties and sixties , and more of them have been unofficial . |
| 20 | ‘ I should n't think there have been any shortage of women in your life who would have been delighted to make a home for you anywhere in the world ! ’ she told him waspishly , disliking the way he was making her feel a little sorry for him . |
| 21 | Er sure there have been some improvements in the materials that we use . |
| 22 | I mean , as councillor is aware in trying to move around this building there have been some changes in use of digital locks on some of the doors . |
| 23 | Just to add to what 's been said erm there , there have been some points raised er along the lines I 've mentioned and as a result of that erm it is felt that erm notification to members who are not on the application sub-committee of applications which affect their ward area could be improved and that is er I hope to be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Application Sub-Committee , so that er matter i is something which is , which is being picked up and will be considered by that sub-committee but it does give me the opportunity to say that erm the definition of a complaint i is certainly not a precise one and I certainly would n't want members of this committee to feel that I was being complacent er as a result of there only being three complaints that we received . |