Example sentences of "that [ex0] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have agreed with the Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North that there have been criticisms by the Scottish Consumer Council as to information about bus services .
2 Pointing out that there have been blunders in the past through the introduction of inadequately evaluated methods of prophylaxis ( for example , oxygen for retinopathy of prematurity ) which , with the benefit of hindsight , would not have occurred had they been investigated properly , has all the conviction of a sermon in a secular world .
3 The hon. Gentleman knows that that allegation is untrue , but I am glad that he accepts that the quality of service has improved and that there have been improvements in the pricing of a number of British Telecom services .
4 I know that there have been improvements , but as I represent part of the country where the climate is meteorologically colder , I know that there is a great deal of scope of increases in the support that we provide for heating allowances for our elderly population .
5 It is not surprising , given the political climate of the 1980s , that there have been moves to improve the administration of public services by introducing management techniques more often associated ( in the eyes of government supporters at least ) with private enterprise .
6 Cllr Murphy , who works for MDC as a caretaker for a block of flats in Coatbridge , says he can prove that there have been cases of patronage to ensure that certain jobs went to Labour Party members .
7 The move , pending a full disciplinary hearing , follows Mr Murphy 's claims to The Scotsman earlier this month that he has evidence to support claims that there have been cases of patronage to ensure that certain jobs in the local authority went to Labour Party members .
8 The move , pending a full disciplinary hearing , follows Mr Murphy 's claims to The Scotsman earlier this month that he has evidence to support claims that there have been cases of patronage to ensure that certain jobs in the local authority went to Labour Party members .
9 An interesting finding which may also be relevant is that there have been reports of a triglyceride-enriched LDL present in diabetics , regardless of type and treatment ( Schonfeld et al , 1974 ; Mancini et al , 1980 ) .
10 He accepts that there have been changes , in particular the modern office has grown in size , but he denies that this has led to clerical workers becoming proletarian .
11 We fully accept that there have been changes in technique during this time , as described earlier , and as table 1 shows , in all sutured ileoanal anastomosis some form of mucosectomy was performed .
12 The trends observed by analysis of Table 3 suggest that there has been a steady growth in research on Scottish geology , but that there have been differences in growth rates between universities over the time interval .
13 I know it 's on the grapevine that there have been problems with the cars , but nothing 's ever been said officially .
14 The hon. Member for Newry and Armagh will be aware from his constituency that there have been problems with the preliminary investigations .
15 Certainly I I 've been aware for a while now that there have been problems at Kingslane general in terms of of break ins erm not just specifically with the launderette but with also the community room er there and certainly I I 've been engaged in making one or two suggestions about how security measures could be improved .
16 I understand that there have been complaints about the lack of announcements of future events in the Journal and elsewhere .
17 Wall 's ( 1986 ) evidence suggests that there have been fluctuations over time in patterns of who actually shares households , but that these have not been in a single direction .
18 It is certainly the case that there have been debates , often acrimonious ones , between self-styled multiculturalists and antiracists .
19 Jenny Dereham , editor of the Wainwright series , acknowledges that there have been protests , and says that Michael Joseph will consider a meeting with the objectors to discuss the possibility of republication , with revisions , at some future date .
20 Bromley admits that there have been reductions in ITV 's coverage .
21 Recently I 've heard that there have been advertisements on the television and people say the doctors give you 50 rupees if you go for the sterilisation operation .
22 What about the persistent reports , sir , that there have been deaths in the prison ?
23 I accept that , and I admit that there have been occasions when I and other hon. Members have blackmailed various organisations , including British Rail , with the amount of time that we would take in the House unless they did something to improve the position of our constituents .
24 He says that there have been occasions when he 's had a gun held to his head and been told to operate on someone 's brother first , or he 'd be shot .
25 And unless we happen to be absolute saints , I 'll bet most of us would admit that there have been occasions when we would willingly have ‘ divorced ’ our young ourselves …
26 B has petitioned the European Commission of Human Rights , alleging that there have been violations of the European Convention of Human Rights .
27 If Japan represents one possible path towards postmodernity , it is clear that there have been winners and losers in this development .
28 In support of this they indicate that there have been worries about the ability of the Monopolies Commission to maintain consistency across its investigations .
29 We regret very much the fact that there have been job losses in the defence industry — of course — and the figure is 25,000 — If the hon. Gentleman will not even listen to the reply to his argument it is his loss .
30 It is true that there have been spurts in the divorce-rate as legislation becomes more and more permissive towards divorce .
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