Example sentences of "been [noun] [that] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This season there have been signs that Jane 's early talent is budding anew . |
| 2 | I do n't know oh They 've been telly that Tom give us , that give us and then I did n't put on |
| 3 | There has been speculation that Sun will not build another generation of desktop workstations , but will instead design and license . |
| 4 | There had been speculation that soldiers alleged to have been involved in the Tchin-Tabaradene massacre of perhaps hundreds of Tuareg dissidents in May 1990 [ see pp. 37703 ; 37811-12 ] , now fearing justice , might launch a pre-emptive mutiny . |
| 5 | Since US food giant Philip Morris bought Jacobs Suchard in 1990 , ostensibly for its coffee business , there has been speculation that Cadbury might bid for the Suchard chocolate business . |
| 6 | While Chaovalit 's own position had remained unresolved , however , there had been speculation that Chatichai ( who then held the Defence portfolio himself ) would block Suchinda 's candidature with a nomination of his own . |
| 7 | Oh , there had been speculation that Scawsby was wrong and the Scotsman had died because of some strange seizure . |
| 8 | There had been speculation that Mr Patten would miss a self-imposed deadline and postpone publication of the legislation to allow negotiations with Beijing . |
| 9 | In each of the last four games there 's been speculation that Lou Macari was taking charge of Stoke for the last time . |
| 10 | There have repeatedly been stories that Diana 's disapproval had stopped Charles shooting , but these rumours are quite untrue . |
| 11 | There had been fears that construction of the tunnel in the scenic Aspe valley , and the increased traffic it would bring , would threaten wildlife , including the 10 remaining Pyrenean bears [ see ED 62 , passim ] . |
| 12 | There had been fears that allegations of British Conservative support for ‘ dirty tricks ’ against Mr Clinton during the American election campaign last year may also cast a cloud over the Prime Minister 's visit . |
| 13 | There had been suggestions that directors had jumped the gun by putting a figure to the fraud before Coopers had completed its report . |
| 14 | There had been suggestions that Senna 's car may have lost downforce when running behind the Williams but the video clearly shows that he was n't close enough . |
| 15 | There had been suggestions that Dowty 's Abingon based parent group TI , would sell off parts of the company over the next eighteen months . |
| 16 | There have been suggestions that James owed Gowrie a great deal of money , and contrived the incident to rid himself of the debt ; or that he had homosexual designs on the young man , and had murderously silenced him when rejected . |
| 17 | However , there have been suggestions that Reverend Sharpton deliberately provides such violence by his uncompromising rhetoric , to gain political capital from the forceful backlash . |
| 18 | There have been suggestions that centres like this should charge for their services . |
| 19 | There have already been suggestions that Wang 's deal with IBM to sell the RS/6000 has not lived up to expectations — in June 1991 IBM took a stake in the financially troubled company , in return for which Wang agreed to sell the AS/400 and RS/6000 machines ( CI No 1,697 ) , but late last year said that it would not be adding to its stake as it had the right to do under terms of the agreement . |
| 20 | There have already been suggestions that Wang 's deal with IBM to sell the RS/6000 has not lived up to expectations — in June 1991 IBM took a stake in the financially troubled company , in return for which Wang agreed to sell the AS/400 and RS/6000 machines ( UX No 39 ) , but late last year said that it would not be adding to its stake as it had the right to do under terms of the agreement . |
| 21 | Two student newspapers have run editorials criticising participants in Rag as selfseeking , and there have been suggestions that Rag should contribute to the rent of their offices , currently subsidised by student unions . |
| 22 | There had been concern that ETA might seek to strike at the Expo 92 Universal Exhibition in Seville , held from April 20 to Oct. 12 , or at the Olympic Games in Barcelona ( July 25-Aug. 9 ) . |
| 23 | There had been threats that Pasok supporters would take to the streets in mass protest in the event of a guilty verdict against their leader . |
| 24 | Earlier there had been reports that actress Julie Walters was having to confront the fact that her child had leukaemia . |
| 25 | Yet there has also been dismay that concern over insider dealing may threaten the flow of information . |
| 26 | There have also been hints that Tommy Thompson , chief coach at the Hopman 's Resort , where the Capriati family live , may assist in her tactical and practical training during major tournaments . |
| 27 | There had also been rumours that Germany had paid a ransom to get two of their hostages out a few months earlier , and what with Germany breaking ranks , Irangate and now this suspected deal for the French hostages , British newspapers were of full moral outrage at the weakness of other countries and their capitulation in the fight against terrorism . |
| 28 | There have been rumours that investors holding £450 million worth of Swiss , German , French and Ecu denominated Eurobonds , may attempt to negotiate better terms from Heron . |
| 29 | There have always been rumours that Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite once resided and worked here , but no proof of this can be found . |