Example sentences of "[verb] there had been a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very significantly , in comparing his study with another carried out 19 years before , Gorer found there had been a marked increase in this expressed appreciation of the sexual factor in marriage — even more marked in women than in men . |
| 2 | He was no longer particularly interested in the work of younger writers ; this was partly because he no longer felt confident in his judgments about contemporary writing but , at a more general level , he believed there had been a profound falling off in the standard of both literature and criticism since the Second World War . |
| 3 | But Mr Bowman said Home Office figures showed there had been a 43 per cent reduction in crime by under-14s . |
| 4 | The present occupants did not realize there had been a famous ex-occupant and were , says Herman , ‘ not too pleased when they found out ’ . |
| 5 | Goff and another , the National Industrial Relations Court ruled there had been a constructive dismissal . |
| 6 | All of a sudden , she realised there had been a collective intake of breath and that everyone around her was staring at the monitors . |
| 7 | Was she a fool to hope there had been a deeper meaning in that fierce command ? |
| 8 | Regarding effect on lifestyle , 154 ( 36% ) sufferers felt there had been a great deal or fair amount of effect ( 55 ( 45% ) men and 99 ( 34% ) women ) . |
| 9 | Mr John and Det Chief Insp George Brown , his colleague at the head of the murder investigation , said there had been a tremendous response from the public . |
| 10 | Mr John and Det Chief Insp George Brown , who is also heading the investigation , said there had been a tremendous response from the public . |
| 11 | Mr Armstrong said there had been a similar incident last year when Mr Bowler had been stabbed but refused to make a statement to the police . |
| 12 | He said there had been a remarkable change in attitudes over the last few years in which those people still in work were determined not to give up their annual break , although they were being forced to cut down on other spending . |
| 13 | John Goold , a research student from the University of North Wales , said there had been a remarkable development when one of the whales broke away from the other five as they attempted to usher them out into the Pentland Firth for the second time . |
| 14 | Mr Jones , founder of the Romanian aid convoys , said there had been a huge response from Darlington people wanting to sponsor babies in the Eastern Europe country . |
| 15 | Parish clerk Jennie Flintoff said there had been a few accidents at the entrance to the village . |
| 16 | Natwest Bancorp said there had been a further reduction of charge-offs with its allowance for loan losses standing at $568m , or 4.68 p.c. of total lending . |
| 17 | After last night 's hour-long meeting at the CRC offices , Mr McNeill said there had been a full and frank exchange of views , but declined to add anything . |
| 18 | After last night 's hour-long meeting at the CRC offices , Mr McNeill said there had been a full and frank exchange of views , but declined to add anything . |
| 19 | Ipswich Hospital general manager Brian Websdell said there had been a high intake of intensive care patients at the times of Mr Connelly 's operation . |
| 20 | Ford , which ended March with a 25 p.c. market share after setting its sights on 30 p.c. , denied there had been a last-minute rush and said a dealer incentive programme had helped its performance . |