Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] has [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tie lines are so congested it is n't true , especially with accounts being at Stansted and apparently there has been a proposal in since last March with all the costings and everything which is still waiting on an answer for improved lines which would actually take some of the computer lines and everything . |
| 2 | So there has been a scramble among unqualified teachers to obtain upgrading . |
| 3 | enable your opponent to abandon a commitment by : describing all the concessions you have made so far suggesting that the circumstances have changed blaming some other party or situation for the present position , such as the government , another union , the economy , the personnel department suggesting that somehow there has been a misunderstanding referring the whole matter to another individual or group . |
| 4 | As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format . |
| 5 | This power can be exercised whether or not there has been a contravention of the rules or for any other reason . |
| 6 | Lately there has been a move towards counting the twenty-four hours in a single progression from 00.00 , representing midnight , to 23.59 , the figures on the left of the punctuating point being the hours and those to the right the minutes . |
| 7 | In almost all villages however there has been some element of change , and usually there has been a set of related changes in which social polarization is accompanied by segregation and a shift of political power to a new ruling group , dominated by in-migrants . |
| 8 | Traditionally there has been a lack of publishing infrastructure and trained personnel in the Pacific . |
| 9 | Whenever there has been a change within television in this country there has always been the accusation that quality would suffer . |
| 10 | Whenever there has been a whiff of financial scandal in the past , the Opposition , very much to their credit , have raised it and brought it before the public , and there has been a great hue and cry about it . |
| 11 | Now there has been a discussion about integration and segregation but I do n't think that when people talk about integration they mean geriatric , psychogeriatric and young chronic sick all under the one roof . |
| 12 | Well he has been a bit |
| 13 | I sympathise with my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun ( Mr. McKelvey ) but surely he has been a Membeer long enough to know that the Government do not care . |
| 14 | Twice she has been a semi-finalist and twice a quarter-finalist . |
| 15 | However , by the mid-seventies , self-interest brought several unions to pay attention to women 's issues and since then there has been a flurry of union activity directed towards them . |
| 16 | Sometimes it has been a case of seeing something done really well and it inspires us to do it even better . |
| 17 | Indeed it has been a skill whose weakness has been at the root of many criticisms of GCSE papers where short answers are not deemed to be adequate foundation for A level . |
| 18 | This may be the case where there has been a separation order , a decree nisi for divorce , a non-molestation order , or a separation agreement between the parties . |
| 19 | In Britain , where there has been a tradition of less direct central control , the climate created by the headteachers is likely to be the most important factor in determining teacher involvement . |
| 20 | ( a ) where there has been a change in circumstances of an exceptional and specific nature ( but a change in general economic , industrial or political circumstances will not justify failure to proceed with an announced offer ) ; |
| 21 | The court may intervene where there has been a failure to comply with express procedural requirements . |
| 22 | The map of population shows the areas where there has been a loss of people — depopulation — or only a very small , less than average gain . |
| 23 | Politically there has been a shift to , or confirmation of , right-dominated governments for much of the 1980s in West Germany , Britain , USA , Denmark , the Netherlands , Belgium , Canada , and Japan . |
| 24 | Other features do not agree with this , and recently there has been a swing to favour the lungfishes as nearer the origin of amphibians and , ultimately , ourselves . |
| 25 | Recently there has been a trend towards reducing length of stay for all patients , especially those in the older age groups . |
| 26 | Recently there has been a reappraisal of general dietary considerations for diabetics on both sides of the Atlantic ( Nuttall , 1980 ; Nutrition Sub-Committee of the British Diabetic Association 's Medical Advisory Committee , 1982 ) . |
| 27 | Recently there has been a change in emphasis within the textile industry from Europe to the Far East , and CAC has had to react to this new situation . |
| 28 | Changes in the course occur because of the need to attract a great number of students ; recently there has been a move to introduce a greater element of electronics in the course because |
| 29 | Certainly there has been a slump in revenue as competition and discounts bite , but the implication is that if IBM can somehow improve its margins again , the mainframe business will remain a money-spinner . |