Example sentences of "[ex0] have be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been umpteen books on the subject before , but Ferris brings such sly humour , such a floodgate of poignant details , and such a tone of innocent surprise to the proceedings , that it all reads as much more than a round-up of the usual phenomena . |
| 2 | There have been major rebellions against the imposition of charges for eye and dental tests , for an amendment to grade the poll tax according to ability to pay , and for the second reading of a private members ' bill to liberalize the Official Secrets Act . |
| 3 | ‘ There have been major developments in the NHS in the three years since the advisory council was set up and new avenues for discussing possible changes have been developed , ’ said Lord Fraser . |
| 4 | In the process area , there have been major developments in catalysts for polypropylene manufacture and in the technology for making chlorine and also ammonia — both very mature products indeed on the face of it but where the story has by no means ended , even after a century . |
| 5 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper Ms Lyles noted that while there have been major surveys of British watercolours in recent years ( such as that held at the British Museum in 1985 ) these have tended to be in-house shows , with the emphasis on highlights from individual collections . |
| 6 | ‘ But there have been major changes for 1993 . |
| 7 | There have been major changes in both the interface of the police and raped women and in the media coverage . |
| 8 | Secondly , there have been major changes in the amount of rape reported in the press . |
| 9 | Over the last ten years there have been major changes in the employment structure of British society . |
| 10 | It appears that there have been major changes in the rationale and operation of the MTFS as a result of the effects of financial innovation , which would indeed seem to suggest a degree of discretion is necessary in policy actions . |
| 11 | In addition , there have been major reforms in state provisions for pensioners . |
| 12 | There have been major increases in the amount of reporting of rape and other sex crimes in the media . |
| 13 | In addition to material devoted specifically to Jesus , there have been innumerable works on the origins of Christianity , the formation of the early Church and its roots in Old Testament Judaism . |
| 14 | Over the years since union , there have been innumerable instances of Parliament enacting measures which conflict with the terms of union . |
| 15 | There is a cuddly look about the new Scottish Office ministerial team and there have been unconfirmed sightings of the word ‘ consensus ’ . |
| 16 | There have been conflicting reports of raised levels of neutralising , circulating antibodies to adenovirus 12 in coeliac disease patients . |
| 17 | There have been conflicting reports about much of the 36-year-old bachelor 's background . |
| 18 | There have been conflicting reports concerning the form of gastrin that is increased in H pylori infection . |
| 19 | The vole prefers slow-moving rivers , pools and marshy areas with some deep water whose level changes little , but there have been great changes to Britain 's wetlands during the past 40 years as a result of agricultural intensification . |
| 20 | Since 1979 , there have been great improvements in the health of the nation . |
| 21 | There have been great deeds in Barcelona , like that eighth athletics gold for Carl Lewis , the hurdles world record by Kevin Young , the three Kenyans who swept up the steeplechase medals . |
| 22 | Over the past 15 years there have been great advances towards an ordinary life in the community for people with learning difficulties : the growth of ordinary housing ; the development of employment and education opportunities ; steps towards integration in the community and more flexible support services ; and the mushrooming of self-advocacy . |
| 23 | Since January there have been four bombings within the United States apparently linked with Islamic or Middle East matters . |
| 24 | There have been four players with the same initial letter of their surname playing for a Test side both before and since , but there has only been four of the same letter on each side . |
| 25 | Since last May , when the Bank of Japan ended its easy-money policy , there have been four increases in the official discount rate ( from 2.5% to 5.25% ) . |
| 26 | Up to now there have been four methods of regulating supply and demand , all equally iniquitous . |
| 27 | There have been five studies of the effects of marking to the market on index futures , of which only one ( Twite , 1990b ) has used the Cox , Ingersoll and Ross results . |
| 28 | There have been five proposals for the er chairman chairman 's position and nil proposals for the . |
| 29 | Since then there have been five deaths as a result of the security situation , including four men shot by the security forces near Coalisland on 16 February . |
| 30 | There have been impressive developments of audio-visual aids recently and you might consider some of them if you 're staging an ambitious project . |