Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] there have been [det] " in BNC.

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1 Things might have been different if there had been more consultation with industry people across the board .
2 It is rather more doubtful whether there has been any substantial revision of the opposed theory , of the state as a welfare system and an authentic embodiment of the ‘ general will ’ , in order to take account of real inequalities of political power or the existence , throughout history , of evidently repressive regimes .
3 We were in fact quite wrong as there have been several alldigital recordings made by the firm That 's Entertainment Records prior to ours , with the English National Opera .
4 Things go badly wrong when there has been some extreme untoward event such as a fire , an earthquake or a bomb , alternatively an unanticipated combination of faults may occur within the plant itself .
5 They have been so pervasive and so self-evident that there has been little point in articulating them .
6 Eta ( 3.9 ) , in the Y , was ranked as of the second magnitude in ancient times , but as it is an A-type star it is not likely that there has been any real change in it .
7 When it is caught in British waters , the event does not go unnoticed and there have been some large examples recorded .
8 Agency is irrelevant unless there has been some default on the part of the agent which can be attributed to the principal .
9 It is not surprising that there has been such growth in the south-east .
10 This year I 'm nearly certain that there 's been some money , not too much — about five thousand pounds — taken out of the system .
11 ‘ If the parties have agreed the basis of taxation it would , I think , be an improper exercise of the court 's discretion to direct the taxation on some other basis , unless satisfied that there had been some conduct on the part of the mortgagee disentitling him to costs or to costs on the agreed basis .
12 The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner .
13 ‘ However , we are aware that there has been some opposition to our off-licence in Holywood Road , but we would like to assure residents of our commitment to the area .
14 The consultative procedures for the conduct of Management Services reviews has been carried out , you will be aware that there have been several consultative meetings between ourselves concerning this matter .
15 ‘ It 's true that there have been several unpleasant incidents , mostly with young drunks . ’
16 Thus , in Overend & Gurney Lord Hatherley stated that the directors would have been liable if there had been any ‘ undue neglect of any circumstance or transaction which ought to have been inquired into ’ .
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