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

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1 The letter was brief , and couched in the most guarded terms ; it reported a half-yearly profit to the end of December , but also added that there had been some deterioration in the product and requested a fresh consignment , preferably of foreign origin .
2 Surely she 'd have noticed if there had been any other forced entry .
3 Some " disappeared " prisoners are transferred because there has been much publicity about their capture , but this is by no means always the case .
4 It is thought that there has been some element of a share dealing ring in the Dunsdale case .
5 I apologise for any offence given but there has been another death , though one which may resolve the mysteries which have plagued us . ’
6 He is unlikely to be satisfied with an offer to re-run the reselection procedure if it can be proved that there have been any serious breaches of the party 's rules .
7 will prevent him having to consider a mass of trivial complaints where it is unlikely that criminal charges would ever be brought but there has been some concern that the chief officer of police is given a discretion whether or not to refer complaints which disclose criminal conduct to the D.P.P. , although this decision is of course supervised .
8 The invasion threats , which had seemed so immediate in 1948–49 , had subsided and there had been fewer incidents on the parallel .
9 Government officials also confirmed that there had been some forewarning of the rebel attack but that the magnitude of it had been unexpected .
10 The Prime Minister has again denied that there had been any direct British assistance to the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia .
11 Although the CEGB immediately denied that there had been any unreported incident at the power station , the effect of the health authority report was electric .
12 The unrest was taken sufficiently seriously to prompt vigorous attempts by senior members of the government to dampen this constant speculation about the leadership : for example , Sir Geoffrey Howe , among others , publicly denied that there had been any Cabinet-level discussion about the Prime Minister standing down .
13 I 'm not suggesting for a moment it does n't cross my mind nor has Mr suggested that there has been any er deliberate failures to disclose something which was thought was , which you 've got and was thought relevant , but it , things do turn out to be potentially relevant in the course of the court appearance
14 The recent lacklustre share price performance has suggested that there has been some doubt as to the practical benefits of separation , not least how future dividend payments will be structured .
15 Children from Primary 3 upwards do have diaries to keep parents informed if there has been any homework set — but is rarely any until Primary 7 age .
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