Example sentences of "there [was/were] a problem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , there was a problem of a ticket barrier , but this time someone in front of me was arguing with the inspector so I was able to pass unhindered . |
| 2 | Of parish-pump politics in his old suburban nesting place , Sevenoaks : ‘ While everyone would pretend that a solution was what was wanted when there was a problem , in fact what most people wanted was trouble … |
| 3 | He realized soon , though , that there was a problem . |
| 4 | ‘ I can only assume there was a problem on the day , ’ says the spokesman , of Guildford 's difficulties . |
| 5 | ‘ There was a problem at the airport because the immigration chaps had never seen Albanian passports . |
| 6 | Certainly there was no question of putting them under any duress and no one said there was a problem . ’ |
| 7 | Dr Sue Llewelyn , a lecturer in psychology at Edinburgh University , said psychologists were aware there was a problem , but did not know the extent of it . |
| 8 | However , in the short term there was a problem because economic development led necessarily to the integration of territories , and this threatened the much smaller areas which coincided with nationalities . |
| 9 | But there was a problem about what to do next . |
| 10 | A plumber greeted us upon arrival with news that there was a problem with the water supply ; but not to worry , he had arranged an alternative source — a pipe from the burn . |
| 11 | Mother did all the cooking as well , and there was a problem in that department too because our oven was going home — that is to say , it was on its last legs — even before the war . |
| 12 | He was paid an annual sum by the British and tried any cases where there was a problem between them and the Portuguese . |
| 13 | Simon explains : ‘ As far as the USA game is concerned , we were not aware that there was a problem . |
| 14 | It was assumed that shareholders would have a long-term commitment to their company and that if there was a problem , it would be the directors rather than the shareholders who would change . |
| 15 | My nose told me there was a problem . |
| 16 | Neil concluded that perhaps there was a problem with duty and , as customs did n't contradict this , Neil invited them to his work to sort things out . |
| 17 | Yes , he could see that there was a problem . |
| 18 | There was a problem about the diminishing proportion of savings from ward closures as the hospitals got smaller , but here the RHA had every reason to leave the issue for provider and receiver districts to sort out between them . |
| 19 | ‘ If there was a problem with this piece it is that it is not unique ’ , said Millerand . |
| 20 | AIthough there was ‘ a relatively high negative correlation ’ ( Keeble , 1980 , p. 958 ) between female activity rate and manufacturing change , however , once again there was a problem of disentangling variables . |
| 21 | ERA presented all this evidence to Glasgow District Council who finally admitted that there was a problem with the housing stock but said they had not got the money to put things right . |
| 22 | But the the erm query that 's put down on that little paper there suggested that there was a problem , and a person who was coming in with you erm followed right the way round . |
| 23 | The fact that he had been unaware that there was a problem at all , and that people had grievances they felt unable to air to him privately , was , perhaps , a measure of him losing touch since moving office to the houseboat . |
| 24 | ‘ But there was a problem ? ’ |
| 25 | But there was a problem . |
| 26 | There was a problem with gilt funds about three years ago , and T S B ran up against the problem of falling gilt yields and trying to maintain the , the flow to the investor , which they did , but th they failed to tell the investor that they were having to erm sell gilts and er trade under market value , so in fact you reduce the fund , but there are halfway stages , and I mean at the moment I can get round about eight percent , plus on , on erm er offshore funds . |
| 27 | Perhaps she never realized quite how deep-seated was this need , but shop , as well as factory staff , could not fail to be impressed at the way both she and Bernard always knew their names , asked with interest about their home life and would always try and help if there was a problem by sending taxis , flowers , hot meals or whatever the crisis demanded . |
| 28 | ‘ Now there was a problem , of course . |
| 29 | There was a problem with water for some " sort of lifting pump , moved by water power , " raised water in large buckets or barrels — 30 or 40 of which were discharged every morning . |
| 30 | Also the person who has helped us sort out maybe come to sensible engineering conclusion on the minor problem , but be saying to his chief , there was a problem with the York though I just managed to sort it out . |