Example sentences of "have been [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1990 he began work at Bryn Colwyn , and despite the recession there has been no lack of buyers . |
| 2 | In spite of undoubted social and economic changes there has been no revolution in values . |
| 3 | There has been no shortage of pointers ; the NCC and DES have been bombarding schools with advice , and there is a danger of overkill . |
| 4 | No matter how it started over the summer , there has been no shortage of things to bang on about . |
| 5 | This area to São Vicente is very sparsely populated and the road Passes through numerous tunnels and past cascading waterfalls , some of which give you a free car-wash , even in the summer when there has been no rain for months . |
| 6 | However , it remains concerned that there has been no stay on sentences or executions pending the review of existing legislation . |
| 7 | ( 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 ) ; |
| 8 | THERE has been a call for pensions and benefits to be increased significantly to offset the effects of levying VAT on fuel . |
| 9 | There has been a call for priests around the world to declare their liaisons on Pentecost Sunday tomorrow marking the day the Holy Spirit enlightened the Church . |
| 10 | As far back as can be traced it has been a village of yeomen , small independent farmers , and never since medieval times an estate village ruled by one big landowner , though for a period in the 18th and 19th centuries the Grimston family of Kilnwick and later the Hothams of South Dalton acquired some farms . |
| 11 | It has been roundly criticised because of the risk of cervical spinal cord injury , and there has been a plea for changes in the rules to make it safer ( Burry & Calcinai , 1988 ) . |
| 12 | My own country has been a battleground for centuries . |
| 13 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 14 | Significant also , in the last year or two , has been a variety of moves to evaluate the impact of records of achievement . |
| 15 | The overall effect of all these measures has been a reduction of inequalities in the basic standards of housing enjoyed by the various socio-economic groups . |
| 16 | Data are not very adequate but they suggest that there has been a reduction of inequalities in this area even though the advantages of the non-manual over the manual groups are still substantial today . |
| 17 | But given the fixed level of those overall resources , the inevitable result has been a reduction in resources for the remainder of the school population . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's even more bizarre , which makes us believe there has been a mix-up of flasks , ’ Grollet said . |
| 19 | There has been a wealth of studies on the use of the traditional catalogue , over 50 in as many years , yet in spite of the evidence it would appear that little is really known about the users for whom it was intended . |
| 20 | In the main it causes few problems , but in recent years there has been a rise in cases that cause conflict for the advice worker . |
| 21 | Spike Milligan , the ex-Goon , who has been a friend for years , is a veteran anti-blood sports campaigner . |
| 22 | During the past two years , there has been a settlement of travellers ' caravans in a parking area at the centre of Robton in Central Scotland . |
| 23 | Will the Home Secretary bear in mind that the rural areas of Northumberland have been especially difficult to police while the urban areas have been under great pressure and there has been a shortage of officers ? |
| 24 | There has been a campaign by Customs & Excise , intensifying as the year has gone on , with valuable assistance from the accountancy profession , Sitpro ( Simpler Trade Procedures Board ) and similar bodies , to ensure that businesses buying or selling goods within the European market know what the changes to the collection of VAT and related statistics will entail . |
| 25 | In fact , it has been allowed to become progressively more ruinous , has been a shelter for cattle , and has been ignored in all of the county 's publicity material . |
| 26 | In so many ways 1990 has been a year of near-misses . |
| 27 | WITH the new season getting underway and Christmas beginning to loom , there has been a plague of books clogging up RW&P 's mailing system , some of them annual publications , others one-offs . |
| 28 | The predictable result of this has been a plethora of cases in which the courts have been called upon to rule in what circumstances an assault may be described as sexual . |
| 29 | There has been a plethora of books on country houses over the last ten years , but author and illustrator Peter Morter and Brian Delf , have found a new and intriguing approach . |
| 30 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |