Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb -s] been a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 " If there has been a rapprochement between you , " she said , " I think you are very mean not to have told me .
2 You can measure them later to see if there has been a change .
3 9.14 Compensation on vacating Any statutory right of the Tenant to claim compensation from the Landlord on vacating the Premises shall be excluded to the extent that the law allows Basically , the landlord can deny the tenant statutory compensation ( currently the rateable value of the premises ) if there has been a change of ownership during the last five years of the term prior to its expiration and the assignee is not a successor to the business of the assignor .
4 If there has been a history of such problems , an industrial tribunal may accept that eventually you became entitled to say ‘ enough is enough ’ and leave .
5 If there has been a history of rheumatic fever in the past .
6 If there has been a mistake , he will be given a rebate .
7 ( a ) Stamp duty A PD Form is required only if there has been a conveyance or transfer on sale ( eg Precedent 17 ) .
8 If there has been a diminution in the voltage , however , there are compensating pleasures of wit .
9 If there has been a criticism , it is that he often lured artists into singing roles beyond their immediate range or capacity .
10 It 's just that if there has been a price increase , then the end date wants changing as well . . .
11 Sellafield said : ‘ We do n't know if there has been a spillage . ’
12 If they have been able to discuss things with the person who is dying , if there has been a time of preparation , then the shock of facing the loss caused by death is perhaps not so great .
13 The social worker should do a bio-psychosocial assessment taking a careful look at any disruption in the elderly person 's capacity to function and to cope , particularly if there has been a health cause to precipitate a referral .
14 They are invesitigating the two transactions in question , to see if there has been a breach of trust .
15 If the holder 's vehicles suffer prohibitions because of unroadworthiness or overloading , if he has made false statements of intent which have not been fulfilled , if there has been a material change of circumstances relating to the licence holder or if an unnominated operating centre has been used , the LA may also revoke , suspend , curtail or prematurely terminate the licence .
16 We should also end the commercial trade in waste , except in exceptional circumstances — for example , if there has been a crisis and there is a need for waste to be disposed of somewhere else .
17 The parents face a nightmare week-long wait before blood tests show if there has been a hospital blunder .
18 It 's a screen about this big right and you put it on your dashboard and plug it in to your cigarette lighter and er it 's like a control centre and if there 's been a crash
19 Regarding paragraph nine Chairman , no doubt you , you would tell us if there 's been a response on this , because this does seem a useless step forward er , to increase the number of people at the coalface as it were , and self-financing , and no doubt we shall hear in due course about this .
20 Gloucester City Council says that it usually responds straight away to requests to repair smoke alarms in it 's properties , but an investigation has now been launched to see if there 's been a break down in communications .
21 They cost around £60a-week , but if there 's been a baby boom in the area prices can double !
22 If there 's been a lot of rain this route may not be possible , because the river will be too full for you to cross the stepping stones over the East Dart river at Brimpts norther wood .
23 but then again there , but you , you fire off the blank , that 's what triggers the laser sometimes if there 's been a lot of , we did , we did it in a couple of time see the old laser go , cor , its got very think red beam , its not like you see these big flashing great big bits of light like on Star Wars and stuff , well its not , its not suppose to hurt you its a very thin piercing beam , its well impressive .
24 Farmers wo n't even bother to harvest it , right , simply because , the bulk of it , the total production costs , will be labour , will be the labour costs of harvesting , and if they ca n't cover those labour costs of harvesting by selling their produce , which they wo n't be able to if there 's been a bumper harvest because prices are very low , they 'll just leave the things rotting on the trees and er , that is , that is what , what happens quite regularly in horticultural markets which tend not to be markets that are supported through the Common Agricultural Policy .
25 That 's more or less what it said in my book except erm they need to be shaded from early morning sun if there 's been a frost .
26 If it 's worked or not , if it 's been a success or not
27 Women who have become pregnant and do n't want to have a child — if it 's been a mistake — have been able to have abortions .
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