Example sentences of "there have [been] [noun] [prep] this " in BNC.
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1 | There had been nights like this years ago , when they were younger , before there was a house and a television set , before they were married . |
2 | But there have been warnings against this — both from black parents and from the conservative popular press — and these are helping teachers to re-evaluate multicultural education and to consider much more fully why it is of benefit for all children and should lead to increased achievement and awareness amongst our pupils . |
3 | ‘ There have been disappearances like this before . ’ |
4 | Although there have been theories in this area which would suggest a linear relationship between arousal and performance ( e.g. Hull , 1943 ) the most common claim is that the two variables are related by the curvilinear pattern known as the inverted-U hypothesis ( e.g. Hebb , 1955 ) . |
5 | For years , of course , there have been rumours about this and that athlete . |
6 | There are occasions — there have been occasions in this Parliament — when I have to make a supplementary business statement . |
7 | There 's been concern over this area for several years but nothing 's actually been done . |
8 | She said , ‘ Oh , there 's happy I 've been with you two , there 's been life in this house , first time I 've known it ! ’ |
9 | so , ooh there 's been uproar about this bloody dog ! |