Example sentences of "there have [been] [noun] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early September there had been allegations by Catholic bishops in the south that government soldiers in Juba were burning homes , killing suspected SPLA sympathizers , mining roads out of the town and using civilians as human shields . |
| 2 | ‘ There have been approaches by several institutions but we are not considering new ventures as a priority , ’ he says . |
| 3 | Fortunately , over the past few years there have been attempts by social services and local authorities to review the value of care for young people . |
| 4 | First , there have been attempts by social scientists to communicate with biologists . |
| 5 | From the very earliest days of Hollywood there have been reviews by part-time critics and intellectuals praising particular films for breaking away from the usual formulas . |
| 6 | There 's been criticism by some Euro-sceptics . |