Example sentences of "[conj] there have been several " in BNC.

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1 They can not compete within the visible spectrum , but they will be highly competitive throughout the infrared and perhaps also in the ultraviolet and soft X-ray regions , where there have been several significant developments recently .
2 The Salvadorean women 's organizations which support the FDR-FMLN have not yet formed a united front , although there have been several initiatives in that direction and a growing recognition of the need to do so .
3 Although there have been several since , he is the first known Westerner to have been eaten by a Komodo Dragon .
4 Although there have been several biochemical investigations of cytochrome P450 and glutathione S-transferase in human colonic carcinomas , it is difficult to compare directly biochemical and immunohistochemical studies of enzymes , and both approaches have advantages and limitations .
5 In regard to his relations with the Vietnamese de Lattre claimed that Bao Dai was the ablest statesman in Vietnam ; but perhaps rather spoilt things by adding that there had been several recent instances when Bao Dai ‘ had showed the proper co-operative spirit and , in some cases , even initiative ’ .
6 This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen .
7 He revealed that there had been several Iranian-US contacts " in the last few days " through the Swiss embassy in Tehran .
8 As a final note on the range of legal options , it should be pointed out that there have been several suggestions that a new form of incorporation should be introduced to combine some of the features of company and partnership but without the problems associated with limited partnerships .
9 The consultative procedures for the conduct of Management Services reviews has been carried out , you will be aware that there have been several consultative meetings between ourselves concerning this matter .
10 ‘ It 's true that there have been several unpleasant incidents , mostly with young drunks . ’
11 All the staff , including senior management are new to the Burger King system so there have been several teething problems .
12 Both had been having affairs and there had been several brief separations .
13 The spot was clearly a favourite one with the crew and there had been several men dozing there when Owen and Mahmoud had appeared .
14 He reacts strongly to any suggestion — and there have been several over recent months — that his emotional ups and downs are part of a manic-depressive syndrome .
15 And there have been several major episodes of extinction ( Chapter 6 ) , when the cast of characters in the sea changed almost totally .
16 As discussed previously , prostaglandins , thromboxanes and their precursor arachidonic acid are critical substances in platelet metabolism ( Samuelsson , 1977 ) , and there have been several studies of the activity of the prostaglandin pathway and thromboxane synthesis in platelets from diabetic subjects .
17 Such models are necessary for the realisation of Wilson 's claim , and there have been several attempts at preliminary formulations by social scientists , archaeologists , population geneticists and from Wilson himself .
18 And there have been several times when I was tempted to try and get in touch and tell you about Thomas , ’ Ashley said , in a pert rejoinder .
19 I do not know how many men have since gone over the same wall , but there have been several even recently .
20 While there have been several academic studies using data from the 1982 , and the subsequent 1984 BCS , there has been little or no independent research using the local data sets .
21 We 'd recommend people to stay away from them for their own safety , as there have been several violent incidents recently . ’
22 We were in fact quite wrong as there have been several alldigital recordings made by the firm That 's Entertainment Records prior to ours , with the English National Opera .
23 A group collecting around the Birmingham solicitor William Bedford invoked the old legal process of ‘ appeal of murder ’ , generally regarded as obsolete ( though there had been several in the eighteenth century ) .
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