Example sentences of "[conj] there [vb -s] been some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Macklin acknowledges that there has been a learning curve , particularly with regard to the siting of base stations where there has been some duplication of coverage . |
| 2 | Although there has been some shift in the 1980s to the political right in the United States and West Germany , the socialist share of the vote has hardly changed over the two decades in Austria , Scandinavia , West Germany , and Italy . |
| 3 | Although there has been some success in attempts to halt such ceremonies , or at least to make them less dangerous or humiliating , there is evidence that they are a perennial aspect of group behaviour unlikely to be eradicated . |
| 4 | Although there has been some fluctuation in private sector figures , this is nothing compared with the dramatic decline shown in the public sector figures . |
| 5 | This is similar to optical character recognition ( OCR ) which has concentrated mostly on machine-printed characters , although there has been some effort on handwriting as well . |
| 6 | Although there has been some improvement , comprehensive preparation for an adult life , which includes employment , is not readily available to all who might need it . |
| 7 | Furthermore , we keep hearing about other conferences being planned in Paris and in Hannover , Panofsky 's home town , and then we heard there has been a proposal that the International Congress of the History of Art in Berlin ( 15–20 July ) should have a whole section devoted to Panofsky , ( although there has been some disagreement about this recently ) . |
| 8 | Although there has been some change in the distribution of wealth in Britain this century , this has largely taken place within the richest 10% . |
| 9 | The University has been fortunate in attracting high quality staff to fill new lectureship posts although there has been some difficulty in filling senior posts , particularly in business and management , which is an area of acute national shortage . |
| 10 | Following on from this the amount of research carried out into MT was seriously reduced , although there has been some renewed interest ( e.g. SYSTRAN ( Toma , 1977 ) and EUROTRA ( Raw et al , 1988 ) ) . |
| 11 | The acquisition of verb-phrase anaphora has not been investigated in previous research , although there has been some research into the acquisition of other cohesive devices such as conjunctions ( e.g. because ) and pronouns ( e.g. he/she ) . |
| 12 | Although there has been some ambiguity in previous research about the central-peripheral distinction , it is relatively clear in this case that central should refer to the information which is actually required for the task of driving , the remainder being peripheral . |
| 13 | This year I 'm nearly certain that there 's been some money , not too much — about five thousand pounds — taken out of the system . |
| 14 | Chairman , this is not what we , er , agreed before , and it seems to me that there 's been some re-thinking on this , and I hesitate to say that once again , er , members are trying to face all ways because they do n't want to upset somebody , but the policy that we 've had in the past , had total support at property , and it is , it is a policy that has worked . |
| 15 | All these suggest that there has been some degree of real tooth loss in these predator assemblages due to digestion , and since this loss is also accompanied by loss of bone , it is considered that this is the most extreme degree of breakage in these comparisons . |
| 16 | It is difficult to deny that there has been some change in the right direction . |
| 17 | Now , am I right in saying that there has been some controversy in the past about hormone replace , let's call it H R T , it 's shorter , that er that not everyone 's convinced it 's it 's it 's a good idea , that there are maybe some negative side effects . |
| 18 | When an owner of property against whom an order has been made under the Act comes into this court and complains that there has been some irregularity in the proceedings , and that he is not liable to have his property taken away , it is right , I think , that his case should be entertained sympathetically and that a statute under which he is being deprived of his rights to property should be construed strictly against the local authority and favourably towards the interest of the applicant , in as much as he for the benefit of the community is undoubtedly suffering a substantial loss , which in my view must not be inflicted upon him unless it is quite clear that Parliament has intended that it shall . |
| 19 | An even more extreme form of this way of thinking is to assume that there has been some type of directive force in evolution such that humans represent the ‘ pinnacle ’ of progress . |
| 20 | However , in recent years a blitz on such companies has been mounted with the result that there has been some improvement . |
| 21 | For the sake of the argument we must assume that the space covered by the arch is proportional to the benefits , so that there has been some purpose in making the arch as broad as possible . |
| 22 | Under rational expectations , movements in aggregate demand can affect real output if those movements are random because , faced with an unexpectedly high price for the good on her island , the typical supplier will at least partly infer that there has been some positive , relative demand shock on her island . |
| 23 | It appears that there has been some misunderstanding with regard to the sand pit cover . |
| 24 | The most up-to-date figures that we have on these matters show a continuing increase in capital provision , but I recognise that there has been some indication of a downturn in the most recent , as yet uncompleted , year . |
| 25 | But I think that there has been some interesting arguments put forward this morning about the act , there 's more policemen , or sorry , should I say police officers available to Wiltshire . |
| 26 | ‘ However , we are aware that there has been some opposition to our off-licence in Holywood Road , but we would like to assure residents of our commitment to the area . |
| 27 | The recent lacklustre share price performance has suggested that there has been some doubt as to the practical benefits of separation , not least how future dividend payments will be structured . |
| 28 | It is thought that there has been some element of a share dealing ring in the Dunsdale case . |
| 29 | The first round of the English Schools ' Football Association Under-15 competition is now complete , and there has been some spectacular scoring . |
| 30 | The gallery is frail now and there has been some reconstruction , which is continuing with the whole of the property . |