Example sentences of "[ex0] have [be] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there have been some famous poets who occupied this chair ( for example Matthew Arnold and W. H. Auden ) , it has much more commonly been occupied by dons ; and the point at issue when choosing candidates for the Chair of Poetry has very seldom been their views about the subject on which they are supposed to lecture , still less their competence to do so . |
| 2 | THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GREAT sufferers in popular music — Leonard Cohen , Morrissey , Michael Bolton . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , there have been some great political records , but I do n't think songs are the medium for getting such views across . ’ |
| 4 | Generally , however , discipline has not been a problem between them in recent years and there have been some pulsating contests . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly there have been some short-term fare benefits for the air traveller , but these are clearly the result of marginal cost pricing policies chasing after survival cash flow which blatantly disregard the ultimate responsibility to capital invested and are thus unsustainable . |
| 6 | There have been some spectacular successes in land reclamation ( see page 138 of this issue , for example ) . |
| 7 | There have been some serious ructions when they have played table tennis , with rows and cheating and shouting matches . |
| 8 | Finally , there have been some striking public successes , notably in the highly effective campaigns to defend the political levy , which have even produced ballot results in favour of political funds in unions like the Hosiery and Knitwear Workers or the Inland Revenue Staffs Federation which have never previously had them . |
| 9 | Transmission is theoretically possible when semen , vaginal fluid or menstrual blood comes into contact with the mouth , particularly if there are bleeding gums , ulcers or infections in the mouth , and there have been some anecdotal reports of this . |
| 10 | ‘ There have been some strange reports boyfriend-wise , but it 's been very quiet really . ’ |
| 11 | There have been some impressive cases of increases in productivity , notably British Airways , British Leyland , and British Steel , which have shed workers , but it remains to be seen whether the improvement will be durable or a once-only case of firms shaking out the least efficient workers . |
| 12 | It has been suggested that there is not really a contrast between and , since only occurs in weak syllables and no minimal pairs can be found to show a clear contrast between and in unstressed syllables ( though there have been some ingenious attempts ) . |
| 13 | You will have noted the additional appointment of at least one wine waiter : the fact that the total wages bill has n't increased by more than about 2.2 per cent suggests that there have been some compensating reductions , probably in the part-time staff , and almost certainly in view of the decline in trade . |
| 14 | There have been some recent changes to the membership of the TCP . |
| 15 | There have been some temporary secondments to ensure that the division is staffed as effectively as possible and that the experience available is as approprite as may be . |
| 16 | Although there have been some useful television series , most television coverage focusses on the sensational , and some major documentaries and plays have compounded the fears and misunderstandings of the public rather than alleviate them . |
| 17 | Its concerns are primarily those of the Roman Catholic Church , but Anglicans also belong to it and there have been some useful ecumenical conferences over the years . |
| 18 | William of Germany is an ambitious man , and there have been some stupid individuals on the throne here who can not see further than their noses . |
| 19 | ‘ There have been some nasty accidents in these hills . |
| 20 | There have been some localised social services initiatives within a community social work model and some education welfare services for travellers have developed extensive outreach work . |
| 21 | There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place . |
| 22 | There have been some good examples of team working , radical ideas and of getting the right people involved to make changes happen . |
| 23 | In the Philippines , there have been some encouraging developments in the case of Zosimo Alpino . |
| 24 | At long last Chris Lewis demonstrated his wonderful batting talent , and together with Hick blossoming and Fairbrother blending his natural game to Test demands , there have been some encouraging signs . |
| 25 | ‘ There have been some gloomy articles talking about retirement , but Lester wo n't think that way . ’ |
| 26 | There have been some notable conservation conversions , with the Gare d'Orsay in Paris , for instance , becoming an exhibition hall . |
| 27 | As always at this time of year , there have been some notable changes on the coaching front , with Pavel Slozil switching from being with Steffi Graf to Jennifer Capriati , Pete Sampras once again breaking from Jo Brandi and then Stanley Franker , the man credit with transforming Dutch tennis , announcing first that he would be leaving Holland to work again in Austria , and then changing his mind in the light of a new and improved offer from the Dutch Tennis Federation , who , given that country 's recent success ( 3 men in the top 40 ) , were naturally unhappy about his impending departure . |
| 28 | Although there have been some notable examples of this practice ( such as Saatchi and Saatchi , and Ward White in 1984 ) it does not appear to have become commonplace . |
| 29 | There have been some important developments since the Bill was last debated in the House almost a year ago . |
| 30 | Despite these drawbacks , and while this book describes only the English law and practice relating to expert determination , the procedure is found in other jurisdictions : there have been some important Australian judgments on disputed expert determinations , and there are cases on the subject in the New Zealand law reports . |