Example sentences of "there [vb base] been [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been isolated reports indicating that spontaneous contractions unrelated to swallowing occasionally occur in the human oesophagus , particularly during phases 2 and 3 of the migrating motor complex . |
| 2 | In this year 's campaign , there have been heated discussions about the state of housing under the Labour council — but apart from that , Hamilton says it has been easier than expected . |
| 3 | Any consideration of deaf education should begin with the question of levels of achievement in deaf children ; very often in the past , however , there have been intervening arguments proposed which have directed attention from the central purpose of all educators . |
| 4 | The relationship between herbivores and plants has often been seen as some kind of arms race , but there have been opposing views in that , for example , spittle-bugs in the dry tropics of West Africa , rather than depleting valuable water resources may promote microbial activity beneath particular tree species , allowing them to take up nutrients in the dry season from the surface layers of the soil , provided that other roots can tap a deep water source . |
| 5 | Recently there have been determined efforts to reduce our food surpluses , but we are only starting to learn that river and land management require careful thought before instant expenditure of money . |
| 6 | Throughout the twentieth century , there have been repeated attempts in England to develop schools chiefly emphasising technical studies . |
| 7 | Staff cuts have also occurred in Jobcentres and there have been repeated threats of privatisation . |
| 8 | There have been repeated calls for reopening , but the destruction of many miles of trackbed would seem to make this a pipedream . |
| 9 | Yet again , throughout this chapter there have been repeated references to the precariousness of the financial position of the District , notwithstanding the introduction of grant-aid under the 1924 Adult Education Regulations . |
| 10 | There have been building delays due to engineering problems , but we shall do everything we can to help these people . ’ |
| 11 | There have been recurring attempts by the police service since World War II to develop alternative means of entry and promotion to the traditional progression from the ranks , which have always been met by by by bitter reference to the schemes of the 1930s . |
| 12 | The present impregnable appearance of the castle is due to a major restoration in the early years of this century , but there have been fortified buildings on this site since the days of the Viking invaders . |
| 13 | Taxes Act 1988 , s678 deals with the situation where capital sums are paid by a connected company to the settlor and where there have been associated payments made by the trustees to that company . |
| 14 | Generally , they are a healthy breed although there have been known cases of luxating patella ( slipping kneecap ) and the occasional heart murmur , but these are the exception rather than the rule . |
| 15 | There have been increasing reports of people who have applied to emigrate receiving final rejections — 43 instances are known . |
| 16 | In the face of sustained high levels of non-excused absenteeism in Britain 's schools , ( up to one in ten pupils in some secondary schools ) , there have been increasing calls for more active legal intervention in truancy cases , from head teachers , school inspectors , the DES ( Circular 2/86 ) and a number of MPs . |
| 17 | In recent years there have been increasing numbers of visitors who enjoy the facilities which have been developed for windsurfing , scuba diving and game fishing ( tunny , marlin , barracuda etc ) . |
| 18 | Since the beginning of the century there have been dedicated enthusiasts among the teaching fraternity , promoting ( often in millenarial language ) the latest and sometimes the most expensive devices as they appeared . |
| 19 | There have been marked shifts in spending between programmes since 1979 . |
| 20 | But unless there have been marked changes over the past 30 years in insolation , the quantum efficiency of phytoplankton photosynthesis , or rates of nutrient supply , interannual changes or lack thereof , in chlorophyll ( which we inferred from interannual changes in Secchi depths ) will reflect interannual variations in primary production in the North Pacific or any other ocean basin . |
| 21 | Extreme dates are 17 April and 22 October , and , since 1962 , there have been marked passage peaks in both periods , with 40 per cent . |
| 22 | There have been marked increases in professional , managerial , and routine non-manual work . |
| 23 | Since the 1960s there have been growing suspicions that Alzheimer 's disease ( a form of senile dementia ) is associated with high levels of aluminium . |
| 24 | There have been growing fears that aluminium could be responsible for causing the disease , with leading experts calling for reductions in the metal in drinking water . |
| 25 | There have been striking changes in biological productivity at higher trophic levels in the North Pacific , the mechanisms for which have yet to be fully explained . |
| 26 | There have been mixed feelings about the siting of the WHEELIE BINS . |