Example sentences of "have be [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to this , there have been many ingenious proposals relating to the introduction of scientifically relevant phenomena . |
| 2 | There have been many successful partnerships for town centre development ( for example Eldon Square , Newcastle and the Arndale Shopping Centre in Manchester ) . |
| 3 | There have been many great events to remember over the years . |
| 4 | Since the 1972 Act , there have been many additional authorities to Brussels through European Court judgments , individual directives and the implications and effects of the Single European Act , quite apart from the effect of the treaties which we have agreed in the past two days but which have yet to be ratified by Parliament . |
| 5 | Although there have been many useful publications in the field of special educational needs during the last decade , the distinguishing feature of the present series of volumes lies in their concern with specific areas of the curriculum in primary and secondary schools . |
| 6 | There have been many other successes , but there are still problems to solve . |
| 7 | There have been many other schemes where vandalised and derelict estates have been transferred to the private sector for sale as luxury housing . |
| 8 | Since the 16th century legislation has established an inquisitorial form of investigation into the dealings and assets of bankrupts which is calculated to yield potentially incriminating material , and in more recent times there have been many other examples , in widely separated fields , which are probably more numerous than is generally appreciated . |
| 9 | Since he became leader , there have been many other occasions when his reluctance or inability to get through his homework have let him down and embarrassed his party . |
| 10 | There have been many classic occasions down the years , one as far back as 1973 when the writer of this piece was a makeweight speaker at a Yorkshire Post literary lunch in Harrogate , attended by four hundred elegant people — mostly well-heeled , middle aged ladies in all their finery . |
| 11 | There have been many conflicting ideas and suggestions about what should be done . |
| 12 | There have been many recent changes in government intervention programmes causing damaging uncertainty . |
| 13 | Although there have been many marvellous performances that have meant a great deal to me , the most important to me , without doubt , was the only time I heard my first teacher sing . |
| 14 | There have been many memorable moments : watching a gyr falcon trying to out-manoeuvre puffins in flight off the headland of Tjörnes ; finding purple sandpipers , dunlin , redshank and Arctic terns all breeding together near Núpscatla ; the spectacular east coast road which in places cuts across forty-five degree mountain slopes where you can look down on vast flocks of moulting eider drakes on the sea below . |
| 15 | Recently , however , there have been many new initiatives ; the school has moved away from a ‘ basic skills ’ approach and now provides a much more relevant and purposeful curriculum . |
| 16 | There have been many patent applications for computer hardware and other electronic materials ; for example , the invention of the printed circuit board , transistor and integrated circuit have all been patented . |
| 17 | Since those cases were decided there have been many scientific advances and it would seem that chances of establishing whether or not there are causal relationships between the act alleged to be negligent and the damage alleged to have been suffered as a consequence are better now than formerly . |
| 18 | There is only one record of a true albino tiger , though there have been many cream-coloured animals . |
| 19 | It is possible that she acquired a posthumous conscience for , over the years , there have been many well-attested witnessings of her shade , wringing its hands — at the fate of William ? |
| 20 | There have been many interesting people amongst the schoolmasters , vicars , landowners and dignitaries over the years . |
| 21 | There have been many different attempts to explain these pressures , in terms of capitalist crisis ( or the fiscal crisis of the state ( O'Connor , 1973 ) ) ; or the state acting as a leech on productive sectors of the economy ( most strongly argued in Bacon and Eltis , 1976 ) ; or simply in terms of monetarism ( outlined in Gamble , 1984 , pp. 145–9 ; Leys , 1983 ) . |
| 22 | There have been many wild geese chased , that is not how we like to go on . |
| 23 | There have been many severe criticisms of the techniques of clinical ecology , all concluding that the concept of ‘ environmental illness ’ is unfounded and that the claims of clinical ecologists are invalid because they do not properly control their studies or define objective parameters of illness . |
| 24 | There have been many Indian papers since , mainly in Durban , which have , to a greater or lesser extent , opposed white supremacy . |
| 25 | There have been many positive developments , a large number of them led by this country such as the introduction of the single market . |
| 26 | Something on the 9221s — the 9730 successors , is also likely , but they have been such poor sellers that there is little interest . |
| 27 | There would be no reason to expect either the ‘ gap ’ or the clear commitment to deviant values that have been such persistent stumbling blocks for the traditional versions of these theories . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | If the result had gone differently , there would , no doubt , have been some sarcastic offerings concerning our previous week 's cover ( ‘ It 's 1997 , and the Tories are going for their fifth consecutive election victory … |