Example sentences of "[verb] be some [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been some notable public defections from the Thatcher camp by some of her erstwhile ardent supporters — including Edwina Currie and Emma Nicholson — but many MPs clearly feared possible retribution from their constituency parties , most of which were strongly supportive of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 2 | There had been some hefty wooden icons hanging up on the walls , and , if they had burnt , then there would have been something left of them lying around on the floor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , there have been some great political records , but I do n't think songs are the medium for getting such views across . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | There have been some notable conservation conversions , with the Gare d'Orsay in Paris , for instance , becoming an exhibition hall . |