Example sentences of "[vb base] be [verb] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been getting several complaints from readers and viewers about the quality of one type of coconut fibre currently on sale . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been making several very funny speeches and no bugger has laughed , so I 'm coming down . ’ |
| 3 | But I 've been offered several million for it . |
| 4 | The Republic of Colombia won its independence from Spain in 1819 although its borders have been redrawn several times since . |
| 5 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |
| 6 | Executive voices have been raised several octaves over the issue ( UX No 433 ) , and there does not appear to be any clear agreement yet on how COSE firms would level this playing field . |
| 7 | Provisions relating to ancient monuments have been amended several times , the latest being 1983 when the National Heritage Act was passed . |
| 8 | Rats have been sighted several times in the Hundens Lane area and Darlington Council 's environmental health department say all rubbish should be kept securely bundled and no scraps of food should be left . |
| 9 | That is one good reason why we have been supporting several non-governmental projects in the region and why we have made representations to presidents and other leaders about the state of children in those countries . |
| 10 | Single birds are usually seen , but two or three together have been recorded several times , and a party of five flew west off Langney Point on 17 October 1947 , and one of 20 did likewise on 1 September 1964 . |
| 11 | Differences among accents of English have been mentioned several times in the course , and this is a subject that many students of English find interesting and wish to know more about . |
| 12 | Interest rates have been reduced several times with a significant shift in economic policy giving priority to growth . |