Example sentences of "[vb infin] been [det] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Times were not easy and there would have been much evidence of hardship , although actually we know very little of the ordinary day-to-day life of the miner and his family . |
| 2 | I think the problem is that this one point seven billion was er an actuarial assessment by Watsons i it may never have been that amount of money . |
| 3 | In the northern Weald , some of these men seem to have come from large Kentish estates round Tonbridge rather than from the Sussex coast ; there must have been several centuries of discussion before Wealden boundaries were finally sorted out . |
| 4 | From medieval times there must have been some kind of dwelling on the slight rise in the ground upon which the house stood . |
| 5 | There must have been some kind of remorse . |
| 6 | In between the Oaks and the Elms darted the Silver Birches , slender and frivolous-looking , with wild , shining white hair that streamed out behind them and mischievous features and trailing garments that might have been some kind of cloth , but might as easily have been simply their pale leaves . |
| 7 | ‘ There would have been some degree of overlap . |
| 8 | At least there would have been some measure of impersonality about a restaurant , whereas here , trapped in the confines of her small office with Luke so close , there was a definite air of intimacy . |
| 9 | It might have been some sort of optician 's test thing , for all I could say , or a kids ’ puzzle . |
| 10 | ‘ You sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister ? ’ he said slowly , with what might have been some sort of smile on his face . |
| 11 | It must have been Good it must have been some sort of carbonate , and the salt that was formed was from the hydrochloric acid was calcium chloride , so it must have been ? |
| 12 | Must have been some sort of misunderstanding , ’ said Rose . |
| 13 | Oh there must have been some sort of arrangement , I do n't know . |
| 14 | ‘ Old Darlington was quite some place to live in and I reckon daily life must have been some sort of gamble , ’ said Joan . |
| 15 | There must have been some point of contact . |
| 16 | There would have been some loss of blood . ’ |
| 17 | It seems little short of incredible now that such a talent should not have been any source of income for half a century after she left art school , but heartening that the lack of any fiscal reward and only intermittent recognition from her peers made no impact on her creative energies . |