Example sentences of "been [adj] [verb] some [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been easy to claim some other appointment , or a practice session with Jack , but the situation intrigued me and I was particularly happy at the thought of pulling a fast one over the shrewd and imperturbable Inspector Drew . |
| 2 | The Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative , a nationally funded , vocationally oriented programme , has been able to incorporate some anti-sexist aspects as part of its normal aims and activities , even if the implementation of these aims is limited . |
| 3 | We have been able to enjoy some lovely walks , and even to find some new ones which are usually too boggy to attempt . |
| 4 | We have been aware for some years that the relational model and relational database systems have not been able to represent some real-world concepts and activities , and there have been many papers and conferences devoted to the study of extensions and refinements to the original model of Codd ( 1970 ) . |
| 5 | The complication has been that because last year 's trading profits were lower than expected we did n't have any taxable profits against which to claim back this A C T so as this would be the first year in which taxable profits would arise unless we 'd not been unless we 'd been able to find some other way of dealing with it the A C T which we pay would not have been recoverable till January ninety five . |
| 6 | This fabulous Autumn continues with a brilliance of colour such as I do n't ever remember , and we have been able to have some lovely walks . |
| 7 | In addition , since trade with the Soviet Union is intended to be bilaterally balanced , it has been necessary to find some Yugoslav products to supply to the Soviet Union in return for its petroleum and other raw materials . |