Example sentences of "been [vb pp] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jagged hole through which he 'd been propelled some minutes before now rushed past his face once every minute or so . |
| 2 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 3 | Promoted thereafter as a source of cheap and clean energy , neither of which has actually been realised some 40 years on , nuclear power is a source of considerable debate in the late 1980s because of its annihilation potential in the case of warfare and the problems that characterise waste disposal from nuclear power plants ( section 5.4.3 ) . |
| 4 | Also , domestication of dogs and cattle had been undertaken some twelve hundred years ago in southern Europe by Azilian hunters who had used dogs to corner their prey . |
| 5 | Special considerations : the appellant had been diagnosed some time previously as HIV positive and more recently AIDS had developed . |
| 6 | This counter-argument has been given some recognition by the courts , in that the ‘ reasonable relationship rule ’ is no longer a rule of law . |
| 7 | On Saturday he had been given some time off to visit his critically ill sister , 17-year-old Lillian , as she lay in hospital . |
| 8 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |
| 9 | If you are going to show candidates around then make sure there is someone to do it and that anyone whose work/routine might be affected has been given some advance warning . |
| 10 | He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . |
| 11 | It is very easy to get involved in discussing whether Olive ought to have been given some knowledge of French wines before George moved , or perhaps persuaded to move to the city along with him . |
| 12 | gone to their GP 's , and often have been given some sort of medicine for their depression but have n't had the counselling side of things dealt with and they 've just been given re-prescriptions , not necessarily seen every time for a re-prescription . |
| 13 | ‘ Have you been given some ? ’ |
| 14 | The local government system of the time had been given some shape by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 , but it was not until the end of the century that it acquired a structure that would enable it to take on the range of functions it has today . |
| 15 | I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present . |
| 16 | It was perhaps as well John Hounsell had been given some forewarning . |
| 17 | I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've just been given some great news . |
| 19 | They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment . |
| 20 | The National Front leader , Jean-Marie Le Pen , has been given some ironic advice from members of his own party in the Riviera capital Nice . |
| 21 | ‘ Linking ’ and ‘ intrusive ’ are special cases of juncture ; this name refers to the relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately precede and follow it , and has been given some importance in phonological theory . |
| 22 | What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ? |
| 23 | He travelled as a seaman to Sydney where he won the Australian heavyweight title before transferring to San Francisco where he was persuaded by the Earl of Lonsdale to operate in England , a move which enhanced his status greatly , as a contemporary noted : ‘ I knew him in the days of his greatness when sitting on top of the pugilistic world , fêted and lionized , he might well have been excused some slight vanity ’ ( quoted by Henderson , 1949 , pp.20–1 ) . |
| 24 | Education in Britain has always been considered some of the best in the world . |
| 25 | This consisted of a milk bottle filled with water to which had been added some lemon juice , and four rounds of Vienna bread , which should have contained beef , but it had run out . |
| 26 | When she had finally been rescued some two hours later it was discovered that the hem of her frock had been chewed away . |
| 27 | A lot of erm group one plans are , there are about ten thousand plans that are showing an arrears status at the moment , and premium has been missed some time ago , it 's not a , not a current premium , which means on the fifteenth of June or the first of July we will automatically go in and pick up two premiums , we 'll t we 'll try and collect the arrears without having notified the client of it in any way at all . |
| 28 | His elder brother , Richard , lived nearby with his wife and young daughter , and like his father worked as a groom , possibly at nearby Waplington Hall , a large , gabled house that had been built some thirty years earlier . |
| 29 | British banks have been granted some £2,250 million in tax relief on bad loans to developing countries , according to official figures . |
| 30 | Government reports on Oct. 5 claimed that the Hezb-i-Islami forces had been pushed some 30 km outside the city . |