Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [verb] some [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , a child who has been receiving some form of individual help from a clinician , teacher or parent , might be expected to show the effects of that treatment and a comparison of changes over time on the basis of formal assessments would be an appropriate way of obtaining relevant information . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | This counter-argument has been given some recognition by the courts , in that the ‘ reasonable relationship rule ’ is no longer a rule of law . |
| 4 | It is possible to think that this plebeian has been lent some part of Naipaul 's aristocratic fastidiousness , some part of his hostility , while also suffering the consequences of an exposure to these qualities , and to recall that both Ahmed and the author of An Area of Darkness are preoccupied with the hanks of human shit that litter certain landscapes . |
| 5 | But no news is good news , and Mr Clarke has been drawing some comfort from the fact that he has n't heard from his own local family doctor . |
| 6 | In the hot weather the works has been having some trouble in staying in reasonable control of its effluent . |
| 7 | I daresay she 's been drinking some concoction of raspberry leaves and pennyroyal . |
| 8 | It 's obvious that he 's been sent some kind of message , and I believe in these things . |
| 9 | and , somebody ha erm nobody really knew a great deal about it , so I think he 's been doing some research on that . |