Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] been some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 All 18 had initialled the treaty on March 13 , but there had been some doubt before the final signature that Baskhkortostan would sign .
2 Further north still , Canada has no major volcanoes , but there have been some eruptions in prehistoric times .
3 But there have been some increases for those living in the larger cities , which have been worst hit by the crime wave .
4 Mr Barber said : ‘ In the East Anglian Customs and Excise region there have been no arrests in relation to these imports but there have been some seizures of alcohol at boot sales in Norfolk and Suffolk . ’
5 will prevent him having to consider a mass of trivial complaints where it is unlikely that criminal charges would ever be brought but there has been some concern that the chief officer of police is given a discretion whether or not to refer complaints which disclose criminal conduct to the D.P.P. , although this decision is of course supervised .
6 So we we may have to pursue that further but there has been some progress after all this time and expenditure of money and and time .
7 ‘ We have been waiting for grants but there has been some debate about whether croquet is a sport because of the pace it 's played at . ’
8 Cyclists and horse riders are keen to progress with the scheme but there has been some opposition from one particular village .
9 But there has been some argument that the criteria should be increased for boys to the age of 8 years ( Verhulst et al .
10 But there has been some attempt also to undercut the basic level of the defenders ' case .
11 It might n't have been the class but there 's been some schoolin' there an' some refinement .
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