Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [prep] some [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another .
2 They were as follows : ( 1 ) there is a dispute or a difference between the parties which has been formulated in some way or other ( see 15.5 ) ; ( 2 ) the dispute or difference has been remitted by the parties to the person to resolve in such a manner that he is called on to exercise a judicial function ( see 15.6 ) ; ( 3 ) where appropriate , the parties must have been provided with an opportunity to present evidence and/or submissions in support of their respective claims in the dispute ( see 15.7 ) ; and ( 4 ) the parties have agreed to accept his decision ( see 15.8 ) .
3 And the buildings looked as derelict as if they had all been lifted by some force and dropped again .
4 The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing .
5 Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other .
6 In Northern Ireland , as in the rest of the UK , these tables have been met with some controversy and suspicion .
7 Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree .
8 The mill has been completely redesigned ; new offices have been built to accommodate regional staff , and almost every corner of the site has been affected in some way or another .
9 Times must still have been hard down Whittox Lane , though nearly all its inhabitants seem to have been employed in some way or another — most of them in the clothing trade , alongside Mr. Middleditch , the Badcox Lane Baptist minister , and Charles Dyer , 23 , a coal miner .
10 The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor .
11 The debate appears to have been conducted in some ignorance but , as with much else in this area , a high degree of polemical certitude .
12 If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made .
13 It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy .
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