Example sentences of "[verb] been [adv] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having said that I mean I think there there has been obviously some concern about some security measures , other than terrorist or so called terrorist threats in relation to staff personal security in the building which is why we 've actually moved towards more one stop per section area so there are limits to where the public are actually free to move around the building . |
| 2 | Emily must have been there some time . |
| 3 | He had been dead some time . ’ |
| 4 | She was cold , she had been dead some time . |
| 5 | We had been there some time . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been here some time now and it 's never happened before . ’ |
| 7 | Erm there 's been a reduction er , in the er , staff er because er er people have moved on and er , I take Sue 's point about er if it were n't for the fact that erm they 'd got fully e e experienced staff who 've been there some time , they have n't , not used to this churning over o of , and therefore , that has paid off in er in er in erm so far as being able to deal with the problems that have arisen and er , you 'll see further on er , addition profiles of the work that 's been done with er in this area over the town . |
| 8 | Troops have been there some time and they 're familiar with locals on the ground . |