Example sentences of "have [adv] be [vb pp] some " in BNC.

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1 Education in Britain has always been considered some of the best in the world .
2 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 ) .
3 He stated that it had only been made some fifteen to twenty years ago by , of all people , his uncle .
4 The list had obviously been printed some time before .
5 ‘ I 've just been given some great news .
6 When she had finally been rescued some two hours later it was discovered that the hem of her frock had been chewed away .
7 I 've had some packed lunches which were perfect , but I 've also been sold some horrors .
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 ) .
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