Example sentences of "have be [vb pp] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are going to show candidates around then make sure there is someone to do it and that anyone whose work/routine might be affected has been given some advance warning . |
| 2 | The National Front leader , Jean-Marie Le Pen , has been given some ironic advice from members of his own party in the Riviera capital Nice . |
| 3 | I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present . |
| 4 | He travelled as a seaman to Sydney where he won the Australian heavyweight title before transferring to San Francisco where he was persuaded by the Earl of Lonsdale to operate in England , a move which enhanced his status greatly , as a contemporary noted : ‘ I knew him in the days of his greatness when sitting on top of the pugilistic world , fêted and lionized , he might well have been excused some slight vanity ’ ( quoted by Henderson , 1949 , pp.20–1 ) . |
| 5 | If this had been the case I may possibly have been offered some cosmetic surgery , but this wo n't happen because it 's a natural part of pregnancy . |
| 6 | She told Lord Penrose that the action had been raised some considerable time ago but negotiations were continuing . |
| 7 | He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . |
| 8 | What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ? |
| 9 | They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment . |