Example sentences of "had been some [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
| 2 | There had been some concern in the early Eighties , when one of the national dailies , Today , moved its headquarters into the next-door building . |
| 3 | Tutorial Classes continued to be seen as the most important element in the WEA 's programme and there had been some increase in their provision in recent years . |
| 4 | His new girl-friend was also examined and nothing abnormal was found , although she did say that there had been some increase in her vaginal discharge for some months . |
| 5 | However , when there had been some difficulty in getting the bidding started , the seller announced that there was nothing wrong with the heifer and he would absolutely guarantee her . |
| 6 | However , there had been some deterioration in her mood over the previous 2 days . |
| 7 | The letter was brief , and couched in the most guarded terms ; it reported a half-yearly profit to the end of December , but also added that there had been some deterioration in the product and requested a fresh consignment , preferably of foreign origin . |
| 8 | There had been some reduction in transport costs and a degree of commercialization in the early part of the century , but not enough to break the recurrent cycle of harvest failure , food shortage , price increase , misery , and unrest . |
| 9 | The 1844 Report hints however that there had been some decline in standards at the lower end of the School , and urged that " prior to admission the Boys should be able to read and write and have learned the first principles of English grammar . |
| 10 | But obviously the revolution had been some time in the making . |