Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] several [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been several small books published earlier . |
| 2 | There had been several nasty incidents recently in the town when lone women had been subjected to attacks of one kind or another , so she could n't help but look over her shoulder as she made her way along the rows of parked cars to where her small Fiesta was parked next to a sleek-looking Jaguar . |
| 3 | In regard to his relations with the Vietnamese de Lattre claimed that Bao Dai was the ablest statesman in Vietnam ; but perhaps rather spoilt things by adding that there had been several recent instances when Bao Dai ‘ had showed the proper co-operative spirit and , in some cases , even initiative ’ . |
| 4 | This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen . |
| 5 | Both had been having affairs and there had been several brief separations . |
| 6 | Before the successful insurrection of 1815 there had been several isolated incidents in which bands of Serbs attacked and murdered Turkish officials . |