Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had butterflies been colour-blind and bees without a delicate sense of smell , man would have been denied some of the greatest delights that the natural world has to offer . |
| 2 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 3 | If the path had crossed this line then a clear surface would have been encountered some distance below the clouds . |
| 4 | It was believed that the device might have been planted some days earlier . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |