Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [adv] been some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Boards were far from innocent , however , and when they later developed a proper accounting system to allocate overheads fairly it was found that there had indeed been some unfair cross-subsidisation to their contracting accounts . |
| 2 | In the second paragraph he said : ’ During our discussions I accepted that there had possibly been some scope for misunderstanding . |
| 3 | As a result , overall our sales were down , roughly in line with our competitors in the oil service industry , but there was continuing pressure on margins and profitability and there had obviously been some build-up on the international side in anticipation of higher sales . |
| 4 | If there had only been some way they could have gone in the doors of University College together and come home on the bus each night , or better still got a flat together , life would have been perfect . |
| 5 | And it had n't been some unknown island wine with mystical aphrodisiac properties , had it ? |
| 6 | In his dream he felt relief because she had n't died , because it had all been some other dream , because she was smiling in the sunshine . |