Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [pron] [verb] [been] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The University has been fortunate in attracting high quality staff to fill new lectureship posts although there has been some difficulty in filling senior posts , particularly in business and management , which is an area of acute national shortage . |
| 2 | Children who are disabled cause an extra financial burden to their parents and there have been some moves to acknowledge this . |
| 3 | Mr Barber said : ‘ In the East Anglian Customs and Excise region there have been no arrests in relation to these imports but there have been some seizures of alcohol at boot sales in Norfolk and Suffolk . ’ |
| 4 | Macklin acknowledges that there has been a learning curve , particularly with regard to the siting of base stations where there has been some duplication of coverage . |
| 5 | Generally , however , discipline has not been a problem between them in recent years and there have been some pulsating contests . |
| 6 | He led the way down the gangplank complaining vaguely to his friends that there had been some disgusting favouritism somewhere . |
| 7 | ‘ We have been waiting for grants but there has been some debate about whether croquet is a sport because of the pace it 's played at . ’ |
| 8 | It is a long tradition within the firm to produce handmade farewell cards and there have been some beauties — apt and humorous — which have left the donors proud of their efforts and the recipients amused and flattered . |