Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [be] [prep] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been through some interesting times of late , ’ Lucy told him , and smiled along with him when she saw that he understood the reference she was making . |
| 2 | She had been in some tight spots with her work but this had hit her hard because she cared very much about the girl . |
| 3 | ‘ You have been at some personal pains , ’ said the king in the same quiet voice , ‘ to bring us an eye-witness ’ account , and for that we thank you . |
| 4 | They might also reveal that you have been in some distant shopping mall far from your usual stomping ground on a day on which you had sworn ( at least to the office ) that you had been laid up with flu . |
| 5 | I do feel I 'd like to say one point about the people who were in this house , that it 's quite clear , all of them I believe were under care of the social services , erm and I do n't know enough about their history to say whether they , where they 've been before , whether they 've been in some half-way house , or just been thrown out of some mental institution . |
| 6 | She did not feel very close to her mother , although they had been through some rough times together : |
| 7 | Named after the mansion in Wuthering Heights , this is a desolate agricultural commune run by Jimmy Ahmed , back from London , where he has been in some vague way a celebrity . |
| 8 | He 's been in some good ones actually . |