Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd a lump on my head the size of a goose egg ; I 'd been through some kind of hell in the spaces ; I 'd prayed for … it was not what I 'd prayed for at all . |
2 | And I think er Well Pat and I have discussed that a little bit as well , cos I 've been under some pressure in this direction with Alice . |
3 | ‘ The improvement and the form suggests it 's the best Welsh pack since the Triple Crown in 1988 , so yes I 'm more optimistic than I 've been for some time ’ , said the 43-year-old ‘ Panther ’ , who is now a schoolmaster in Swansea . |
4 | Well I hope I 've been of some help . |
5 | And I hope that I 've been of some assistance . |
6 | I am much slimmer and a better shape than I have been for some time ( or for months , years , etc. ) and I am going to get even slimmer and achieve an even better figure — a figure I never thought I could have . |
7 | As Elisabeth , Rosalind Plowright sounded more secure than she has been for some time on British stages and sang her last aria with true Verdian pathos and passion . |
8 | It had been a hectic period during which we had been under some pressure . |
9 | Well , we have been for some time . |
10 | ‘ Present values are lower than they have been for some time , and are sticking . |
11 | However , those who are unemployed , especially if they have been for some time , may find it is more important to send out as many letters as possible , in the hope of getting some response . |
12 | We somehow got on to the subject of detective stories , for it had been with some surprise that I learnt at the Old Parsonage meeting that at one time he had read them with avidity . |
13 | But to her amazement he did nothing of the kind , but , shaking his head as if he had been under some kind of stress , ‘ I did n't think I could have got your innocence so completely wrong , ’ he stated gruffly . |
14 | If he had been in some sort of trance , ( lasting who knew how long ? ) that might account for the sudden appearance of Jos . |
15 | Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ? |
16 | and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ? |
17 | So you feel it 's been of some benefit to you today ? |