Example sentences of "had [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the buildings looked as derelict as if they had all been lifted by some force and dropped again . |
| 2 | Swirling snowclouds and rain strengthened the illusion that there was no outside world anymore , and that they had all been transported to some frozen Hell . |
| 3 | The principles underlying the poll tax had long been criticised by some sections of the party . |
| 4 | I think his system had already been weakened by some other compound , anyway . ’ |
| 5 | The significance of internal structures had already been accepted in some cases ( otherwise whales and dolphins would be classified as fish rather than as mammals ) , but Cuvier made this central to the classification of the whole animal kingdom . |
| 6 | The airline had already being criticised by some CAA officials , and pilots believe Mr Stewart became a pawn in a trial of strength . |
| 7 | He had always been involved to some extent , but when an old villager came to him and said , ‘ You ca n't let this thing die , your father was a polemaster and we look to you to see this thing does n't stop ’ , he could n't resist the challenge . |
| 8 | My friend , however , was adamant that we had both been abused in some way , though not sexually , which was my understanding of abuse . |
| 9 | But it had clearly been used at some time in the past . |