Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] been some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Same-Lamborghini 's UK importer agreed that there had been some problems with the quality of cab fittings on some early models . |
2 | ‘ If the parties have agreed the basis of taxation it would , I think , be an improper exercise of the court 's discretion to direct the taxation on some other basis , unless satisfied that there had been some conduct on the part of the mortgagee disentitling him to costs or to costs on the agreed basis . |
3 | The letter was brief , and couched in the most guarded terms ; it reported a half-yearly profit to the end of December , but also added that there had been some deterioration in the product and requested a fresh consignment , preferably of foreign origin . |
4 | Initial reports from the site indicated that there had been some damage to buildings at the camp site , some distance from the gas plant , but that the plant itself remained unscathed . |
5 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
6 | His new girl-friend was also examined and nothing abnormal was found , although she did say that there had been some increase in her vaginal discharge for some months . |
7 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
8 | The last faint hope that there had been some mistake died . |
9 | In that era , notes Forster , if you had ‘ Venetian ’ tendencies , you thought it was because you were meant to be a man and that there had been some mistake . |
10 | Annabel wished that there had been some way young Eve could have been sent to university too . |
11 | Government officials also confirmed that there had been some forewarning of the rebel attack but that the magnitude of it had been unexpected . |
12 | This is exactly the way the band saw it and , when pushed , certain employees of Rough Trade agreed that there had been some kind of promotional foul-up . |
13 | By the end of the project we could report that there had been some changes and developments in practice . |
14 | His first observation was that there had been some difference of opinion among the volunteers at Ropley . |
15 | The 1844 Report hints however that there had been some decline in standards at the lower end of the School , and urged that " prior to admission the Boys should be able to read and write and have learned the first principles of English grammar . |
16 | Xinhua also noted that there had been some unrest at Beijing University late on June 3 . |
17 | This year I 'm nearly certain that there 's been some money , not too much — about five thousand pounds — taken out of the system . |
18 | Chairman , this is not what we , er , agreed before , and it seems to me that there 's been some re-thinking on this , and I hesitate to say that once again , er , members are trying to face all ways because they do n't want to upset somebody , but the policy that we 've had in the past , had total support at property , and it is , it is a policy that has worked . |
19 | For the sake of the argument we must assume that the space covered by the arch is proportional to the benefits , so that there has been some purpose in making the arch as broad as possible . |
20 | It is difficult to deny that there has been some change in the right direction . |
21 | It is thought that there has been some element of a share dealing ring in the Dunsdale case . |
22 | An even more extreme form of this way of thinking is to assume that there has been some type of directive force in evolution such that humans represent the ‘ pinnacle ’ of progress . |
23 | The recent lacklustre share price performance has suggested that there has been some doubt as to the practical benefits of separation , not least how future dividend payments will be structured . |
24 | All these suggest that there has been some degree of real tooth loss in these predator assemblages due to digestion , and since this loss is also accompanied by loss of bone , it is considered that this is the most extreme degree of breakage in these comparisons . |
25 | It appears that there has been some misunderstanding with regard to the sand pit cover . |
26 | The most up-to-date figures that we have on these matters show a continuing increase in capital provision , but I recognise that there has been some indication of a downturn in the most recent , as yet uncompleted , year . |
27 | When an owner of property against whom an order has been made under the Act comes into this court and complains that there has been some irregularity in the proceedings , and that he is not liable to have his property taken away , it is right , I think , that his case should be entertained sympathetically and that a statute under which he is being deprived of his rights to property should be construed strictly against the local authority and favourably towards the interest of the applicant , in as much as he for the benefit of the community is undoubtedly suffering a substantial loss , which in my view must not be inflicted upon him unless it is quite clear that Parliament has intended that it shall . |
28 | ‘ However , we are aware that there has been some opposition to our off-licence in Holywood Road , but we would like to assure residents of our commitment to the area . |
29 | However , in recent years a blitz on such companies has been mounted with the result that there has been some improvement . |
30 | Now , am I right in saying that there has been some controversy in the past about hormone replace , let's call it H R T , it 's shorter , that er that not everyone 's convinced it 's it 's it 's a good idea , that there are maybe some negative side effects . |