Example sentences of "[verb] [been] at some " in BNC.

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1 It must have been at some time , because I can speak it now .
2 This very large accession takes up where the first deposit stopped , and covers the years 1861 to 1920 , in addition to some titles and papers of earlier date which must have been at some time extracted from their proper place .
3 It appears to establish three categories : the first contains wordings generally agreed to be acceptable , the second wordings which appear to have been at some time problematic but are now acceptable , and the third wordings which remain inadmissible .
4 The range of decorative techniques which have been at some time applied to metalwork is a subject for many books , not just a few pages .
5 ‘ 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 .
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