Example sentences of "had been in some " in BNC.

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1 Here , the appropriate leader of change had been in some doubt .
2 If he had been in some sort of trance , ( lasting who knew how long ? ) that might account for the sudden appearance of Jos .
3 Boy thought that this had been in some ways the perfect night , the best that he had ever had since he 'd arrived at The Bar .
4 At the end of the sixteenth century the ‘ crowned republic ’ of Poland had been in some ways one of the great powers of Europe .
5 She had been in some tight spots with her work but this had hit her hard because she cared very much about the girl .
6 Among those who regarded Faustus as their spiritual master was Sidonius , whose brother had been in some way saved by the bishop .
7 Sentencing McPherson , the judge , Lord Cameron , said he accepted that McPherson had been in some part less responsible for the violence to Mr O'Donnell that evening , but added : ‘ Nevertheless you played a full part in luring him into the hands of those who were responsible for repeated acts of a bizarre and terrible character upon him . ’
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