Example sentences of "been [verb] [indef pn] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has happened when I have been catching plenty of barbel , with no breakages , and the matchmen have asked me what I have been using . |
| 2 | The salutation seemed to open infinite possibilities , and expressed a recognition of his right to travel ; he felt welcomed , and also saw that he had been given something of inestimable value . |
| 3 | The hound had been given something of Sir Henry 's to smell so that it would pick up his scent and follow him . |
| 4 | From the times of the original Glasgow Harbour at the Broomielaw in the 1660s , the atmosphere of the Clydeside had been acquiring something of the West Indies , the South China Sea , the coasts of Africa and India , and all the magic , terror and richness of the seven seas of the world . |
| 5 | At school , she had been considered something of a ‘ character ’ — a freak by her enemies , an eccentric by those loyal to her , or touched by the high voltage of her need . |
| 6 | Miami 's new-born Murk label that has been causing something of a stir on these shores of late , enough at least for Network to wet their oars and row straight for a licensing deal that sees three of the label 's best tracks to date brought together for a sampler EP . |
| 7 | That , in itself , was not unusual ; but for once he had been told nothing of the reason for the meeting . |
| 8 | But even had I been told something of the nature of their relationship , I am not sure that I would have understood or believed , or felt betrayed . |
| 9 | Dierdriu was still seated on the High Throne , watching him , and Fergus knew a quick anticipation , and thought : is she about to tell me the truth about my birth ? and was both intrigued and apprehensive , for he had never been told anything of his true parents . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been offered lots of films just because the producers thought I would put bums on seats . |
| 11 | Clearly in looking at the travel agent sector we have already been analysing something of the domestic arm of the industry since these agents also arrange domestic holidays or parts of them . |
| 12 | With the emergence of low-cost presentation graphics packages for both the Macintosh and the PC , and the latter has also been experiencing something of a resurgence , another fundamental change in the market has been occurring . |
| 13 | so those have been getting plenty of sunshine , light |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been doing lots of shouting recently and we 've both been unhappy . |
| 15 | Pyramid Technology Corp , Mountain View , California , has been taking something of a backseat role in telling the world about its newest developments lately : most recently Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA was left to deliver Pyramid 's latest MIPS Computer Systems Inc-based R3000 and R400MP siblings at its bash in Rome a couple of weeks ago ( UX No 390 ) . |
| 16 | Fraser 's had two thousand pounds in cash and been allowed lots of time by the airforce , and the army gave him a radio used in the Falklands — the rest he 's done himself with a mortgage |
| 17 | ‘ We have n't been thinking anything of it — that load of prats . |
| 18 | He had n't been thinking anything of the sort and last night he had only suggested he could settle her business for her with a phone call to the manager , whom he knew well , because he wanted to take her out today instead of waiting outside hotels for her . |