Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had written to Joe Ackerley about Dana , and how we were writing poems together , and he asked to see some examples of this unusual collaboration . |
| 2 | They asked to see some . |
| 3 | The auctioneer came to me , Oh I suppose you 'll want to borrow some money now . |
| 4 | You will also want to preserve some well-structured meadows where stock can run in winter without too much poaching . |
| 5 | Where objects are deliberately unique it may be that they are intended to signify some generic concept of uniqueness , such as in art ; the object is then both an individual form and an example of a larger category to which it must be related . |
| 6 | And I thought you might want to go some time anyway er , not on a Sunday . |
| 7 | erm One of our buyers , Spain , er was not in favour of that solution because they were not a member of the tornado team and they did not want to see some kind of old boys club er running this project which was very important to them . |
| 8 | EVER since the new Booker shortlist failed to include some of this year 's most frenetically over-promoted stars ( thereby affording the rest of the authorial population a good smirk ) the media have been publicly soul-searching about hype . |
| 9 | The implementation of the legislation was delayed to enable some of them to acquire qualifications . |
| 10 | He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner , bound and gagged . |
| 11 | An unfinished coffin on black tressels , which stood in the middle of the shop , looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him , every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object : from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head , to drive him mad with terror . |
| 12 | She asked to borrow some shears . |
| 13 | It all started when Sharon moved in to the flat next door to Tony and asked to borrow some coffee . |
| 14 | Council director of planning Arthur Owen says the draft strategy his department has drawn up should be revised to include some of their suggestions . |
| 15 | In their protest they sought to restore some political coals to Newcastle : the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 committed the lay and ecclesiastical nobles of Scotland to support Robert Bruce , who stood against proud Edward 's army , and sent him homeward to think again . |
| 16 | ‘ They are using the computer to gauge who would be suitable to attend certain meetings : they may want to exclude some of them . ’ |
| 17 | On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells . |
| 18 | SHARES of LEP , the freight-forwarding and security monitoring company , were marked down 15p to 150p yesterday when its half-time figures failed to meet some market expectations . |
| 19 | But part of her did want to repair some of the damage they had done to each other . |
| 20 | The summit also resolved to create " a programme to support development efforts in the Arab and Islamic world " , by setting up a fund expected to total some US$15,000-20,000 million , with contributions to be set by Finance Ministers at a forthcoming meeting . |
| 21 | In many ways the latter approach would be preferable since the essential question is whether the charge was intended to secure some new value and the requirement to register it within 21 days of its creation would suffice to protect those dealing with company . |
| 22 | Border was in good humour at Hove and agreed that he would prefer to attract some better headlines than the ones he has earned after some of his outbursts in the early part of this Ashes tour . |
| 23 | Ca , I 'm going to make some carbonara tomorrow do you want to try some ? |
| 24 | ‘ His tactical awareness was second to none — but he did n't want to know some of the more boring aspects of management . |
| 25 | You can revolt against it by a breakdown in health or morale , going what the Americans call stir-crazy' ; or you can accept it calmly , as just a temporary ‘ pause ’ in your normal way of life from which you intend to extract some good for yourself and others , keeping active , keeping your eyes on the world beyond the bars , and planning and preparing yourself for your ultimate return to it . |
| 26 | Mr Gordon added : ‘ Quotas were never intended to benefit some at the expense of others . |
| 27 | Leith had switched thoughts to endeavour to find some sound reason for telephoning Rosemary when he handed the phone over to her . |
| 28 | It 's a real effort to click back to that frame of mind , which is bad because fanaticism is the true experience of pop , not discrimination and broad-mindedness — I think of the splendid devotion of all those boys and girls , who as soon as they 've got hold of the new Cure or New Order or Bunnymen record , immediately set to learning the lyrics by heart , then spend days exhaustively interpreting the Tablets From on High , struggling to establish some fit between their experience and what is actually some drunken doggerel cobbled together in a studio off-moment . |
| 29 | They fell into step , heading for the pub where they 'd arranged to meet some of the other girls prior to going on to the dance . |
| 30 | They placed bombs on two isolated aircraft and then headed for the hangars where they expected to find some worthwhile booty . |