Example sentences of "[be] [conj] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results of this approach are that some individuals may be committed to lifelong drug therapy which they do not need . |
| 2 | The signs are that some people there were more sophisticated and succeeded in bilking the revenue . |
| 3 | Present estimates are that some two-thirds of divorcees will eventually remarry . |
| 4 | Particularly striking examples , as Simon Frith points out ( 1983a : 146–7 , 154 ) , are that some of the ‘ most creative uses of the recording studio have also been the most ‘ manipulative ’ in commercial terms ' he mentions Phil Spector , Giorgio Moroder 's disco hits and Jamaican reggae — while ‘ in the USA … the most open and imaginative audiences deejays and radio programmes work in disco , the most obviously commercialized musical genre ’ . |
| 5 | The predictions are that some records will tumble . |
| 6 | The chief dangers are that some flaw in the title will be overlooked , or that requisitions on title will not be delivered within the stipulated time ( now six working days after delivery of abstract ) , so that a seller 's conveyancer might plead this breach of the conditions of sale as an excuse for not clearing up a genuine difficulty . |
| 7 | For 40 years the policy has been that some contribution should be made towards the cost of sight and dental charges — that was agreed by both parties . |
| 8 | Over the centuries , Ayrshire 's loss may have been the world 's gain but one must wonder what the effect would have been if some of the intelligent and ambitious people who left had stayed at home . |
| 9 | I often have wondered what the Dalek might have been if some other Designer had designed it . |
| 10 | Chairman I , I , I am and some of my colleagues a little confused on this paper , erm and I really ask that I , I understood that when we discussed this last , erm that the , the minor work which was one , one debated , erm was going to be increased to two million and that two million er , two million spend was going to come out of the existing budget , I 'm not quite sure from this whether it is or it is n't , could you explain ? |
| 11 | There is some debate about exactly how flexible bonus payments have been and some argue that in recent years bonuses and basic wages have followed similar trends . |
| 12 | We have been and some would still have us believe , I think it 's true , we 're not out of the woods yet as far as er er recovery of the housing market is concerned . |
| 13 | Mediation , managerial direction , and procedural controls internal to the institution itself are but some of the other forms which decision-making could take . |
| 14 | What , at least it will enable you to know what the tropical species are because some of them have got quite weird and wonderful names and most people do n't know what some of them are . |
| 15 | It may well be that some accountant has shown the society a loophole through which it can escape the obligations laid upon it at its foundation in 1914 . |
| 16 | It may be that some wavering ex-Tory voters , worried by the imminent prospect of a Labour government , have responded to the Tory Party 's warnings that a vote for Paddy Ashdown would be ‘ a vote to let Labour in ’ . |
| 17 | It could just be that some of us get married to creatures that fit that description , so perhaps there 's a mysterious kind of genetic memory involved here . |
| 18 | The implication would seem to be that some lives could be ‘ so demonstrably awful ’ that the doctor 's legal duty would be limited to making the child comfortable and allowing it to die . |
| 19 | It might be that some of your own domestic banks participate regularly in syndicated euro.credits . |
| 20 | One possible drawback could be that some people might decide to take an overdose as a result of learning about it through the media or public discussion , even if the behaviour had been presented as an inappropriate way of coping . |
| 21 | It could be that some underlying defect opens the way to both candidiasis and chemical sensitivity . |
| 22 | It may be that some of the liabilities you listed have actually been overcome in the last few years . |
| 23 | It may be that some young children will achieve a stage where they are ready to compare more than two sets to see which has ‘ most ’ or ‘ least ’ , but incidental experience of this kind is less frequent . |
| 24 | We do not believe that such operations can be shown to meet our public transport target safety level , and it may be that some of our European colleagues do not consider such operations to be public transport , or do not apply the same target level of safety to such operations . |
| 25 | First , it may be that some of the old churches are resistant to change and to the gospel . |
| 26 | It may be that some hereditary peers are well worth a place , but it is also true that some who are not hereditary peers are equally deserving and it is hard to argue that they should not be considered on their merits on the same basis , with life peerages being conferred on those most suitable . |
| 27 | ‘ Could be that some tracks could emerge on a compilation , however , ’ says SF 's Clive Selwood . |
| 28 | It may be that some couples cohabit initially because they are uncertain about the strength of their relationship so their subsequent marital breakdown could be attributed to these underlying doubts , rather than the ‘ destructive ’ experience of cohabitation . |
| 29 | Are mama and my sisters truly in sanctuary — or could it be that some grave misfortune has overtaken them also ? |
| 30 | Whilst accepting the need not to impose more general duties on local authorities when there are severe resource constraints , it may be that some greater legal specificity is required . |