Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , it 's not a great , from a computing point of view , it 's not great having some erm you know vast faceless organisation which is going to make sure everything 's alright , because it means that when something goes wrong , it takes weeks and weeks and weeks to get it sorted out , because you have to fill in a form in triplicate , get it signed |
| 2 | Shopwatch only started at the beginning of the year but is already proving effective deterring some casual shoplifters . |
| 3 | The results of this trial were reasonably encouraging showing some improvement in efficiency , but nothing spectacular . |
| 4 | It is also not the kind of company that throws its money around so it must be confident making some on Unix . |
| 5 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
| 6 | And yet those very same employees who once heaped praise on him will be too busy eulogizing some new figure to stop and examine their sense of judgement . |
| 7 | She was busy giving some final touches to . |
| 8 | In fact , everybody seemed to be busy finding some job to help with the war effort , except Mum who continued to clean at the Gingold 's chip shop . |
| 9 | In an informal setting some reflections or movement of water can be equally desirable . |
| 10 | David Robb is busy restoring some 1920 's greenhouses on a country estate , and says he 's never been happier : |
| 11 | Both parties seemed to feel little obligation to fly the flag in their most barren areas , with the Democrats in particular gaining some reward from the careful husbandry of their more slender resources . |
| 12 | At these levels , borrowers with savings or investments must be wondering whether it is worthwhile using some of their cash to pay off the mortgage in part or in full . |
| 13 | I think this book is worth having for a professional needing some facts in a hurry and for a student wanting an introduction to intersection control . |
| 14 | In a quiet setting some fifteen minutes walk from the resort centre is this comfortable four-star hotel . |