Example sentences of "[vb past] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Sybil lived carefully , borrowed cars to save renting them , accepted hospitality , incurred and endured some cutting remarks of the wealthy but kept steadfast to their aim to make some money and run back to London to act and feed the security bank . |
| 2 | It is interesting that a large proportion of these ‘ new ’ users experienced some unpleasantness on first use such as vomiting and dizziness . |
| 3 | Easons , too , experienced some increase in competition from ‘ non-traditional ’ outlets . |
| 4 | As rectal volumes increased , all spinal patients with lesions above T6 ( n=11 ) experienced some degree of autonomic dysreflexia that prevented further rectal distension . |
| 5 | As a consequence , the interbank market experienced some contraction due to country risk , concentrating business on large banks in established and well supervised financial centres . |
| 6 | Sadly , over half of the sample experienced some fear or anxiety about growing old themselves . |
| 7 | ‘ The UK lamb market experienced some uncertainty caused by the phasing out of the variable premium for domestic lambs , ’ was his only comment . |
| 8 | Either they operated some kind of taboo against such things , or else the technological relics of past civilisations were commonplace enough for them not to attach importance to a vessel which they must at least suspect to be in operable condition . |
| 9 | This caution countered some weakness in gross margins ( the result of increased book club and export sales , and of lower print runs ) , Mr Hely Hutchinson said ; and net operating profit from publishing grew by 27% to £1.68m — an operating profit margin of 11.9% . |
| 10 | He recommended some training for hotel staff to be a bit more professional in their attitude . |
| 11 | In Farquharson Bros. v. King ( 1902 H.L. ) a timber firm owned some timber which was in the possession of a dock company . |
| 12 | Dotty Harmer , a spinster and stout friend of all animals , lived some quarter of a mile westward towards Lulling Woods . |
| 13 | They were in the custody of the court beadle who lived some distance away . |
| 14 | The guide would be particularly useful to people who lived some distance away and who needed to find out if a visit to the record office would be helpful . |
| 15 | Formal nursing courses reflect these concerns , but there is at present no mechanism for updating the knowledge of those who qualified some time ago . |
| 16 | I smelled some recurrence of the tension between him and Laura and looked for a way to open the subject . |
| 17 | We refuelled , repaired the brakes and emptied some sand out of the aircraft , and the next day we checked the aircraft and weather and did some minor maintenance , returning to the hotel at 3.30 pm . |
| 18 | What with John 's new fitness programme , and the salutary Atlantic air and everything , I myself expected some kind of halfhearted renewal . |
| 19 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 20 | Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money . |
| 21 | She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre . |
| 22 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 23 | I did n't say anything , though the way he had said it made it clear he expected some comment . |
| 24 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |
| 25 | They would press for the international allocation of quotas , as well as mail and air freight , and expected some Commonwealth and European support . |
| 26 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 27 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 28 | I half expected some floosie to open it but no , it was Charles . |
| 29 | Advocates on both sides of the debate voiced some disappointment over the ruling . |
| 30 | He was thus encouraged to believe that the Cambridge Board entertained some doubt over the strength of its case for unilateral action and was therefore anxious to reach a negotiated agreement with the WEA prior to making any application for additional Chapter III providing powers . |