Example sentences of "some [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | As Lewis was very fond of champagne , he had offered Eliot some during a sitting in the spring of 1937 . |
2 | Some people came to us for a week , some for a month and a few wanted to be taught the essentials of the job in two or three days . |
3 | A clearer red , blue and green are found in the traces of painting on architectural members , and were no doubt in the wall-painter 's palette , but there is no evidence for much mixing of colours and some for a deliberate restriction of choice . |
4 | Milk , a little dip of milk was sold , into a jug , there were no bottles , and er you could get some for a ha'penny . |
5 | For a few minutes she explained the system on which the cards were arranged , then let him try to select some for a bibliography she was compiling on nutrition in underdeveloped countries . |
6 | And when I erm , first got them cos my granny got me some for a birthday present |
7 | that 's fucking going some for a ship that size I would love to have be able to fly with the or something |
8 | We want some for a little jacket mum |
9 | That the alternative religious explanation should still not know what value to put on ‘ music of the flute ’ — this will be experienced by some as a cruel disappointment , by others as a welcome acknowledgement that dogmatic certainty on the large scale can comprehend uncertainties on the small . |
10 | The appointment of John Moore in 1987 as Secretary of State at the DHSS was seen by some as a signal that the welfare programme would receive a dose of Thatcherism . |
11 | This needs repeating several times because with his notorious drip paintings he came to be thought of by some as a dripster , a drooler , a mere pourer . |
12 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
13 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
14 | ‘ Market forces ’ is regarded by some as a doctrinal slogan as nebulous as carbon dioxide itself . |
15 | This sector has also been referred to by some as a lumpenproletariat . |
16 | The Second World War has been seen by some as a kind of watershed , with the post-war period being morally inferior to the ‘ full rich back street life and culture of pre-war England ’ . |
17 | And other players were using the model at the same time or earlier , some as a bass ( eg. Bob Bogle of The Ventures ) and some as a lead instrument , such as Hank Marvin , Jet 's old colleague in The Shadows . |
18 | A titled but non-executive chairman has always been seen by some as a desirable ornament on the company 's board , and even more so on its stationery . |
19 | It is my one great regret about this whole sorry business that at this crucial time in the Government 's fortunes , when I should so much have liked to be seen as a tower of strength , I am perceived by some as a point of weakness . |
20 | It is an immense graveyard , thought of by some as a sacred and unspoiled resource . |
21 | She will see those who have committed themselves to the traditional model of education , some as a matter of principle , but others because to question it opens up too big a can of worms . |
22 | Since both bodies are appointed by , or on the advice of , government they have come to be seen by some as a buffer between the state and the broadcasters but by others as an indirect mechanism by which the state can exert control over broadcasting . |
23 | The ground was broken by rifts and pits of naked , black peat , where water lay and sharp , white stones , some as big as a pigeon 's , some as a rabbit 's skull , glimmered in the moonlight . |
24 | That 48½inch long weapon , described by some as a monstrosity and others as an affront to decency and the Royal and Ancient game , has , according to Sam , done no less than salvage his entire career . |
25 | As discredited limitations have been generally discarded , and natural justice has expanded to new fields , fairness is seen by some as a more appropriate tag . |
26 | Spanish race sharpei has grey cheeks with narrower black moustaches ; North African race levaillanti , treated by some as a species , similar , but male lacks red moustache and female has red only on nape or back of crown ( fortunately Grey-headed Woodpecker does not extend S of the Loire ) . |
27 | Developments included the realistic estimation of 11 million years as the likely time required for the production of an erosion surface and Linton ( 1957 ) had shown that the time scale used by some as a frame of reference for landscape evolution was too long . |
28 | The answer : the Mexican mini-cow , heralded by some as a pioneer ‘ in a potential agricultural revolution ’ . |
29 | In the absence of reliable evidence about their attitudes and behaviour , the trade union officials have been viewed by some as a force for moderation and conservatism , by others as faithfully reflecting the views of their members , and by others as industrially and politically more militant than the members . |
30 | The first prison marriage of convicted murderers from across Ulster 's bitter sectarian divide is seen by some as a positive sign of change . |