Example sentences of "some things [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 For most of the remainder , Hitler stood for at least some things they admired , and for many had become the symbol and embodiment of the national revival which the Third Reich had in many respects been perceived to accomplish .
2 Some things they 're obliged to tell you where those come from are n't they ?
3 Obviously some things they probably have to buy , shoes and
4 He concludes that , although there are indeed some things we can not and would be immodest to hope to know , there are others that we can know .
5 We have also recorded the older generation in our own families — noticing how some things we knew went unmentioned , but also making some surprising new discoveries of our own family secrets .
6 In particular , while some things we can do give us great satisfaction , other tasks leave us cold .
7 There are some things we have to assume in order to know anything .
8 ‘ On some things we did .
9 I can think of some things we should have done earlier .
10 So some things we 're alright for , I do n't know about the clarinet concertino , I 've no idea what that 'll come in .
11 All the same , Merlyn said : ‘ We came over to fetch some things we store here . ’
12 Some things we agree on .
13 ‘ There are some things we need to move on big and fast , to achieve radical changes .
14 Erm it 's there 's some things we we 're okay to do .
15 Some things he longed to talk about — he agonized over the Christians ' attitude to nuclear bombs and it grieved him that Fisher did not agonize .
16 Today he was dressed as a country squire , but some things he could not disguise : the muscular build and fair hair .
17 [ Guevara then went on to mention ] some things he had in mind : — ( 1 ) That they could not give back the expropriated properties … but they could pay for them in trade .
18 True , there were some things he did n't like about the Khedive 's regime , the patronage , the corruption , the inefficiency .
19 Of course , there were some things she could not know about .
20 De Beauvoir maintained rigid control over certain areas of her emotional and sexual life to the end of her days , yet some things she publicly , if not privately repressed have recently resurfaced .
21 erm sort of , at fir , you know , at first I thought sometimes you know oh , you know what 's the matter with you like but , she admits herself , her I Q , you know how they judge your intelligence has gone right down , she has to have tests every now and again , er she ca n't concentrate on things , or , you know some things she just ca n't do any more , so she 's at , supposed to be getting all this compensation and it 's been going on now , it was two years ago , three years ago that we met them and she 's only just had the first part of her money , she 's had five thousand pounds , that 's all she can get for the time being all the rest is , cos all solicitors and everything and doctors having to come and check things , so she knows , she knows she 'll get money eventually , but er , it 's just when , but is n't it an awful thing ?
22 I like to have a laugh and that , but there 's some things you should n't laugh at .
23 For some things you may find it difficult to see how to improve on them or you will not be able to think of suitable substitutes .
24 Some things you can not steal .
25 But some things you just know will happen .
26 What are some things you could do or habits you could develop which would make your partner feel glad he or she has a relationship with you ?
27 There are some things you just keep your mouth shut about and one of those is when sex is n't much good .
28 If you were a gardener , love , you 'd know as there are some things you ca n't transplant .
29 Write down some things you do that may get in the way of a good relationship and that you could improve .
30 Some things you wo n't read in the media : Queen were overblown , pompous shite and do n't forget it .
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