Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I come from a fanatically rugby-conscious Welsh miner 's family ; five of my six brothers played it with some distinction .
2 Giles Aplin examined it with some interest before consigning it to a buttoned pocket without comment .
3 This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes .
4 Indeed , each man refused it with some indignation ; Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States .
5 ‘ I do n't remember what I actually said , but obviously Mandy misinterpreted it in some way .
6 The difference is that , while women see motherhood in emotional , hormonal terms , men see it as some sort of role-play .
7 Beauty to him came from the soul , as we say , and he saw it as his task to exteriorise it in some way that harmonized with the subject matter .
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