Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse for them , whether they go on backing Mr Gorbachev or opt for some other tough guy , the rattle of gunfire has not had the intended effect . |
| 2 | This compact volume offers great flexibility and whether used as the basis for a year 's study or recommended for some last minute cramming , the student will derive benefit from it . |
| 3 | I had known that this was pending but when , over the last few weeks , I had enquired when they were going to start out , the reply was always the same , ‘ Oh , I think we 'll wait a bit and hope for some warmer weather . ’ |
| 4 | By establishing a paradigm for psychological investigation that lasted for some forty years , behaviourists seriously delayed the understanding of human cognition . |
| 5 | One minute the firm was having a few financial problems and hoping for some helpful investment advice , the next their premises were sold off to a factory development corporation , their directors sacked , the workforce were redundant . |
| 6 | These were , in descending order of status , the bushi ( warriors ) or samurai , who were the ruling class ; the peasantry , which owed its second ranking to its fundamental role in the national economy and accounted for some 80 per cent of the population ; the artisans ; and the merchants and traders . |
| 7 | Instead , he is expected to surrender one-third of the Championship and opt for some easy money . |
| 8 | On Whitsunday 1658 a stranger called at his house and begged for some small beer . |