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

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1 Insofar as municipal systems set limits to the use of force and punish at least some of those guilty of crimes of violence it has some success as law and an undisputed claim to be regarded as law for as long as the officials of the system pursue these objectives by taking steps against non-compliance ( Hart , 1961 , pp. 79–88 and 213ff . ) .
2 Japan ( not the United States , as suggested last week ) still boasts the world 's biggest official foreign reserves : at the end of January it had some $79 billion-worth ( including foreign currency , SDRs and its reserve position at the IMF , but excluding gold ) .
3 Since it involved a fresh assessment of wealth it encountered some hostility .
4 A Fresco ‘ canvas ’ on to which gliffs can be ‘ painted ’ will allow developers create things like two-dimensional geometric figures : like X it has some difficulty with three dimensions at the moment .
5 In addition it made some recommendations to BRAC , one of which was to encourage BRAC to make a greater effort to cooperate with the local village practitioners .
6 In fact it took some time to make effective progress , in part because of institutional changes ; Lord Portal replaced Lord Reith , and in 1943 a separate Ministry of Town and Country Planning was set up .
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