Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] some [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 2 | I must do some real work today or at least this aft' . |
| 3 | And then next week I must order some more coal for but erm , I 've got ta go outside here so no good doing it for this week is it ? |
| 4 | At breakfast the next morning , Constance said , ‘ Ludo , I think I must have some new clothes . ’ |
| 5 | I must get some fresh air . " |
| 6 | But I must learn some rudimentary Greek — starting from the alphabet onwards . |
| 7 | ‘ I should like some more custard . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , but perhaps he thought I might meet some wealthy man who would instantly fall in love with me and so relieve him of some of the responsibility , ’ she retorted , too angry to even think what she was saying , and then gave a derisive smile when she saw that he was half tempted to believe it . |
| 9 | I thought I might find some reasonable woman who would understand my case and accept me . ’ |
| 10 | I just thought I might put some more flowers in it . . |
| 11 | I might get some black gear |
| 12 | I might get some mixed fruits . |
| 13 | Groa said , ‘ If you were Harold of Wessex I might get some direct answers . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll do some additional designs for the special collection . |
| 15 | Yeah I 'll do some little holes in it as well for you Jill . |
| 16 | gone , say she had a limit of eight hundred and think oh well I 'll do some more shopping oh can you up it another three or four hundred |
| 17 | I 'll fetch some nice grubs for us to eat when you wake up . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Sit down , Phoebe , I 'll warm some more milk for you . ’ |
| 19 | well if you want to I 'll make some yorkshire puddings on Sunday for ya |
| 20 | I 'll explain some other time . ’ |
| 21 | Right , I 'll bring some warm water in , with the liniment . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll bring some more straw up to you , shall I ? ’ she offered . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll get some warm water to wash 'im , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll get some Greek stuff , too . |
| 25 | Consider the two underlined phrases : ( 3 ) I 'll get some German hock for the party I 'll get some German beer for the party Speaking of the latter phrase , we may say that the noun gives us an initial outline " semantic target area " beer while the adjective , by specifying an additional property , restricts the issue to just that part of the target area which the writer wishes to discuss . |
| 26 | Consider the two underlined phrases : ( 3 ) I 'll get some German hock for the party I 'll get some German beer for the party Speaking of the latter phrase , we may say that the noun gives us an initial outline " semantic target area " beer while the adjective , by specifying an additional property , restricts the issue to just that part of the target area which the writer wishes to discuss . |
| 27 | I think I 'll get some more Seville oranges while they 're in and make another |
| 28 | I 'll get some more information about that . |
| 29 | oh yeah I 'll get some more Thursday |
| 30 | Three or four kilos ought to be enough , but I 'll need some dried fruit as well if you want fruit cakes — ‘ |