Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [vb pp] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you fail to complete assignments on time , you may lose marks , credits , or be required to repeat some courses . |
| 2 | Like most works that are felt to mark some kind of watershed in the history of music , Peter Grimes has been heavily probed for , among other things , debts to and possible borrowings from the works of other composers . |
| 3 | Mairi Campbell of BOC at Cumbernauld and Jean Buchan of Playtex at Port Glasgow took part in Exercise Executive Stretch , 48 hours of physical and mental challenges that are designed to have some feedback into management skills . |
| 4 | This is especially the case when the action that is proposed requires some change from the usual flow of action . |
| 5 | Bishop Gray , with the Bishop of Chester , the Rt Rev Michael Baughen , and the Rev Dr John Newton , had jointly made efforts to bring the extra funding that was needed to give some hope to Cammell Laird . |
| 6 | Some would say that there is nothing remarkable or wrong in working for some group and being paid to answer some question that the group regards as important . |
| 7 | One species , perfectly good to eat , looks like another that is in some way nasty , and is assumed to derive some protection against predators thereby . |
| 8 | Promix is now the main product offering from Ross and is expected to generate some £15m sales in the UK this year , as opposed to £8m last year . |
| 9 | The other two had lower OBS scores ( four and six ) but one had such poor mobility that she was incapable of doing much for herself , and the other was disorientated and lonely , and was felt to require some companionship and support . |
| 10 | These included Dr J.H. Clarke , chairman from 1918 — 31 , who was chief consulting physician to the Homeopathic Hospital in London , and was claimed to have some influence with the Conservative Die-hards in the 1920s ; Walter Crick , the Northampton boot manufacturer , who was vice-president from 1925 — 36 ; and Arthur Kitson , the inventor , currency reformer and entrepreneur who provided another link with manufacturing industry . |
| 11 | If however the means used is simply the issuing of a request as in ( 176 ) , then the causee can either be represented as being brought to perform some action as a result of the request ( get ) or as doing something under the influence or authority of the causer ( have ) . |