Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It originates as a MEWING sound in tiny kittens , letting their mother know that they need some kind of help or that they are in some sort of trouble . |
2 | Further research may demonstrate that he had some knowledge of science and of medicine . |
3 | There 's a file of that , of course , but I make it up from my working diary , and nobody will know if I make some extracts from the diary . " |
4 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
5 | Although PRO wo n't confirm that it paid some $600,000 for the suite ( UX No 406 ) , the decision to plump for 88open 's testing technology was thought to be purely financial : ‘ we could n't afford to spend that kind of money developing our own alternative , so we bought in . ’ |
6 | Not for the benefit of others , he never does anything for the benefit of others , one can only feel that he sees some advantage in releasing these British people . |
7 | He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment . |
8 | She thought that the first thing she would do when she earned some money would be to buy a house or a caravan like they had in Turpin 's Field , so that whatever happened they could all be together , safe for ever and ever . |
9 | We however consider it the best mode of instruction , as we are perpetually saying , that when ever a horse acts agreeably to the wishes of his rider , it should follow that he receive some indulgence from him . |
10 | Once it is assumed that the third party would be liable to the plaintiffs for damages of a particular kind , it must follow that he has some responsibility for those damages . |
11 | Dana did not ask to see my own poems , which at once made me suspect that he had some knowledge of them already . |
12 | ‘ I think they do n't mind if we trash some areas , ’ Biff had said . |
13 | I paused for a moment , then added , ‘ Would you mind if I had some pudding ? ’ |
14 | Do you mind if I eat some cheese and biscuits ? ’ |
15 | Would the circle mind if I embroidered some rosebuds on their bodices after the other ladies had made them up ? |
16 | Someone says something particularly stupid in a shop , or you wait half an hour in the British Rail canteen because someone ca n't decide whether they want some fruitcake or not . |
17 | AS DOGS , CATS , HORSES , AND PROBABLY ALL THE HIGHER ANIMALS , EVEN BIRDS , HAVE VIVID DREAMS , AND THIS IS SHEWN BY THEIR MOVEMENTS AND THE SOUNDS UTTERED , ’ WE MUST ADMIT THAT THEY POSSESS SOME POWER OF IMAGINATION . |
18 | But it does seem that he had some hint of the future : not only does his idea of the arena in which Pandemonium ( 1831 ) took place look like Wembley Stadium but his high-rise Tower of Babel in Belshazzar 's Feast might almost have been modelled on the General Accident Life building now going up at the side of Lendal Bridge on the way to York 's Railway Station . |
19 | I should add that I had some entertainment on learning that not so long ago the local minister had run off with a young man . |
20 | I must say that it sheds some light on the state of some of the aircraft that I had to fly in then . |
21 | I do n't deny that I have some problems of my own , ’ she went on , although from the tone of her voice it was clear she had no idea what those problems might be . |
22 | By the time that you have battled against the wind to get there , you may find that it has some hazard that you could not see from a distance , and then there may be no other good field within reach . |
23 | Okay now so let's say if we had some numbers you you can you could make your own notes about this . |
24 | 11 Do n't worry if you used some words they do n't know . |