Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of the group who took part most from the Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education course are handicapped in some way . |
| 2 | The difficulties inherent in classifying systems according to this criterion are illustrated to some extent by the position of the British Prime Minister . |
| 3 | Charles felt he must have heard Steen being interviewed at some stage on radio or television , because it was very familiar . |
| 4 | The report also drew attention to the state aid being offered by some countries to larger industries , estimating that the total had reached ECU83,300 million in 1990 , or 2.8 per cent of the EC 's total economy . |
| 5 | Although the last allegation is regarded with some scepticism by royal watchers , their speculation is heightened because the royal couple have barely been seen to exchange words or glances so far in the tour , even though they have been smiling and cheerful to those they have met . |
| 6 | Some of the Naval survey parties may also have landed briefly on Krakatoa , because a hot spring is marked on some maps , but apart from this we know remarkably little about the islands or their volcanic history . |
| 7 | Nearly all animal fighting is restrained in some way , and contests in some species resemble highly ritualized tournaments . |
| 8 | A disinfectant capability is claimed by some manufacturers . |
| 9 | The second alternative is supported to some extent by the coinage . |
| 10 | Such a figure is based to some extent on notional accounting — an expert 's time per hour is , for example , assessed at a much higher rate than he or she is actually paid — but it indicates the profit margins which both houses need to maintain . |
| 11 | And this is true of all actions : every action is caused by some combination of belief and desire . |
| 12 | Well , if one looks at the Sussex coast at the present day , most of the Sussex coast is protected in some way from the action of the sea , either by a sea wall , or by a groined beach . |
| 13 | According to Dexter , ‘ much time was spent on a detailed review of the Old Trafford Test and disappointment was expressed at some elements of England 's performance . |
| 14 | Although other burials clustered around the enclosure , the internal area was respected , until the whole monument was dismantled at some time in the fourth century . |
| 15 | She might have had a brief illness best treated outside the home , or it is possible that the balance of her mind was disturbed in some way . |
| 16 | This optimism was shared to some extent by students , especially those learning technical subjects . |
| 17 | The October 1990 rate cut was anticipated for some time in advance by the gilt market which bought gilts and drove up gilt prices ( see Fig. 17.3 ) , as was the continued fall in base rates over the next two years . |
| 18 | The commercial terminal was closed for some kind of police operation . |
| 19 | Accurate drawing was required for some constructions and teachers were asked to supply rulers , protractors and compasses . |
| 20 | The trials , tribulations ( as when Pan Am , TWS and American Airlines all cancelled their Concorde orders on the day the Lockheed SST was announced ) and the triumphs of the design , development and early flight testing are shown in some detail — including air-to-air footage of such one-offs as the BAC 221 test vehicle and the Olympus-engined Vulcan . |
| 21 | Then the general principles of the organometallic reactions involved in the synthesis are discussed in some detail . |
| 22 | It condemned " the hostile campaign being waged in some quarters to harm the credibility and legitimacy of the PLO 's representation of the Palestinian people " . |
| 23 | If at any point it is bought by a non-registered person the VAT is not recoverable , but must be added on again if the vehicle is sold at some point in the future by a registered person . |
| 24 | Attitude formation is thought by some writers to depend on personal characteristics . |
| 25 | In all nasal consonants , the soft palate is lowered and at the same time the mouth passage is blocked at some point , so that all the air is pushed out of the nose . |
| 26 | Strictly , a switch-mode p.s.u. can be precisely designed for a particular output voltage at some stated current ; if that design voltage is altered by some means , the performance deteriorates . |
| 27 | Many detailed studies have been carried out on the nature of the consumption relationship and all seem to agree that , for the community as a whole , consumption is related in some way to income . |
| 28 | The complaint that there is never a moment 's peace is countered by some nurses who say that such a system allows for a ‘ snooze hour ’ after lunch when no routine tasks were undertaken and the ward was as quiet as possible . |
| 29 | If a child is born with some degree of mental impairment and has parents able to handle the situation calmly , without undue guilt or anxiety , creating a relaxed home atmosphere , encouraging the child 's full development however slow it is , making use of the best educational facilities available and providing a stable , reassuring , affectionate home , then such a child might well not be severely handicapped by the disability , but grow up relatively independent , sociable and self-confident . |
| 30 | For example , on 11th Night a vehicle was called to some youths at a bonfire near to a middle-class suburban area , and a young recruit was keen to act , but an older constable urged against it : |