Example sentences of "[prep] some [noun] of [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tore along the beach like a maniac , looking for some kind of boat I could borrow to get away . |
| 2 | For some languages of expressions it will be possible in general to decide these facts ( though perhaps not very efficiently ) , and in any reasonable language thee should be wide classes of pairs of expressions whose equivalence is decidable . |
| 3 | Instead they enter college wedded through their own experience to an implicit theory of schooling and teaching that will serve as a working template for some groups of pupils they teach , but which will be wildly inappropriate for others . |
| 4 | It is possible to sequence learning in interdisciplinary contexts , but for some kinds of content-sequence it is undoubtedly much easier to keep a steady eye on the subject . |
| 5 | Well mm well you , you can but it 'll be nice to , it will be nice to have something , something , you know , kind of some sort of list we can , we can refer to and , and say oh yes oh great he 's handed that one in now and , and sort of knock it off because I know they do keep records in the office but , you know just , just something so , so we know where you are erm and it also kind of er will perhaps help concentrate the mind on what you need to get done erm so er |
| 6 | Out of some sort of desperation she seemed to want to degrade herself . |
| 7 | It looked like some sort of play he was writing , so far as Bob could see . |
| 8 | I have to stand there , like some sort of statute I think , and let everybody act around me . |
| 9 | At least with some kind of trance it 's subtle and there 's a whole different atmosphere . |
| 10 | Although deep-freezing has revolutionised the way food is preserved , with some kinds of fish I still prefer the old method of salting and sun drying . |
| 11 | To put it into some form of perspective it is perhaps worth reviewing the whole issue of how fonts get displayed on a computer screen and why the method chosen to display them has become so important . |
| 12 | If they originate from some person of eminence they have , of course , additional prestige ; but they are prized in their own right because many are beautiful in themselves and are representative of their time and place . |
| 13 | From some points of view it does not really matter whether these fragments originated as invading parasites or breakaway rebels . |
| 14 | From some points of view it is clearly a human creation . |
| 15 | In some cases of damage it might be wise to ascertain whether or not there was any similar damage prior to the accident . |
| 16 | In some cases of urgency he can introduce regulations with a shelf life of up to 12 months without consultation ( s11(5) ) . |
| 17 | In some areas of science we want to ask questions about phenomena of which children already have experience . |
| 18 | The second goal is to make the school resemble more closely the sod of place within which the teacher would like to teach … this second goal can become of considerable importance , and in some situations of conflict it can become more important than the first . |
| 19 | ‘ In fact , Jason reminds people of Ellery so much that in some parts of Yorkshire they refer to him as Black Pearl II . |
| 20 | This classic Provençal sauce is traditionally served with poached or boiled fish although in some parts of Provence it makes an unusual but excellent accompaniment to roast or grilled lamb . |
| 21 | ‘ If you 're away to glory in some sort of wilderness I suppose I have n't much option — but I must say that this is mighty strange — ’ |
| 22 | Colours also may get distorted as the eye lens gets yellower with age ; in some pictures of Mulready he believed he could demonstrate this defect . |
| 23 | Without some knowledge of research it 's very hard to keep your teaching fresh and lively and interesting and relevant , and the other factor is of course that research contributes to the long-term economic base of the country . |
| 24 | But without some form of exercise I 'm afraid to say I get terribly jaded and — well , not depressed , but below par . ’ |
| 25 | This means giving them assistance in their cases , and even ( with the client 's consent ) taking cases for them in court if owing to some clash of appointments they find themselves unable to appear . |
| 26 | These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day . |
| 27 | At some level of expenditure it presumably becomes inequitable for a disabled person to expect public support for the more expensive domiciliary care if this means depriving someone else of care of any sort . |
| 28 | They receive no extra remuneration whatsoever for their duties although at some times of course it can be quite dangerous . |
| 29 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 30 | By some load of bastards I do n't believe it ! |