Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [conj] some [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 The net effect is that some plants should be more resistant to water stress ( and more tolerant of atmospheric pollution as partially closed stomata impede entry of potentially harmful air pollutants into leaves ) .
2 The corollary is that some areas will be better placed to initiate a shift away from the isolated role of special schools .
3 It is not quite a handicap system either but the point is that some sufferers can , for instance , swim better than others and may therefore go up a classification .
4 In a national newspaper with a wide circulation , the inference was that some readers would know the special facts which identified him .
5 Another reason why you may not see them mating is that some adults can lay eggs without mating first .
6 The results of this approach are that some individuals may be committed to lifelong drug therapy which they do not need .
7 Another testable restriction is that some variables will affect only the membership and wage equations directly .
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