Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The most glaring one was last night when you tried to appeal to my pragmatic nature by admitting that ‘ it would only be lust ’ — no doubt you imagined we could establish some sort of ‘ adult ’ agreement on the basis of that . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ She claimed they might have some bearing on Clare 's death . |
| 3 | This news was swiftly conveyed to Sam at West Birk Hatt , who decided he would have some fun . |
| 4 | I knew I should show some interest in Mrs Monro 's hedge-leaping girlhood . |
| 5 | And if some , er , jus it was very thin slices of beef , topside of well I thought I 'll get some beef out , and I did it in the microwave and it cooked but it was it was quite tough . |
| 6 | But , by exploring the aspirations and motivations of groups of blacks who were highly charged and who brought extraordinary energy to their chosen tasks , I thought I might find some clues as to the kinds of things which move black kids : what makes them tick . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought I would bake some scones . ’ |
| 8 | oh , I just thought I 'd have some thing different |
| 9 | The second item of erm correspondence is from Bromley 's Bromley 's Social Services , if you remember , we 've got this on going campaign on home helps and along side that we 've got erm , we did hear of t his home shopping erm campaign that Bromley do , apparently quite successfully , the MP has mentioned that , so I thought I 'd get some details of that erm , it gives the whole procedure for , for the er shopping and the delivery and the Social Services pay out for it , they pay a charge , erm if you 'd like this copied , I could get copies for the next meeting , but meanwhile I 'd recommend that erm we take it up with Benefits Action tomorrow on the campaign . |
| 10 | As for Mark Crowe , the Argus sport and nature ramble hack , well , I thought I could expect some loyalty there . |
| 11 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 12 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 13 | ‘ Sister 's at early supper , and Nurse Robins thought you might like some help , Nurse Dungarvan . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought you might like some brandy with your coffee , ’ said Rupert . |
| 15 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought you might like some home produce , ’ he said . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought you might like some tea , and a slice of the fruit-cake I found in a tin . ’ |
| 18 | I thought you might need some help — or something , ’ she finished lamely . |
| 19 | ‘ Thought you 'd like some coffee , ’ Jay said . |
| 20 | Thought you could use some help . ’ |
| 21 | I thought you could find some Copydex could n't you ? |
| 22 | Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done . |
| 23 | Pissing crap Sportsnight did nt have England highlights , so you thought they would give some coverage to the other ‘ UK ’ sides … nah . |
| 24 | Jason Donovan was also eleven , at school in Melbourne and also launching his acting career in Skyways , which he found exciting because it meant he could take some time off school . |
| 25 | Rosenburg , of course , knew of Modigliani 's work and perhaps Lipchitz felt he could put some work Modigliani 's way and at the same time acquire a beautiful painting that might appreciate . |
| 26 | As for the race itself , Kinane added that he knew he would win some way from home and had enjoyed a trouble-free run throughout . |
| 27 | I knew it would take some time , so I asked my uncle to tell mother I would n't be home for a meal . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought it might take some while for the outside world to learn of . |
| 29 | He said that he did it because everybody wanted him to do it , and he even agreed with me that bits were like Simon and Garfunkel and it sounded like a hundred songs written before , and admitted that he was cashing in on the moon landing but thought he could make some money doing it . |
| 30 | Far away he thought he could see some goats grazing . |