Example sentences of "be [vb pp] that some [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In July 1991 it had been announced that some 200 investigations into shootings by border guards would be undertaken ; a second trial of border guards had begun in December 1991 . |
| 2 | It is hoped that some 6,000 organisations could eventually benefit from involvement with the project . |
| 3 | In the city of Rome it is believed that some 40,000 insulae lined the streets and squares . |
| 4 | In this brutal war , it is estimated that some 60,000 civilians were killed up to 1989 , before the 1989 to 1990 round of fighting which is thought to have claimed over a thousand lives . |
| 5 | It was expected that some 40-50 mergers per year would fall due for examination in this way . |
| 6 | All in all , in 1975 it was estimated that some 145,000 persons lived in a mobile home of some type . |
| 7 | In all , it was estimated that some 110 bills — all of which sought to restrict access to abortion to some degree — had been introduced in 47 state legislatures since July 1989 . |
| 8 | In Sweden in 1988 it was estimated that some 15,000 lakes were acidified , just over 1,800 of which were ‘ seriously ’ acidified ; 100,000 km of rivers and streams were also affected . |
| 9 | They said the outlandish sect was warned that some 100 agents were about to try to arrest Koresh on weapons charges . |