Example sentences of "and it [vb mod] be some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But mainly these diseases have now been er controlled if not completely eradicated and as a result the world 's population is er is likely to zoom up as you can see right off the top end of the , of the graph and we 're expecting something like eight billion people er and , and still rising at the end of the , of the century and it 'll be some time way into the next century before the world 's population actually starts to er er to level out . |
| 2 | Although the opposition has no experience of sheltering such a prominent figure underground , Mr Devaty 's move appears to have caught by surprise not only his friends , but the country 's creaky legal machinery , and it may be some time before his non-appearance prompts a full-scale police hunt for him . |
| 3 | Herons generally fish at dawn before the gardener has stirred and it may be some time before the pool-owner is aware that his fish are disappearing . |
| 4 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's true , and it might be some comfort to her , ’ John Foley said mildly . |
| 6 | That apart Derby are unstoppable at home and it must be some consolation to Arthur Cox that the twelve million pound team he assembled at last looks the part . |