Example sentences of "that it is [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , in some intuitive , non-technical sense of ‘ probable ’ , we may be prepared to assert that it is to some degree probable that a very heavy smoker will die of lung cancer . |
| 2 | I am afraid this is all very complicated and difficult to untangle at short notice , but I hope , nonetheless , that it is of some help . |
| 3 | Well , you 've obviously had some bad experiences , but I think one of the , one of the best defences is actually not to sell your wares , I mean who 's interested in your wares , but actually to try and state what you 're doing in such a way that it is of some interest . |
| 4 | People often feel that it is in some way distasteful deliberately to use your behaviour to influence others and this also leads to the conclusion that manipulating behaviour is unethical . |
| 5 | It may be that the state of affairs in which everyone ( as opposed to just some people ) is guided by such a maxim is an impossibility , or it may be that it is in some way a thing that no individual can wish for . |
| 6 | Retributivism claims that it is in some way morally right to return evil for evil , that two wrongs can somehow make a right . |
| 7 | I do not accept the intervener 's argument that it is in some way undignified for the decision of a visitor on the basis of advice from an eminent judge to be subject to judicial review and that if certiorari is held to be available senior judges will not wish to give such advice . |