Example sentences of "'s [noun] be [verb] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The port 's operations are subsidized to some extent by the local authorities but in the main the port is financed by port dues and this had led to a demand that any port land released for development should yield significant port use in order to generate revenue . |
| 2 | The complaint that there is never a moment 's peace is countered by some nurses who say that such a system allows for a ‘ snooze hour ’ after lunch when no routine tasks were undertaken and the ward was as quiet as possible . |
| 3 | Deep down in Aspen , Colorado , Sun Laboratories Inc 's engineers are working on some object-oriented language and compiler technology called Self . |
| 4 | Evocative , yes , but do n't think that today 's Ireland is set in some quaint emerald aspic . |
| 5 | Nigel Steen 's body was found in some weeds nearly a mile downstream . |
| 6 | My right hon. Friend then said : ’ I understand that in this instance Dr. Beer 's request was considered at some length by an assessment panel of six which included the District Chair , Chief Executive and District Director of Public Health . |
| 7 | To an extent , Mr Adair 's fears were reflected by some of the national press after the Report 's publication . |
| 8 | Elliott 's predicament was watched with some interest from the houseboat Duende . |
| 9 | Aquino 's choice was criticized in some quarters for threatening the possibility of splitting her support — between those who would remain loyal to the LDP and those who would support Ramos — and thereby allowing an opposition candidate to win . |
| 10 | This suggests that Birmingham 's interests are focussed to some extent on specialist sub-fields , which are proportionally poorly represented in the set of all the journals on earth sciences . |
| 11 | With more than 12500 restaurants in 60 countries , a new Mcdonald 's restaurant is opened in some part of the world every 14.5 hours . |
| 12 | Lithuania 's cause was helped by some ropey Northern Ireland defending , and several occasions when the midfield dropped back too far , causing a traffic-jam in the last third of the pitch . |
| 13 | The phenomenon of certain mundane objects becoming so firmly associated with an individual that they are understood as literal extensions of that individual 's being was discussed in some detail by Levy-Bruhl ( 1966 : 100–27 ) . |
| 14 | Salisbury again toiled in vain , but Munton commanded respect and Lewis bowled better than of late , and England 's self-respect was retrieved to some extent . |
| 15 | The simplicity of the bare interiors , the view of the landscape , the columns of the portico where the scene is set are reminiscent of Fra Angelico : tiny details in the hair-style , the hands and the folds of the angel 's garments are derived from some of his most famous creations , such as the Cortona ‘ Annunciation ’ , the Montecarlo ‘ Annunciation ’ and , for the Virgin 's face and attitude and the embroidery of her cloak , the ‘ Adoration of the Magi ’ at the Museo di San Marco , Florence . |
| 16 | This may explain why in 1035 Harold 's claim to be Cnut 's son was greeted by some with incredulity . |