Example sentences of "some [noun pl] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then about 420 million years ago , some forms developed a waxy covering , a cuticle , which warded off desiccation . |
| 2 | It was ensured primarily through the ‘ building tender ’ system : Some prisoners had a special status , half-recognized officially , derived from their job of ‘ tending the building ’ ( hence the name ) , that is , to make sure that the cell blocks were kept clean . |
| 3 | But the ‘ stem ’ tapers out to a point , and in some cases had a whip-like flexibility ; the same structure has been interpreted as a ‘ tail ’ . |
| 4 | Some researchers noted a consistent relationship between the mean length of utterance of the adult 's speech and that of the child so that , during development , the adult is invariably using slightly longer utterances than the child . |
| 5 | Some subjects received a novel odour at this stage , others the pre-exposed odour . |
| 6 | Like Nos. 1–16 , these cars carried a narrow fare table board in the left hand bulkhead window position and some cars had a hinged opening light in the top of the right hand bulkhead window . |
| 7 | The dispute within Solidarity reached its height during the June 29-July 1 meeting of the Solidarity citizens ' committees in Warsaw , at which some observers feared a complete break-up of the union , and at which Michnik publicly appealed to Walesa to step back from a potentially ruinous confrontation with the government . |
| 8 | Some guitars had a clear perspex plate with an inscribed ‘ Höfner ’ logo , but this one is gold coloured , which , although certainly complementary and in keeping with the ‘ Golden ’ aspect , does partially marr the f-holed symmetry of the guitar . |
| 9 | While some customers took a long time to make decisions , other very complicated projects took longer than anticipated to organise . |
| 10 | For example , some functions required fast and frequent access to both active and dormant files ; others managed efficiently with slower access times , but had a need for more extensive cross-referencing ; some items had a limited life only , whereas information relating to policy and major structural changes had to be kept indefinitely . |
| 11 | Some farms had a specialised enterprise for the farmer 's wife to look after , providing valuable extra income without increasing the man 's workload . |
| 12 | Some teachers showed a comprehensive awareness of the balance of different lessons and their place in the curriculum as a whole , as well as a very clear concern with progression , continuity , the acquisition of underlying skills and the achievement of goals . |
| 13 | In looking for significance some critics took a sociological line but perhaps psychology was a better guide . |
| 14 | Loretta 's occasional visits to the Cruise missile base had never involved her in getting arrested , but she was well aware that some police took a dim view of peace protesters . |
| 15 | Some men made a working tour of as many mines as they could , thus gaining experience in the differing conditions between districts and even neighbouring mines . |
| 16 | Though no-one was prepared to admit that Roman Catholics had got the better of the argument , some Protestants felt a certain dissatisfaction with an afterlife in which all earnest endeavour , for better or worse , was at an end . |
| 17 | Darwinism was associated with a philosophy of progress and domination over Nature , while some Lamarckians showed a greater awareness of natural interactions . |
| 18 | Some Councils established a Legal Advice Bureau for alleged cases of discrimination against Nonconformists . |