Example sentences of "some [noun pl] and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'll wrap it in cabbage leaves , overnight , with some peppercorns and a little laurel and thyme , ’ she had said , evenly . |
| 2 | Strong trends towards specialisation within hospital medical and surgical departments , leading towards excellent treatment for some conditions and a relative neglect of others . |
| 3 | HLA B27 positivity in some patients and a gramulomatous infiltration on histological examination in others would also support impaired cell mediated immunity . |
| 4 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 5 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 6 | Hey , do n't look so terrified , ’ she smiled , ‘ it 's only some letters and a little ornament that Gramps thought you might like . |