Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After a while we turned into a field , thick with mud , and were marched up to some firm-buildings . |
| 2 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 3 | Instructions were laid out in some detail . |
| 4 | The general principles of the document were spelled out in some detail . |
| 5 | Sometimes we were escorted out by some admirer in the current town . |
| 6 | However , this young man , besides having the wrong car , was not the most talented of drivers and my first ten minutes were taken up with some anxiety about the likelihood of our arriving at the Consulate intact . |
| 7 | He thought it fortunate that improvements in male characteristics were passed on in some measure to women , otherwise the man would have become as superior in mental endowment to women as the peacock is in plumage to the peahen . |