Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] some [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , this latter aspect of femininity is emphasized by some recent writers on masculinity who protest that men do not have such a wonderful deal in the world , since the social pressures on them to contain rather than express their emotions are oppressive and restrictive , stunting their full emotional development . |
| 2 | However , if the shock is delayed until some ten minutes after training , memory is not disrupted , and the chicks will avoid the bead . |
| 3 | Many qualified members of the profession now practise , or refer patients to others who practise , treatments whose scientific validity is considered by some other doctors to be questionable . |
| 4 | The quality of the first element of the diphthongs/long vowels is modified by some phonological rules , while other rules supply the second element automatically . |
| 5 | LOOKING like he is appearing in some designer-conscious jeans advert , Nicholas Cage steps out of a big white gas guzzler on a sun-baked road in Wyoming . |
| 6 | The secret of success is to concentrate on some simple combinations . |
| 7 | It is supplemented by some 800 loaves of bread , 400lb of porridge oats , 150 Christmas puddings and about 2,000 mince pies . |
| 8 | In other words , action which is predetermined by some external constraints can not be seen in the same light as action which accords with some convention , though , on occasion , constrained action may be glossed as rule-governed in an associated account , particularly where the agency of a person is in doubt . |
| 9 | TRANMERE manager John King is looking for some special deliveries against Southend tonight . |
| 10 | Added to this his young son is kidnapped by some urban skinheads intent on overthrowing the State , and the angry young boy inside his Dad erupts to wreak revenge , mayhem and generally unbelievable havoc . |
| 11 | Whether this actually demonstrates anything is debatable — we all have antibodies to Candida because we are exposed to it from birth , and a positive response to an intradermal test is seen in some healthy individuals . |
| 12 | A basically similar pattern of infection is seen in some southern parts of the U.S.A. with non-seasonal rainfall , such as Louisiana and Texas . |
| 13 | The film is sentimental , but is saved by some smashing performances , in particular the statuesque Geena Davis as down-to-earth Dottie Hinson , star player and backbone of the team , who completely overshadows kid sister , Kit ( Lori Petty ) . |
| 14 | Preliminary analysis has established that the PCs in use meet the standards , but that some additional equipment ( screen filters , document holders , footrests ) is needed for some individual workstations . |
| 15 | He is helped by some good performances , too , especially from Danny Webb as the cleverest and most conscience-racked of the sales force . |
| 16 | He jibed that ‘ maybe it is waiting for some cross-shareholding agreements ’ with Bundespost Telekom . |
| 17 | The CT2 standard is used in some 20 countries , but AT&T says it has no immediate plans to market the telephones in the US , because the Federal Communications Commission has not approved CT2 phones for use in the US . |
| 18 | The role of the leader of the council is recognised in some local authorities by the appointment of an officer to support his or her policy-forming function . |
| 19 | The United States is particularly vulnerable in this respect , both because it is lacking in some valuable resources , and because its vast productive machine uses so much of everything . |
| 20 | This means that the figure for the average performance ( at the bottom of the table ) is based on some 7,500 words of text . |
| 21 | The field has already produced 650,000 barrels of oil and production is continuing at some 5,000 barrels a day — an excellent result , says Central Region production manager Mike Sigsworth . |
| 22 | I can see that erm to introduce into this country on-the-spot fining , such as is known in some Continental countries , erm might sour relations in an unfortunate way between the executors of the law and the victims . |
| 23 | Each neurone is linked by some 10,000 synapses . |
| 24 | The simplified and more rational legal framework that it introduced is unified by some powerful principles that speak to those issues . |
| 25 | This is followed by some general remarks about the history and philosophy of imprisonment in India , and a summary of previous writers ' conclusions about gaol conditions . |
| 26 | The film 's claim that love is stronger than death is delivered among some violent scenes of variant eroticism . |
| 27 | , America ) is true in the start state but it is contradicted in some later states . |
| 28 | The poverty that is created in some African countries by a combination of the debt crisis , poor harvests and droughts forces people to seek survival somewhere else . |
| 29 | It seems as though every area of your life is poised for some new influences , but because of your cautious nature and natural attachment to the past , you may feel somewhat overwhelmed by the rush of momentous events . |
| 30 | The average Spanish farm is divided into some 11 pieces and as high as 26 in Douro region . |