Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The findings from the investigation , as given above , caused both the client and the analysts to review the situation and concentrate first on the general organisation of the filing system as a whole , to determine if it were possible to achieve some degree of commonality as a prerequisite to the development of a computer support system . |
| 2 | We have become so used to spiteful obituaries that it was pleasant to find some kind thoughts about a dead writer . |
| 3 | It was encouraging to find some children apparently receiving a good standard of care : for example , GCSE results were higher than previously reported research had led us to expect ( Fletcher-Campbell and Hall , 1990 ) . |
| 4 | We should have them a bit more often — it was good to have some fun with our friends and colleagues . ’ |
| 5 | The idea was that through deconditioning , unblocking , a ventilation of the soul ( ‘ airing your problems ’ ) , it was possible to achieve some kind of frank and freeflowing exchange . |
| 6 | ‘ We felt it was necessary to get some kind of lasting tribute in this area , ’ said Mr Taylor . |
| 7 | It was usual to extract some form of guarantee in exchange for party support but the secrecy prevented such undertakings from being enforced . |
| 8 | It was difficult to ask some months later about the events and personnel : most Zuwaya were understandably reticent and those who were more ready to talk were not always obviously reliable . |
| 9 | Although the government suggested that it was prepared to offer some degree of autonomy to the island , the prospect of losing the tax revenue from the mine , together with the potential effect upon other provinces within the country 's ethnically diverse structure , suggested that the government would be unprepared to accept BRA 's stated aim of full independence . |
| 10 | Because of this potential interest in the difference between fixed and variable information in films , it was desirable to have some measures of the amount of such information in the stimuli being used . |