Example sentences of "some [noun pl] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 ’ . |
3 | Some computers have a large number of different numeric data.types . |
4 | Some animals have a red spot over the eye giving them good protection from sunburn and eye cancer in warmer climates , and the mossy , curly coat , which gives such good insulation in temperate regions , is replaced by a smooth coat in hotter parts of the world . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | As some viruses have a slow gestation period before they become noticeable , it pays not to recycle your back-up disks too often , or you could wind up having infected backups . |
7 | There should always be a good reason for substituting cow 's milk with unmodified soya milk ( which you can buy in cartons ) — for example , if you are a vegan and do n't consume any dairy products — as some brands have a high aluminium content . |
8 | Some brands have an equivalent tar content of the middle or high tar cigarette brands . |
9 | But some bankers have an acute awareness of where their loyalties lie and the idea of winding Eurotunnel up and continuing the project with a new management company may have its attractions . |
10 | Some models have a secondary pump which can allow the collection tank to drain while the machine is still operating thus allowing extended periods of continuous running . |
11 | Some countries have a bad reputation for crime and expatriates are naturally concerned about their chances of being mugged or having their home burgled . |
12 | Some spotlights have a magnetic backplate so that they can be attached to any surface and pointed in any direction or can be set to swivel around inside a container . |
13 | Some companies have an automatic deletion of all e-mail messages more than three months old with the proviso that any important messages can be taken out and incorporated into a formal , structured system ( for example , a word processing system or individual accounts ) if that message needs to be retained or is a key part of another , more important story . |
14 | Sometimes time has decreed that certain books or pamphlets are of much greater importance that the others and some booksellers have an objectionable habit of dismembering the volumes and pricing the ‘ disbound ’ portions separately , to their financial advantage . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Some carpets have an integral foam backing as part of the underlay . |
17 | Some bonds have a sinking fund or purchase fund attached to them . |
18 | Some strings have a solid centre core and then up to three outer wrappings of spun or woven small strings . |
19 | Some detectors have a high power drain and alkalines ( or perhaps lithium ) only should be used . |
20 | Some firms have a large supply of good water that meets their process needs , usually after a pre-treatment such as sedimentation in a mill lodge , with some additional treatment for the boiler water . |
21 | Some versions substituted for the front pair a .5 Browning heavy machine gun , and some jeeps had a single Vickers fitted in such a way that the driver could operate it . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | They show the same tendency that was observed in Study 2 for some junctions to have a negative correlation and others to show a positive correlation . |
24 | Some farms had a specialised enterprise for the farmer 's wife to look after , providing valuable extra income without increasing the man 's workload . |
25 | Some eurobonds have a lock-up period of 90 days before they can be sold through the secondary markets to domestic investors . |
26 | He derives from MP his holism in the theory of meaning , but insists that we can not account for language learning as an empirical activity , unless we allow that some sentences have a determinate meaning and are therefore independently ( strongly ) verifiable . |
27 | Some doctors have an abysmal lack of knowledge about the range of social services available |
28 | Some minerals have a marked ability to absorb into their crystal structure through a reversible known as hydration . |
29 | Some men have an additional problem because an enlarged prostate gland can cause almost permanent incontinence . |
30 | They report : ‘ Some worksheets have an amateurish lay-out and are sometimes illegible . ’ |