Example sentences of "some [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Unfortunately , however , the book 's value as a work of reference is somewhat undermined by errors , some apparently hinting at a lack of background knowledge , while other statements are contradicted by the sources cited : e.g. John Graham , Lord Kilpont becomes John Stewart , Lord Kinpont — a gentleman otherwise unknown to history ; Balcarre 's and Barclay 's regiments of horse are confused ; Sir James Scott of Rossie becomes Sir James Scott of Rosyth ; and variant spellings of proper names abound . |
2 | Some always go for a drink at the pub with their friends on Friday nights , some always go to Bingo on Thursday nights , and so on . |
3 | We also need some more work on the wrist and other p arts of the body involved in swinging the club . |
4 | The crews were split up by branches and areas , and whilst some nonchalantly lolled against the boom others were learning the intricacies of gybing , tacking , hoisting the sails , cleating the halliards , winching the sheets and playing the mainsail . |
5 | Some now come with the option of automatic transmission , and a small number are even available with air conditioning — previously the exclusive domain of the ultimate petrol-engined executive express . |
6 | The fervour has become so great that some now argue for a tightening of the Obscene Publications Act . |
7 | Some strongly objected to the possibility of taking on a full grandparental role . |
8 | In the early days , both in the United States and in Africa , some even hunted from the railway carriages themselves , but very soon the game was being driven further and further from the railway lines . |
9 | It was half-term for schools and local children were much in evidence at the opening ; some even queued for the chairman 's autograph ! |
10 | Some simply washed in the pool of water meant for each eagle , dipping their heads and wings in and letting the water run down their backs . |
11 | However , Wainwright offered stubborn resistance , and responded with some hard hitting from the baseline to level the score at 6–6 . |
12 | And then you see they when the crafty was by they used to set out the next day , some maybe taken for the West Mainland and some taken for and some were . |