Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1906 Picasso had known the work of Gauguin for some time . |
| 2 | Few cases are quite as confusing as the zebra 's stripes , but there is always the chance that in a year or so 's time new information will have been gathered that changes our views about some aspect of animal life . |
| 3 | Bamberger orbited over Filfla for some time . |
| 4 | The paper published by the Commission is to be submitted to EC transport ministers ; it had been in preparation for some time , but work was speeded up following the recent tanker accidents in the Shetlands and at La Coruna in northern Spain [ see ED 67 ] . |
| 5 | On the other hand , a broader education may provide a better preparation for some jobs and certain kinds of research . |
| 6 | Britain does not have to rely solely on its own mines for some kinds of metals . |
| 7 | It seems the boys from Sun Microsystems Inc , Santa Cruz Operation Inc and Unix System Laboratories Inc have had their heads together with Intel Corp for some months and must be getting close to agreeing an Application Binary Interface for Unix with the semiconductor house . |
| 8 | Von Stein had been checking the wall clock in the laboratory then looking back at his notes for some time . |
| 9 | He 'll be at Stoke Mandeville for some time and will receive schooling with lessons in English . |
| 10 | Beefy will report fit for today 's fourth Texaco Trophy clash with Pakistan , but skipper Graham Gooch said : ‘ It 's a problem which has troubled Ian for some time . |
| 11 | Although Jack has retired he remains an advisor so that , as Ralph Ellis said at the dinner , ‘ We 'll have the benefit of Jack 's expertise for some time to come . ’ |
| 12 | Dobry 's proposal , in essence , was that the simple should be distinguished and treated expeditiously , though with the opportunity for some participation and with a safety channel to allow them to be transferred to the major category if this should prove appropriate . |
| 13 | It was a perfect opportunity for some writers to express the resentment which they had harboured against him for many years , and he himself was convinced that such people detested him because he had acquired British citizenship . |
| 14 | There may be a power struggle between some residents and the care staff in a Home , where a resident , who may perhaps suffer from some confusion , behaves as if the staff are in her charge . |
| 15 | At Lucas , 38 year old has been responsible for the creation of a global marketing and commercial function worth some £750 million . |
| 16 | It also brings out further one character 's idée fixe ( stonework ) , and develops the theme of racial tension/personal harmony which has been a feature of this relationship in the story for some time . |
| 17 | Biggins , who scored 22 goals last season and was on target again on Saturday , has been after a wage rise for some time and is currently on a weekly contract . |
| 18 | It 's been on the drawing board for some time now but has n't gone ahead because of lack of investment . |
| 19 | The Law Society has been negotiating the terms of franchise contracts with the Legal Aid Board for some weeks and although a number of matters remain to be resolved , the negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner . |
| 20 | The function of the appointing authority is simply to appoint the expert : they do not supervise the subsequent conduct of the reference , as is the case for some arbitrations which are supervised by arbitration bodies such as the International Chamber of Commerce or the London Court of International Arbitration . |
| 21 | There would , indeed , have been a good economic case for some sharing of the burdens between Boards , since all benefited from standardisation though some incurred larger costs than others . |
| 22 | This may be the case for some Multi-Option Facilities . |
| 23 | After considering this aspect of the case for some moments the Substitute remarked : ‘ You chose your man well . |
| 24 | This proposal aroused very considerable opposition from many of the institutions concerned and NAB itself made a reasoned case for some amendment , which appears to have made some impact . |
| 25 | Just in case for some reason you want to call me … ’ |
| 26 | Just in case for some reason they 'll correlate , it does n't matter . |
| 27 | Enough Essex men and women will vote for it when it 's on offer — and even accept the case for some redistribution of income . |
| 28 | The case for some limitation is powerful , but there is no single , simple formula which is compelling , save for one expressed in wide and loose terms ( e.g. , that the person , or the transaction , has a ‘ sufficient connection ’ with England ) that would hardly be distinguishable from the ambit of the sections being unlimited territorially and the court being left to display a judicial restraint in the exercise of the jurisdiction . |
| 29 | At Twickenham , he is going to have to play a full part in a Scottish back-row who — which has not been the case for some years — will be having to cope with , in Dewi Morris and Stuart Barnes , not only a breaking scrum-half , but a running stand-off who attacks the gain-line . |
| 30 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |