Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seri I mean due to some physical difficulties or or whatever . |
| 2 | The discrepancy between job-specification and status became acute for some coordinators , and remained a problem in some schools , not just for coordinators but also for many other staff with significant cross-school managerial responsibilities . |
| 3 | On the other hand , we realise that professional clinicians coming to the book might remain unconvinced about some of our chosen examples , as indeed might those readers who only feel comfortable with terms like ‘ schizophrenia ’ when they are used in a sense that has been given medical approval . |
| 4 | ‘ … suddenly I became free by some secret action , and now I am so happy I found your letter concerning my person . |
| 5 | And although unemployment is likely to remain high for some time , many economists believe that pay settlements are influenced less by the absolute level of unemployment than by its rate of change : as unemployment starts to fall , the perceived threat to job-holders dwindles , so they push harder for pay rises . |
| 6 | Several pointed out that the mining issue was only one of a number of considerations , particularly given the fact that commercial exploitation would remain unviable for some time to come . |
| 7 | He ( unlike those he holds guilty of some of the corrupt practices that seem to obsess him both here , and in the Regiment of Princes , the coin-clippers and counterfeiters ) , has done nothing wrong . |
| 8 | Also strewn across the complicated ceiling with the prism ports , obscuring whole sections of the barrelled structure , fume ducts writhed like immense square-flanked metal snakes , their grilled , barred mouths sucking the kitchens ' vapours away to be vented high in some converted turret . |
| 9 | Pests are also becoming resistant to some pesticides . |
| 10 | According to the BMJ article , the drug had been considered appropriate in some hospitals for occasional use on children . |
| 11 | Crawford himself was keen to start an intensive three-month coaching school during the winter months , but he was already becoming unpopular with some administrators . |
| 12 | Iris , normally strongly critical when she saw Melissa becoming involved in some mystery , was quite carried away with her theory . |
| 13 | In general old people who are becoming vulnerable in some way , are left to carry on coping with the assistance of family , friends , or neighbours , and most receive minimal help from outside welfare agencies . |
| 14 | The problem of meeting the probable needs and wishes of the wider constituency which might now be considered eligible for some sort of formal association with the University after obtaining a qualification therefore needs to be addressed . |
| 15 | At first it had amused her , because his Englishness could have stood out like a sore thumb , could have made them , indeed , appear inferior in some subtle way , less smooth , less cultured , provincial . |
| 16 | Under a dark pullover without elbows he was wearing a Levi shirt that appeared to have been sucked colourless by some dog . |
| 17 | Up to this time , Leith had not been considered suitable for some of the larger excursion steamers . |
| 18 | In addition there has been considerable cultural experimentation , with the result that what is considered desirable in some places is not in others , where its consumption may indeed be taboo . |
| 19 | The established Church of England shares with other Christian Churches in upholding the claims of the New Testament , while keeping quiet about some Old Testament stories . |
| 20 | Market socialism has also looked attractive to some socialists in the West , as a possible respecification of socialism worth struggling for in capitalist countries whose proletariats are now long used to high living standards and extensive consumer choice . |
| 21 | New figures show the burglary rate in the region has risen five-fold in some areas since the Conservatives came to power in nineteen seventy nine . |
| 22 | At first this seemed strange to some of the staff who saw it as only one step away from slavery . |
| 23 | The deal was made possible by some countries , notably Germany , Denmark and the Netherlands , taking on larger carbon cuts than others . |
| 24 | I do feel self-conscious in some situations . |
| 25 | The results might be surprising and you will certainly feel different about some aspects of life ! |
| 26 | Others were of the opinion that during her stint in the Wogan slot she seemed bored by some of the interviewees and asked trite questions . |
| 27 | In this way it might be possible to discover the implicit features , which may be made explicit at some later date . |
| 28 | But I did n't feel comfortable for some reason . ’ |
| 29 | Although their capital appreciation might eventually benefit pensioners , it was felt inappropriate by some that a fund should invest in ‘ unproductive ’ assets . |
| 30 | Typically , a person suffering from jet-lag will feel tired at some point in the daytime and yet be unable to sleep well at night through difficulty getting to sleep or waking early . |