Example sentences of "[verb] some [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As rectal volumes increased , all spinal patients with lesions above T6 ( n=11 ) experienced some degree of autonomic dysreflexia that prevented further rectal distension . |
| 2 | In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions . |
| 3 | His pain had receded a little , as though this latest bout of agony had overloaded some circuits of his brain 's pain-response centre . |
| 4 | The governors of the Mines Royal decided to send up one Captain Thomas Whitmore to investigate , and if possible , educe some means of reviving them … but there is no evidence of any real improvement . |
| 5 | Having researched extensively into critical writings on Thomas since the publication of the first edition , Anstey has retained seven of the original essays , adding a further seven to give a comprehensive collection reflecting some reappraisal of Thomas 's writings and also responses to new work over the past ten years . |
| 6 | ‘ You did n't really think some sort of Grandson Richard , 39 , was going to swoop down out of the sky and carry us off to Florida , did you ? |
| 7 | Do you think society er smiles on all forms of love or do you think some kinds of love and loving are , are actually seen as being lesser than others there , there seems to be less sympathetic for er I mean , yes |
| 8 | The attraction of this approach is that most up-to-date and enlightened LEA centres , WEA branches and extra-mural departments can be relied upon to include some kind of women 's studies in their provision which is different in kind from domestic education and men 's education . |
| 9 | So the Commission has thought it appropriate to include some consideration of these forms of communication in its Report . |
| 10 | Retraining would , therefore , need to include some rethinking of the role of the teacher . |
| 11 | Since an earlier study ( Wing , 1988 ) had reported no improvement in client experience of some of the first people to move out of Darenth Park Hospital , in services which themselves turned out to replicate many of the organizational features of the hospital , it was decided to include some measures of the physical and social environment as well as of client experience . |
| 12 | All foundations suffer some degree of settlement , since the sub-soil itself is elastic or compressible . |
| 13 | Although supplementary pensions and allowances ensure that basic needs are met , those who are entirely dependent upon them certainly suffer some degree of hardship compared with the standard of living of the majority of citizens , and strenuous efforts are being made to raise the level of the government 's ‘ guaranteed income ’ . |
| 14 | Christine believes the problem is much bigger than anyone believes and cited a recent study which claimed as many as one in three children suffer some kind of sexual abuse . |
| 15 | Worse still , one third of premature babies due or suffer some form of handicap throughout life . |
| 16 | About 1 in 10 young children suffer some form of head injury , with learning problems in later years . |
| 17 | Now , it is important to say that an intelligent expression of faith will still convey some sense of uncertainty . |
| 18 | Even the briefest survey of the physical facts underlying reproduction will convey some idea of the complexity of the process , from the formation of egg and sperm , their meeting in fertilization , to the development of the embryo in the uterus . |
| 19 | This will convey some impression of the philosophy and practice of user education in UK higher education libraries , while illuminating some of the problems that have exercised ( and continue to exercise ) the minds of the librarians and research workers in this field . |
| 20 | It would certainly be easier to mitigate the effects of such a drought if long-range forecasting could be made more effective , and although there is as yet no secure basis for the kind of forecasting required , an analysis of the causes of the latest drought offers some hope of explanations that may have predictive value in future . |
| 21 | ‘ But is one of the main problems , ’ I asked , ‘ not that there is intense pressure on land in Peru and that , to the campesinos from the Andes , the rainforest offers some kind of an alternative ? ’ |
| 22 | Those in working-class jobs and those with no jobs at all might be expected to opt for a party that offers some degree of social change and appears more empathic toward the " have-nots " than toward the " haves . " |
| 23 | One possibility is that , with all its institutional faults , the spiritual church offers some form of communication with that part of women that maintains contact with the power of fertility . |
| 24 | But if you do n't want to stretch your luck or your circle of friends , you might think that using a trade association offers some form of protection . |
| 25 | Drink at least offers some prospect of things improving . |
| 26 | , take a man with a woman to see some part of . |
| 27 | I would like to see some kind of control scheme entailing the reliable and permanent marking of dogs for future identification . |
| 28 | You can usually then begin to see some kind of crazy logic in them . |
| 29 | erm One of our buyers , Spain , er was not in favour of that solution because they were not a member of the tornado team and they did not want to see some kind of old boys club er running this project which was very important to them . |
| 30 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |