Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | But without political institutions enjoying some real power it is difficult to have political conflict or political life in any but a very narrow sense of the term . |
| 2 | It had consolidated its position by a series of popular decisions annulling some of the most hated acts of the former regime , such as the laws against abortion and the rural systematization programme [ see pp. 36620-21 ] , and , above all , by providing food supplies from stocks previously destined for export . |
| 3 | I open some of the popular newspapers covering some people 's private lives or great national tragedies and I feel almost ashamed and embarrassed to live in the same society as people who can produce that sort of stuff . ’ |
| 4 | There was a happy burble of voices which came from a few children discussing some design they were doing . |
| 5 | Through the daily use of our special knowledge of the counter-culture , we were forced to acknowledge and come to grips with many of the complex social factors surrounding some drug use , which a legal framework could never adequately encompass . |
| 6 | Male readers anticipating some grisly denouement will be disappointed . |
| 7 | To write 400–500 words on any one of six topics requiring some knowledge of commercial practice and procedure . |
| 8 | Currently the main installation at Dartford comprises three IBM central processors supporting some 350 terminals located throughout the UK . |
| 9 | When finished the index will include a total of about 300,000 separate items representing some 8-12 million words . |
| 10 | Through the above reforms , it was intended to create a more effective Community regional policy to cope with the additional stresses facing some regions as a result of adjustments to the SEM . |
| 11 | Lurching into it , with one part lumbered with unlovely council tower blocks up the hill , while nearer the river the developers had arrived , and where once had been a network of tiny streets harbouring some of the most professional criminal families in South London , there were now several expensive blocks of flats : expensive because they faced the river and looked sideways to the old Royal Palace of Greenwich with the trees and slopes of the park behind . |
| 12 | In 1871 there were three Discourses having some connection with military topics , whereas in 1870 there had been one ; in 1872 there was one , and in 1873 none again . |
| 13 | Black smoke gushed out of open doors and through windows and roofs only to be suddenly consumed by tongues of fire that licked heavenwards , raising up their flaming fangs like the arms of satanic dancers placating some obscene god . |
| 14 | The congress was attended by over 600 delegates representing some 80,000 party members , approximately 20,000 less than at the time of the 20th congress held in February 1991 [ see pp. 38008-09 ] . |
| 15 | Last-minute amendments curbing some of the President 's powers of veto over legislation and of authority to impose states of emergency as set out in the draft law appeared to have won round many opponents . |
| 16 | Three wards were packed , with two and three patients sharing some beds as doctors struggled to cope . |
| 17 | Three wards were packed , with two and three patients sharing some beds as doctors struggled to cope . |
| 18 | Mogae said that the BDF received large allocations totalling some P282,500,000 " in recognition of the continued security situation " . |
| 19 | They saw three men pushing some steps across the tarmac . |
| 20 | If you take away the image all that 's left is a bunch of exceptionally pretty boys making some very ordinary music . |
| 21 | In view of these reports indicating some kind of distal colonic abnormality , it was decided to evaluate the rectal mucosa in gluten sensitive patients on a prospective basis : ( i ) to determine whether there is a coeliac disease associated inflammatory proctitis , ( ii ) to define its characteristics , and ( iii ) to analyse the effects of gluten withdrawal . |
| 22 | At the same time the administrative structures overseeing some of the country 's bigger concerns would be dismantled . |
| 23 | The congress was attended by 409 delegates representing some 100,000 party members , as well as the leaders of other Mongolian political parties and delegations from the Soviet and Chinese communist parties . |
| 24 | The notion underlying the Statutory Instruments Act , as with all Acts prescribing some form of consideration by Parliament , is obvious . |
| 25 | Automatically he glanced over his shoulder — and was startled to discover two bulky men in long overcoats standing some distance away — both very obviously watching him . |
| 26 | There is a strong connection between low-weight births and the incidence of mental handicap , with half of the babies weighing less than 1,500 grams having some form of damage due to factors such as oxygen starvation or low blood sugar . |
| 27 | The FIAC brought together galleries from fourteen countries representing some 700 artists and proved to be ‘ a fair of small works and small prices ’ as Andree Sfeir-Semler from Kiel in Germany said . |
| 28 | The properties of black holes possessing some angular momentum are discussed briefly in Section 9.2 . |
| 29 | There have been so many taboos surrounding some kings that it has been difficult , if not impossible , to find anyone to be successor , for the taboos lead to total social isolation of the ruler . |
| 30 | For example , they became particularly skilled at developing R&D clubs — that is , multi-sponsor programmes covering some combination of best practice , training , research and information services . |