Example sentences of "[pron] [is] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm using ‘ happy ’ in one specific turn of phrase , which is some kind of extension of its basic meaning . ’ |
| 2 | The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is currently investigating the pre-tax price of cars , which is some 30% higher in Britain than in , say , Belgium . |
| 3 | I mean , John , who was a local builder , sold a house a day for five years , which is some building . |
| 4 | A reservoir had to be constructed to drive the wheel , which is some distance away from the pump shaft . |
| 5 | Stig makes a full recovery which is some compensation . |
| 6 | What we do need is the equivalent of what we 've got in the documents which I 've given to you which is some sort of allowance for every bit of control of the thing . |
| 7 | 639 to ‘ this day ’ , that is , Adomnán 's time of writing , c . 700 , which is some time after the power of the northern Angles beyond the Forth had been shattered at Nechtanesmere in 685 , and the reference is rather to the failure of the kings of Scottish Dál Riata to regain control of Irish Dál Riata in Antrim . |
| 8 | The client will not necessarily understand , particularly a first-time buyer , that the deposit has to be paid on exchange of contracts , which is some time before the mortgage advance becomes available . |
| 9 | This is one of the reasons why we are saying to the government that they should consider what our competitor countries do , which is some form of temporary credit management ; some form of temporary credit controls to squeeze off this surge in demand before it really gets going and pushes inflation up again . |
| 10 | ‘ Maybe she 's some kind of nut . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You think she 's some kind of idiot ? ’ |
| 12 | Just because she 's read some trashy paperback she thinks she 's some kind of expert on the modus operandi . |
| 13 | She says she 's some sort of detective . |
| 14 | when we played CBGB 's this guy who 's some sort of junior manager for Marvel came up afterwards and said he really liked the band and that it was a shit thing they sued us . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Blair-Gould said : ‘ The prosecution clearly suggest … that she is some kind of dreadful rebel on a crusade against censorship . ’ |
| 16 | planning for you but what I can show you is some sketches which the gentleman who bought the plot at Grey Lane brought to show me asked my opinion . |
| 17 | No one wants to feel owned by another person , and perhaps what Matthew needs from you is some breathing space , some freedom , a demonstration of trust in him . ’ |
| 18 | That in itself is some indication of the influence his life and work still bring to bear — and , perhaps , an equal indication of the lack of progress which makes it still necessary . |
| 19 | Even if this wo n't always happen , it will certainly happen often enough for the range of my knowledge to be considerably reduced , and this itself is some sort of an objection . |
| 20 | One character remarks , ‘ everything is some kind of a plot , man ’ ’ , and the sentiment is echoed , though less cheerfully , by the novel 's main protagonist , an American intelligence officer called Tyrone Slothrop ( Pynchon 1975a : 603 ) . |
| 21 | At least there s some loyalty left in the game |
| 22 | Now we 've just said there needs to be some level somewhere if you 're right down this end of the curve here you 're either asleep or dead so there 's some peak performance at some level of anxiety or arousal and as the anxiety increases the performance drops off . |
| 23 | | There 's some deposit at the bottom of this bottle of wine 2 usu. sing . |
| 24 | There 's some worry about something — either he 's not going to be able to do the work , someone 's going to laugh or has been laughing at him , he does n't think the teacher 's going to understand , and it 's generally a terrible problem first thing in the morning to get him to get ready and get to school . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's something strange going on and we 're not getting any nearer , and look , there 's some fog detectors clamped on the rail . ’ |
| 26 | There 's some ducks and that sheltering under some bushes . |
| 27 | ‘ There 's some lunch ready in the kitchen . ’ |
| 28 | There 's some Swarfega in the office |
| 29 | ‘ There 's some chicken , ’ said Weasel . |
| 30 | Then he said in a voice to which composure had been restored : ‘ Perhaps , after all , there 's some merit in discussing the matter . |