Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pete Goss took a group up to the foredeck to demonstrate a spinnaker hoist , four were dispatched to the leeward rail to induce some heel and to those in the cockpit Nick commanded : ‘ Well , do n't just sit there , get tying knots . ’ |
| 2 | They should also be given permission to issue some form of fixed interest profit-related bond , be allowed to raise a proportion of their equity direct from the public and be subject to independent regulation similar to that of privatised utilities . |
| 3 | The selection seems to have taken into account the moves within London University to amalgamate some colleges and form five science centres . |
| 4 | Typically , you use an analysis or description of a text to claim some kind of connection between the features analysed and something else about the text , such as its meaning , its effect on a reader , how good it is , or its historical origins . |
| 5 | If the actions can not be independently observed at all though , this might force the optimal contract to contain some element based on general risk , in order to provide incentives to efficiency . |
| 6 | It seems that individual work with some group work is often beneficial , and we can certainly turn to the computer to provide some material . |
| 7 | Debbie sports a Medicine shirt , to remind us that the difficult West Coast noiseniks were once to play Rollercoaster , but would 've had to go on at about three in the afternoon to meet some venues ' childish curfews . |
| 8 | In some places and at different times there was some resistance , at Lincoln at the end of the fourteenth century and at Southampton , where the mayor from 1488 to 1491 made an unsuccessful attempt to preserve some semblance of democracy ( 77 , pp.259–61 ) . |
| 9 | The training committee was wound up by Vic Machin , the chairman and the BMC secretary Derek Walker some months ago — but they have yet to inform the committee : a clear snub to the many volunteers who banged their heads against a wall with only limited success for a dozen years in a genuine attempt to impart some credibility to the BMC 's involvement in mountain training . |
| 10 | Visits to Hungary and Czechoslovakia by Soares in late 1989 indicated an intention to acquire some influence in the transformed Eastern Europe and to seize fresh economic opportunities . |
| 11 | Purely an attempt to gather some confetti for a wedding in the town tomorrow . |
| 12 | In an attempt to restore some threat on goal , the Portuguese have recalled to the squad Antonio Pacheco , billed as ‘ a speedy winger ’ , and Antonio Sousa , billed as ‘ a free-kick specialist ’ . |
| 13 | The SERC 's action , announced to 100 professors and heads of departments of physics at a meeting last Friday at Imperial College , London , is an attempt to stimulate some sense of direction among the majority of academic physicists who work in neither astronomy nor nuclear physics . |
| 14 | As she ran to her bedroom to find some clothes , her Dad 's dressing-gown , flapping round her legs , slowed her down . |
| 15 | It is , perhaps , possible that the office was created in an attempt to impose some organization on the traditionally unorganized function of that the Mufti was one whose opinion was in some way considered superior to that of other muftis and who , perhaps , was responsible for the appointment of lesser muftis . |
| 16 | Any attempt to impose some sort of external watchdog that might apply a degree of accountability is rejected as compromising its secrecy . |
| 17 | Bryan Wilson ( 1970 ) has contributed some very useful sub-divisions of the sect category and various sociologists have tried to classify the new religions that have emerged during the second half of the present century in an attempt to find some order in the enormous variety of beliefs , practices and organisations that are manifested in these movements ( eg Beckford , 1985 ; Wallis , 1983 ) . |
| 18 | There were few dramatic new developments during October in the Gulf crisis as such , the continuing build-up of the United States-dominated military response taking place against a background of diplomatic activity , of which the most notable feature was an apparently unsuccessful Soviet attempt to find some basis for a peace initiative . |
| 19 | Melissa 's attempt to find some words of comfort was interrupted by the sharp sound of metal on stone as the scissors slipped from Eleanor 's hand . |
| 20 | Work experience for teachers will help them to plan work experience for students as an integrated part of the curriculum rather than an add-on to provide some relief for the teacher but of little advantage to the student and an inconvenience for business . |
| 21 | At this stage nearly a month had elapsed since the watercolour , so it was important to return to the first study to establish some kind of modus operandi for the oil . |
| 22 | The anxiety created by the boredom of being locked all night and most of the day in a stable or very small yard with little to look at , forces the horse to create some activity for itself which will help relieve the boredom . |
| 23 | Then we went in to Hamish and Tone 's for tea and apologies , and later drove to the castle for what would have been the most excruciating interval of my life if Verity and Lewis had still been there , but they were n't ; they had taken off in the car to visit some friends of Verity 's who lived in Ardnamurchan , and would n't be back until late tomorrow at the earliest . |
| 24 | In this respect many commentators interpreted the President 's desire for immediate talks as an attempt to regain some control over the budgetary process by reaching a bipartisan agreement before further congressional action . |
| 25 | As regards malicious referrals , what seemed to be the case in a very few instances was that at least some of the allegations had substance to them and were worthy of investigation , but in discussion with the parents it seemed possible that the referrer might be using the allegation to progress some dispute with them . |
| 26 | A trainer may frequently have to change a preconceived way of educating a horse to avoid some problem or bad habit that he or she ‘ senses ’ will arise . |
| 27 | At first Joshua took an interest in their route , peering into the gathering darkness in an attempt to identify some landmark . |
| 28 | On the other hand , Article 99 expressly requires consultation of the European Parliament , which allows that institution to exert some influence on measures in this field , whereas in other fields its consultation is not provided for . |
| 29 | Some fifteen minutes after Thomas departed , accompanied by his small daughter , two elderly ladies were heading for the bakery to buy some salt . |
| 30 | Although corporate crime represents an attempt to resolve some contradictions between pursuing a limited number of organizational goals and environmental constraints , it is an attempt initiated and implemented by individuals . |