Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to shake my head clear and take some more deep breaths . |
| 2 | The mechanism for this is not clear and leads some researchers to accept the physiological view that delayed maturation or physical differences ( such as reduced functional bladder capacity ) may be the cause of the problem ( Zaleski et al . |
| 3 | So I thought I should try to stop smoking and lose some weight . ’ |
| 4 | The aim is to make something people can instantly get excited about but which also stands up to close analysis in terms of being musically interesting and having some kind of content and meaning … ’ |
| 5 | Of these two , sentence ( i ) was favoured : The justifications offered by the groups who chose ( i ) as the crucial opening sentence were interesting and merit some consideration . |
| 6 | Teaching is formal but the children seemed interested and responsive and managed some surprisingly good writing despite immense disabilities . |
| 7 | Some good news on the A one , the earlier abnormal loads which were heading southbound and causing some quite lengthy delays near to Boroughbridge , they 're now parked up near to Wetherby so they 're not causing too many problems at the moment . |
| 8 | The creations are totally different and have some dissimilar effects but both creations have not been controlled by their creators so they have had disastrous consequences . |
| 9 | The present Lady Hamilton was English and had some private money . |
| 10 | in fact he was downright dangerous and ate some of the poor little things . |
| 11 | In certain societies , formal education may attempt to make explicit and controlled some of these processes of learning , and it is no coincidence that Bourdieu is otherwise known as a writer on the French educational system ( e.g. Bourdieu and Passeron 1977 ; 1979 ) . |
| 12 | It 's as if , instead of turning towards metal , early '80s hardcore decided to drop the politics for the personal and pursue some semblance of catchiness . |
| 13 | She had a wound that was still uncomfortable and restricted some of her movements , but once the sutures were removed , the discomfort would gradually decrease . |
| 14 | Area manager , Terry Gee recognised and awarded some exceptional achievements including ; Best all round sales performer — Morag Weir , East Kilbride , followed by Susan Rogers from Birmingham and Gillian Hilton from Preston . |
| 15 | Nearly always , some alternative compound has been found , but changes from DDT to malathion have increased costs some seven-fold , to fenitrothion some 18-fold and to propoxur some 27-fold , both because the chemicals are more expensive and because the organophosphate and carbamate insecticides are less persistent and need more frequent application . |
| 16 | Fresh fruit and raw carrots are an alternative and represent healthier eating but they are perishable , less profitable and need some preparation before sale . |
| 17 | He came back elated and poured some wine for Jane and himself . |
| 18 | Very gently he cleaned a sore and put some ointment on it . |
| 19 | Get out of doors as much as possible and take some exercise — preferably fairly strenuous — every day . |
| 20 | The latter can be very influential , since in 1981 they accounted for about four-fifths of home loans outstanding and made some two-thirds of net advances for house purchases ( table 5. 1 ) . |
| 21 | She was very upset and needed some explanation . |
| 22 | Then Mr Ware became terminally ill and died some six months after diagnosis . |
| 23 | ‘ It is not possible to draw a line between human and human and say some do and some do not have the right to life , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Apart from preventing the helicopter from rotating about its vertical axis , this also makes the model drift to its left and requires some right cyclic trim to balance it . |
| 25 | Bones in a baby 's foot are very soft and malleable and take some 18 years to harden completely . ’ |
| 26 | This is more noticeable later in the game when he gets tired and looses some of his recovery pace . |
| 27 | Finding a comfortable emotional distance , encouraging and allowing some penetration without being taken over completely , is the task of all relationships . |
| 28 | I felt terrible and wanted some but only the Corporals were allowed it . |
| 29 | The literature in this area is very extensive and much of it is in book form , so that the list provided here is necessarily selective and omits some important studies . |
| 30 | Adoption was intended to create new family relationships not change those which already existed and joint custody was introduced as an alternative and to give some legal recognition to step-parents . |