Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] some " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One way of addressing this is for me to continue to highlight some of the views of colleagues who have not , in the public mind at least , been closely associated with the anti-Federalist cause and several of whom were not , for instance , among the eighty-odd Conservative Members who signed one or both of the ‘ Fresh Start ’ Motions . |
| 2 | ‘ As soon as I am rich I mean to engage some of the very finest artists in their respective lines to paint figures into the landscapes , but these must be of a large size , and if executed in a superior manner will find many admirers ’ . |
| 3 | In this article I intend to shed some light on the behaviour of a specific linguistic phenomenon , deixis , in a specific kind of discourse , the lyric poem . |
| 4 | I intend to play some waltzes and you shall all dance . ’ |
| 5 | Even upon discovering the full facts of life , my father 's role in my conception , I failed to shift some of my guilt onto him . |
| 6 | It occurred to me , when I got to know some of these families , that they really might believe that their position on the hill placed them nearer to heaven than the less privileged folk below . |
| 7 | At least I got to know some of the background to the paintings ; the symbolism and the profundity of meaning . |
| 8 | And I got to get some toilet roll . |
| 9 | I got to have some beef in that role . |
| 10 | Longing was the key : ‘ I long to hold some lady , ’ a longing that was inexhaustible , tumultuous and yet ardently romantic . |
| 11 | " Please — " I tried to formulate some plea in the middle of a pain , but it came out as a whimper . |
| 12 | I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’ |
| 13 | I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I tried to take some pressure off him by saying if we saw him before Christmas it would be a bonus . |
| 15 | I tried to put some money on the ‘ Stiffs ’ finishing bottom with the bookies . |
| 16 | This evening I tried to read some of Alcestis , but it was n't the same . |
| 17 | I Tried to get some cleaning help but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 18 | ‘ At that time I tried to get some cleaning help , but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 19 | We left the smell of the pub behind , and I tried to get some of the fresh air through my head . |
| 20 | I tried to get some compensation but only managed to get a little … and that was six years afterwards , which was no use at all . |
| 21 | I tried to get some of the Blu-Tak off . |
| 22 | I tried to get some pizza things as well . |
| 23 | I tried to absorb some of Ryan 's confidence . |
| 24 | ‘ Of course , as men always will , I tried to extract some hope from her . |
| 25 | When I tried to raise some of the education issues with the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) , he refused to let me intervene . |
| 26 | I tried to make some enquiries . ’ |
| 27 | so he said I did , I tried to make some in microwave and he says it turned out like sludge |
| 28 | and when you try t in the past when I tried to find some way of imposing discipline , there is no way because quite rightly , you 're not allowed to strike children , I never wanted to and I I hardly ever did at one school where there was a marvellous spirit of give and take I used to whip off my little black velvet slipper occasionally and whack some of the larger boys about the top of the thigh . |
| 29 | I tried to help some of those that were hurt but some of them had dreadful injuries . |
| 30 | In what follows , I propose to examine some of the reasons for this , without going into a detailed exegetical discussion of the theories concerned , my purpose being merely to establish a sufficient platform for a phenomenological analysis , which is to follow . |