Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final withdrawal without major disaster enabled them to preserve some profit . |
| 2 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
| 3 | yeah get em get em to do some sort of training |
| 4 | Tchaikovsky wrote The Seasons for the monthly journal Nuvellist , whose editor had the bright idea of commissioning 12 pieces from him for a year 's issues , each of them to depict some aspect of the month in question . |
| 5 | The danger of swallowing can be minimised if companies take the tender offer route — buying minority stakes which still enable them to exercise some control , and still share costs in areas such as research or marketing . |
| 6 | Other naturalistic views , Marxist and some which indeed call themselves ‘ evolutionary ’ , have often proclaimed themselves free from any such picture , but it is basically very hard for them to avoid some appeal to an implicit teleology , an order in relation to which there would be an existence that would satisfy all the most basic human needs at once . |
| 7 | But we ask you to spare some time during the holiday to think of those who are less fortunate . |
| 8 | Would n't you agree it 's just about time that somebody helped you to restore some kind of order into your life ? " |
| 9 | I came to see you to create some warmth between all of us . ’ |
| 10 | In the meantime , to keep you occupied — and to ensure that some part of the considerable sum of money invested in keeping you alive is repaid — we would like you to do some work for us . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I want you to do some research on her . |
| 12 | They 're calling for you to give some sort of speech . ’ |
| 13 | I told you to put some orange in there . |
| 14 | He wants that , yo , he wants you to put some water in that for a test , some of your water in that |
| 15 | Erm , so I would certainly be asking you to keep some contingency provision in that area , because we project some very expensive one-off demands on certain elements of children 's services . |
| 16 | ‘ Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my thick head ? ’ he said tenderly . |
| 17 | ‘ We 'll leave you to get some rest , ’ he said gently , in slow , clear Italian . |
| 18 | But now I think there 's nothing more we can do here , and it 's time we left you to get some rest . |
| 19 | But I 'd advise you to get some rest yourself . |
| 20 | ‘ We will leave you to get some sleep . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd better leave you to get some sleep . |
| 22 | I want you to get some sleep , if you can . |
| 23 | Rule off from where you were before I want you to get some information down about our solar system . |
| 24 | This attitude/power association will enable you to have some idea for each performance , but you must get to know the exact requirements of the aircraft you normally fly . |
| 25 | In order to understand your conflicting emotions , it may pay you to seek some help from a counsellor . |
| 26 | Whatever is ultimately decided by the boards and the UKCC it is still in your own and your patients interests for you to undertake some form of formal updating , even if for the moment this is left to your own and your employer 's discretion . |
| 27 | Er , and if your Lordship is happy to do that then I can open it now and indicate what the case is about and invite you to take some time . |
| 28 | If you 're likely to be tackling full-scale plumbing installation work rather than just mending the occasional dripping tap , it will pay you to collect some specialist hand tools . |
| 29 | We may lend you any amount from £500 to £10,000 ( in units of £10 ) and , in certain circumstances , may advance 100% of the cost , although we normally expect you to make some contribution from your savings . |
| 30 | And it 's just like , and they want you to make some comment on what you 've worked out , which is no problem really , is it ? |