Example sentences of "[pers pn] [num ord] [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | When working with the flowers , I first arranged some large yellow roses at regular intervals around the picture and then positioned the peachy-coloured roses . |
| 2 | John Wilson , whom I last met some years ago with his wife on a trip to the Seychelles , thanked His Grace , and paid tribute to the support and enthusiasm of his wife , Alan Smith his hardworking keeper , Peter Pask the farm manager , and his farm staff . |
| 3 | The trouble is that this can present psychological problems if , like me , you are not one of those people who has been riding since you first told some condescending aunt from your pushchair ‘ It 's not a horsy , it 's under 14.2hh ’ . |
| 4 | I was gon na say it can be quite laboured when you first read some of it |
| 5 | But I had this instinct that you 'd have a better chance if you first spent some time with me — ’ |
| 6 | How long is it since you last had some good , old-fashioned fun ? |
| 7 | Just feel the heat in the thread when you next do some sewing . |
| 8 | To explore why developing countries have such difficulty in resolving these contradictory pulls , we first review some of the most pressing economic and competitive shifts . |
| 9 | I saw Masha gliding through towards us : that unmistakable froth of brown hair , the exuberant , doll-like face ; and behind her , over-topping her , the bleak , dark face of Victor Surkov , his hair not grey as it had been when we last met some six years ago , but a brilliant yellow spreading down over his shoulders . |
| 10 | It first attained some prominence during the Han dynasty when contacts with the west were intensified . |
| 11 | Let us first offer some more phrases sharing the adjective of the last example in ( 4 ) . |
| 12 | Well , let us first examine some examples . |