Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However , I suspect that Mains rather got some enjoyment out of appearing as some grim nemesis of the south . |
2 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
3 | In the final confrontation Jaq and Grey Knights had fought through savage ranks of cultists who all showed some mark of Chaos — a tentacle , a sting , tendrils instead of hair , suckers , claws ; through to the warlock of the coven ensconced deep within the caverns where young captives whimpered piteously in cages . |
4 | The frontispiece from a copy of the music from the Peer Gynt suite by Grieg was a beautiful piece of artwork even before it was decorated , so I only arranged some flowers in two of the corners , rather than all the way round , which would have overpowered the original design . |
5 | He suddenly felt some sympathy for her : her intentions had been evil but Jane could hardly have foreseen the appalling results of her maliciousness — if indeed Jim Lancaster had stormed off and murdered his wife . |
6 | Not only did some people continue to read their newspapers , but others actually gathered to watch ! |
7 | In fact he had me arriving at the scene in a police car with two tones , at , at , at that time we did n't have police cars with two tones , just siren , so they obviously put some sound on it . |
8 | In his whimsical way the British prime Minister observed , ‘ This argument naturally had some appeal to me on general grounds ’ : but he did not respond . |
9 | Interest rate was never judged the most important factor ( nor was total cost of credit ) with things costing up to £100 , and with these even adding in people 's second and third choice factors showed that interest rates only had some importance for about 12 per cent of shoppers . |
10 | Were n't gon na get nothing , I was on , I only wanted some money . |
11 | I soon made some friends that day . |
12 | But I guess they just got some way . |
13 | ‘ Just got some stuff on my mind , ’ she told Josie , and Josie did n't press her further . |
14 | Just got some sandwiches to do . |
15 | I already recognised some members of the Union Jack Club , and Colonel Fawcett gave me a hearty handshake while his thin , ill-looking wife reminded me about joining the bridge games . |
16 | The newly formed Requalification Group began exerting pressure on the Bulgarians who finally committed some resources to this work . |
17 | ‘ I just rented some protection . ’ |
18 | I just heard some horseshit about a hoax call to a radio show … ’ |
19 | On the other hand , it was obvious from the shadows like sooty thumbprints beneath his eyes and the tension around his mouth that he desperately needed some sleep . |
20 | She desperately needed some time alone to think . |
21 | I just fancied I know , but I just fancied some custard |
22 | ‘ Anyway he just grabbed some papers — and he was off again . ’ |
23 | So , I just pulled some blankets over me and waited for somebody to come . |
24 | I just did some checking , that 's all . ’ |
25 | No do n't come up I 'll slide this down it 's not very heavy , I just put some bits of stuff in , it 's not terribly heavy |
26 | The traditional Conservative cry against the nationalised industries thus had some plausibility for anyone concerned with a correct allocation of investment resources in the economy : though it should be remembered that the electricity boards were ( unlike private industry ) not in general free to invest as much as they wished at low rates of return , but were subject to annual quantitative limits agreed with the Minister . |
27 | He just had some time to spare waiting for Maria Luisa to return and why not fill it with a bit of Ruth-baiting ? |
28 | That 's an interesting actually side chart , I mean this is completely off the agenda and things , but erm , I just had some information up from er , from RADA and er |
29 | One or two members already had some knowledge of it from press reports and Black 's fellow employees in Short Brothers . |
30 | His ‘ pre-verbal ’ concept of the self could only be predicated of beings who already had some grasp of language . |