Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back to the latter half of our time in Scotland , I seem to have been engaged in a variety of activities : was twice part of a consortium to bid ( unsuccessfully ) for the franchise for Scottish Television ; was appointed chairman of the board of Edinburgh 's Royal Lyceum Theatre Company , a post I held for seven years ; was persuaded to stand as a candidate for Lord Rector of Edinburgh University and ( mercifully ) was defeated by its former Roman Catholic chaplain ; gave poetry recitals with Moira at Edinburgh Festivals and elsewhere ; attacked in a lecture to the Royal Society of Arts the moronic language of disc jockeys whom I referred to as ‘ the Anyway Boys ’ ( the word ‘ anyway ’ being their standard linking passage ) — but singled out for praise a comparative unknown by the name of Terry Wogan ; rejoined the Liberal Party ; took part in a shoot where in the gloaming I brought down what I thought was a woodcock but turned out to be a parrot , escaped recently from its cage a mile away ; fished for salmon in Spain where my guide was called Jesus ( and enjoyed bawling for him down the river bank ) and on the way home visited the marvellous cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux ; proposed ite health of Prince Philip at a Variety Club luncheon and of London 's Lord Mayor at his midsummer banquet ( he was also chairman of the London Rubber Company to which I made some fruity references ) ; and for a year was resident British columnist of the American weekly magazine , Newsweek International . |
| 2 | The international managerial bourgeoisie , of which I made some conceptual criticisms above , is defined as : ‘ a socially comprehensive category , encompassing the entrepreneurial elite , managers of firms , senior state functionaries , leading politicians , members of the learned professions , and persons of similar standing in all spheres of society ’ ( Becker and Sklar , 1987 , p.7 ) . |
| 3 | Against the woman 's express wishes , he lit a piece of paper and went into her bedroom anyway , and reported a ‘ bedstead of wood with heath [ heather ] upon it by way of a bed ; at the foot of which I saw some sort of blankets of covering rolled in a heap ’ . |
| 4 | Most of which I know some of them have already come to an end like Julie 's E S |
| 5 | To make the top rectangular picture , I used a card mount in palest pink , behind which I stretched some cream silk . |
| 6 | For the central , gold oval design , I used a dusty pink satin backing , on to which I arranged some cow parsley leaves , gypsophila , small ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ red roses , some ‘ Princess ’ pink potentillas and astrantia . |
| 7 | The top right-hand corner was decorated with small rose leaves interspersed with some ladies ' bedstraw , on which I arranged some geums and cow parsley centres . |
| 8 | In 1940 I had prepared an essay on Ivy 's novels , which I had some prospect of placing in Horizon . |
| 9 | One piece of research which I contemplated some years ago , but did not actually carry out , was a comparison between people who do go to the theatre and those who do not . |
| 10 | Er this is alright we 've done it informally in the past , you know I 've talked to many clients some of which I handle some of which I do n't and always the question is er are we giving erm a service that we can improve on , if you look dealing with er are there any points you 'd like to raise with me , all these sort of questions but it 's all very unstructured er and sometimes it 's er er results in us having an action plan emerging , sometimes not . |
| 11 | At which I uttered some condolences . |
| 12 | The approach which I take to the subject is one concerned almost exclusively with the Anglo-American tradition , though Hegel is allowed into the last chapter , at the end of which I give some references to sample writings in the continental tradition , especially critical theory . |
| 13 | The card background I used for this photo frame was an extremely pale peachy pink , on which I placed some rose leaves , heuchera flowers and green spiky leaves , with ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ and ‘ Yesterday ’ roses forming the central focus . |
| 14 | It also covers the competitiveness of British industry and commerce , a point to which I referred some moments ago . |
| 15 | I suspect that this was largely due to the initiatives taken by the ARPS , such as in the organising of seminars , the involvement of European affairs , the lobbying in Parliament etc. which I think some AIR members felt they should be leading . |
| 16 | And I know it 's important to be equal in careers and to have equal opportunities and I 'm not arguing against that , but I also think that perhaps , in doing so some women also lose the pride in being a woman , and e equality is n't being a man , which I think some feminists take that view , that they 're not equal to a man unless they 're earning money . |
| 17 | It 's the cause of the divisive broad band streaming which I think some comprehensives have been persuaded to use , and I 'm forced to say how can a child really value himself or herself if they are placed in the bottom band of such a school throughout the time when they are at that comprehensive ? |
| 18 | She had a firm speaking voice , which I suppose some might think pretty . |
| 19 | the one thing we will certainly mark is that the answer which you get does depend on the way in which you read some of the statements or some of the principles . |
| 20 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 21 | Elizabeth Blackadder shows a group of those charming still lives in which she gathers some of the objects to be found in her Edinburgh home and paints them as if they were in situ . |
| 22 | This done , she whipped up a piece of tape , which she tied some inches from the bottom ; then , while still holding on to the hair with one hand , her other hand shot out and pulled open a drawer from which she grabbed a pair of large scissors . |
| 23 | At all times one is aware that the artist is also a composer — the conviction with which she untangles some of the more complicated , almost obscure pieces , has an unquestionable authority ( the enormous B flat minor Fugue from Book Two instantly comes to mind in this connection ) , whilst the famous pieces are often presented in a totally different manner — the A minor Prelude and Fugue ( Book One ) will surprise many as the Prelude is fearful and serious ( rather than light with the usual staccato touches ) , whilst the Fugue has clipped articulation at the end of each subject entry . |
| 24 | Parker 's own evolving perspective , stemming from both personal experience and a professional history which were forced together , no doubt contributes to the subtlety with which she untangles some of the issues . |
| 25 | The process of reform upon which we embarked some time ago runs against some ingrained attitudes in public sector management , but they are beginning to change . |
| 26 | Is n't that going to the very heart of prayer — a two-way conversation in which we talk and in which we do some listening as well ? |
| 27 | Three German events of distinction ( Hamburg Ballet , Musica Antiqua of Cologne and the Richter Exhibition ) led to a link with the Mozart anniversary , and then on to a splendid series of concerts , in which we offer some of the very best of the German ‘ classical ’ tradition from Bach to Brahms . |
| 28 | Well , you see , it 's easier for me to sit here , and to pontificate , and therefore your questions were well put , erm , we can demonstrate , I think a much more effective approach to the environment in in our field , because er , we 're dealing with chemicals which we have some control over , and which exists to some small degree in air , air machines . |
| 29 | Probably a much better bet is Darlington 's ‘ Mission Impossible , ’ which in the new issue has fulsome praise for Northern Ventures Northern Gains the Northern League magazine with which we have some slight connection . |
| 30 | Let's consider first of all the quantitative ground , erm and let's talk about one of the major transitions , one of the major origins about which we have some information , and that is the origin of the mammals from the reptiles. erm we have quite a lot of fossils erm erm from the permian up to the triassic erm of mammals and their reptilian ancestors , and we know pretty well what went on . |