Example sentences of "[ex0] be some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had there been some awful dispute between London and Tehran or had the Americans done something unforgivable ? |
| 2 | Only recently has there been some serious debate within multiculturalism about the issues involved , although with very little guidance on how teachers are to approach and facilitate discussion around the inevitable questions which arise regarding the evaluation of different cultural representations , know ledges and practices . |
| 3 | But have n't there been some great political records ? |
| 4 | Then there are some pathetic , weedy looking swots , inadequately equipped and unsuitably dressed , in gaberdine raincoats and Oxford shoes , unwieldy packs all done up with string , who look as if they have never walked farther than a hundred yards at any time in their lives . |
| 5 | Elsewhere there are some uneven and four-square passages which prevent one 's subscribing to a view of this work that would equate it with the successors Benoliel names . |
| 6 | Lager beer is the traditional beer style of many countries ( see fact sheet on beer styles ) and there are some superb beers in such great brewing countries as West Germany and Czechoslovakia . |
| 7 | Not only are there some excellent buys to be had in the traditionally exclusive Champagne market , but wine enthusiasts are beginning to discover that there are some superb choices to be had among ‘ méthode champenoise ’ wines such as Cava from Spain — Sainsbury 's Cava , £4.75 . |
| 8 | If there is no improvement after a few days then it is either not the appropriate remedy or there are some environmental maintaining causes blocking the remedy action §252 . |
| 9 | There are some great stage effects . |
| 10 | There are some great set pieces — a brilliantly evoked highway robbery , with Macheath 's gang riding invisible horses and commandeering a stage coach suggested by just a table and a few boxes ; and a grotesque parade of whores , some of them played by men in drag , in which the ladies of the night emerge through a trap-door like beauty contestants from hell . |
| 11 | There are some great differences between a secular and a Christian world-view regarding finances . |
| 12 | ‘ There are some great titles out there , ’ he said , exclusively to ZZAP ! , ‘ … and many will swap them because they 've completed them , so we 'll always have loads of great games . ’ |
| 13 | In between there are some great dopey male bonding scenes with Pitt and black buddy Calvin Levels ( eg the attempt to decide whether or not to move in with Yvonne ) , plus some not-so-hot episodes with Nick Cave ( crap as usual as platinum rocker Freak Storm ) . |
| 14 | There are some great hair and skin care collections around for the guys . |
| 15 | You can always grow it back and there are some great wigs around at the moment . |
| 16 | There are some great myths of the late 20th century that are gradually being recognised for what they are . |
| 17 | ‘ I hear there are some great openings for stand-up comics in Mongolia , ’ said Alex . |
| 18 | All of the tracks are punchy and bright , and there are some great hooks dispersed through the ten tunes . |
| 19 | THERE are some great kiddies ' books around for Christmas . |
| 20 | ‘ There are some marvellous directors and performers but they just do n't get a chance to show what they can do . |
| 21 | Although there are some marvellous cookery books for single people — Delia Smith 's ‘ One is Fun ’ is a good example — I have always found that the trick is not to cook for one , but to cook for four , or whatever the recipe you are following suggests , and to freeze the rest for further meals . |
| 22 | Musica Transalpina is still virtually untouched , and there are some marvellous recitals to be had from Sir William Leighton 's The Tears and Lamentations of a Sorrowful Soul of 1614 , which includes Byrd 's four last vocal works . |
| 23 | There are some marvellous graphics among these new breeds but , having never particularly liked comics , I failed to overcome a fundamental irritation with the medium of pictures and words combined . |
| 24 | Michael Wright , a lawyer on the staff of the World Wildlife Fund , told New Scientist , ‘ then there are some ridiculous anomalies . ’ |
| 25 | There are some cracking discount deals around at the moment as lenders attempt to drum up new business , but watch out as the headline interest rate does n't always tell the whole story . |
| 26 | There are some regional differences which can be discerned in settlement structure , although these need not have an ethnic or social basis . |
| 27 | On the other hand , there are some regional variations in economic terms which may have increasing impact on the resources available to be shared in families , especially the rising value of property in the south of England and the better job opportunities there . |
| 28 | However , there are some regional exceptions to this . |
| 29 | There are some identifiable developed deities ; there are some incongruously primitive daemons too , which may look back towards an earlier period of religious feeling ; there are also some images of divinities which seem to be relatively poorly assimilated foreign imports . |
| 30 | There are some helpful rationalisations afoot : Mercury , together with 11 other telecomms companies , has recently set up a joint venture , FNA , to provide ‘ unified communications services ’ between the financial centres of the world . |