Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] some " in BNC.

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1 Even in the situations where it is appropriate , Creole will only be used some of the time — in fact , a very small proportion of the time , if my informants and their families are typical .
2 This led to divorce from his wife , who could perhaps be permitted some schadenfreude at the fact that Van Den Hauwe 's relationship had , perforce , become platonic .
3 The wolf crawled along on a stomach , that would soon be digesting some meat
4 Could n't Mr Hall just be having some kind of bad day ?
5 Sometimes I 'd sooner be doing some other job .
6 The main priority will always be to find some route to additional funding for books .
7 You 'll also be overlooking some nonchalantly sly snippets of humour : the sleeve of ‘ Oomalama ’ features half a dozen plastic animals .
8 Er Trading Standards Officers have been helping the police have made a large number of visits to sales in recent months targetting those where we know or suspect there will be concentration of counterfeiter goods and these stolen items we 've been taking and seizing items , we 've been making inspections and er we will also be distributing some leaflets to try and advise people of some of the risks and dangers that face them at this sort of event .
9 You will probably be asked some questions about your health , and you will need to have a routine chest X-ray if you have n't had one lately .
10 These people have met new friends , gained in confidence and , most of all , self respect and would rather be doing some form of work rather than wasting away at home .
11 ‘ This is good news for the consumer who wo n't now be getting some massive duopoly , ’ a travel industry source said .
12 As with the discussion of ethology and sociobiology , however , we shall simply be considering some of the main themes in this area ( especially those deriving from Freud ) and their possible links to the biological work we have just discussed .
13 Fear of public criticism may well be intimidating some doctors , making them less inclined to consider the diagnosis .
14 Oliver might well be having some sort of breakdown , in which case he 'd need us both to be right on his side .
15 ‘ Then you 'll doubtless be needing some more , ’ the redhead returned heartlessly , ignoring the frantic eye signals Rory was sending , commanding her to stay .
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