Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] in some " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I got them in some shop in Covent Garden .
2 From Tripoli the advance into Tunisia involved him in some of the bitterest fighting of the war : in the Matmata Hills on the outflanking of the Mareth Line ; at Wadi Akarit , where he had a narrow escape when he received ( as he modestly put it , doubtless so as not to worry me unduly ) ‘ a wallop from a piece of spent shell ’ , but was not badly injured ; and at the drive north to Enfidaville .
3 Subsequent parliamentary enquiries into improper electoral practices involved him in some censure and this enabled Disraeli , who never liked him , to make fresh arrangements for the management of the party in opposition .
4 A sense that what had just happened involved her in some way made her pull herself together and run down on to the course where racecourse attendants were already putting up a screen .
5 But his finest years found him in some competition with another actor who , like Brando , refused to conform .
6 It was n't just Frank they were looking for , if they had n't shot him already and buried him in some bog .
7 On another day I provoked him in some way and he slapped my cheek .
8 ‘ I do n't remember what I actually said , but obviously Mandy misinterpreted it in some way .
9 Of those who reported that their disability handicapped them in some way , 90 per cent stated that they ‘ had to take special care ’ and 86 per cent reported a restricted work or social life .
10 He was born around the Darlington area and I heard that his family once had money , but lost it in some way .
11 But it hurt him in some way to admit that one of his key men came from the wrong end of the Bible , so to speak .
12 I discussed them in some detail in the chapter on event planning .
13 Most held him in some awe — fear , too , whenever he was on the road .
14 ‘ Nature-lover , ’ he teased , and she knew then that she held him in some quite high regard .
15 I was beginning to think that we 'd missed the boat , even though we knew in our heart of hearts that the Lord wanted us in some form of full-time capacity .
16 Erm you know any anyone we met and and spoke to I think some people held us in some kind of suspicion , but a lot of people were glad er to have the er you know have the company and erm that were were available to them .
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