Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was so successful that the army stopped cycling in some districts . |
| 2 | He glanced up as she entered , gave a curt nod and began hunting through some papers with jerky , impatient movements . |
| 3 | I 've also recently purchased an effects processor ( BOSS SE50 ) and as most of the patches for the guitar were boring , I started experimenting with some of my own . |
| 4 | She said it was about time I started bringin' in some dosh , ‘ specially now the ole man 's on short time . |
| 5 | He started looking at some of the nearby pillars and columns , his boots scraping on the glass slabs of the floor as he moved . |
| 6 | It was about then [ three years ago ] that I started going with some of my mates like Kevin(10) and Eddie(6) … and Eddie and me we got into a lot of fights and that … and the fucking coppers — they always grab either him or me when there 's any bother or that . |
| 7 | And he started playing through some of the songs from my club repertoire , answering my enquiring look with , ‘ I worked with you a couple of years back , in East Dean Working Men 's Club . ’ |
| 8 | When I was working in Australia I went swimming with some missionary friends near Darwin . |
| 9 | I took hold of the snow hook , but to release it meant hauling in some slack on the line . |
| 10 | Small talk kept erupting into some new accusation or burst of crying from Jacqui . |
| 11 | But I think probably the most disturbing was some of the poor people in , in psychiatry erm and er that was very hard work because you seemed to take the problems home with you and you kept thinking about some of the conditions that people had . |
| 12 | Athelstan had returned but his brother 's body still lay mouldering in some forgotten field in France . |
| 13 | Papa did n't know what to do , and then he got talking to some of his cronies , and he decided on a Grand Scheme . |
| 14 | If I ever got talking to some man in a pub , it was more than his life was worth . |
| 15 | Navarro 's participation also marginalized the remaining left-wing guerrilla forces , who reportedly impeded voting in some towns . |
| 16 | She stepped up to his desk , as he continued flicking through some papers , and fixed her eyes on the top of his arrogant head . |
| 17 | Carolyn asked , as they sat picking at some smoked ham and coleslaw Alan had found in the fridge . |
| 18 | We sat shaking for some minutes before regaining sufficient composure to drive on . |
| 19 | It remained floating for some minutes , with lights burning at the upper windows and people shouting for help , and then finally sank . |
| 20 | Later , I drove her back to the flat she shared and stood leaning against some rusted railings while she looked for her keys . |
| 21 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |