Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None had been seen at that time in the Harwell experiments that preceded ZETA but Kurchatov announced that the Soviets were seeing some neutrons which were due to fusion occurring , but were unlikely to be from thermonuclear fusion because the rate of their production did not vary with current in the expected way . |
| 2 | To pursue the question put by the hon. and learned Member for Fife , North-East ( Mr. Campbell ) , the Secretary of State will be aware that the long lead orders for the four Trident submarines were placed some time ago and that construction is quite well advanced . |
| 3 | For the first time local Labour parties were given some sense of common identity , which had been lacking on the political wing since the disaffiliation of the ILP . |
| 4 | They were given some money , and told to divide it into two accounts , one ‘ private ’ , one ‘ public ’ . |
| 5 | The Slovenes were given some support from Croatia , but the majority of the republics and provinces were unwilling to return to the old system . |
| 6 | Giles 's proposal to make them subservient to government agents was rejected , but they were given some responsibility for supervising the work of both the regular police and the headmen , who were now designated the ‘ rural police ’ . |
| 7 | We were given some opportunity to explore this when making three visits to police stations in West Belfast , although the data on community policing are unsatisfactory because of the limited number of these contacts and the absence of supportive observational material . |
| 8 | As an aid in their redesign , the executives were given some handouts that described a different set of behaviours . |
| 9 | Educated Africans , he saw , would only fully accept European rule if they were given some access to the central institutions of government . |
| 10 | Through this facility , since ‘ base ’ might suggest the steady jobs associated with most camps behind a front line , men of 19 units were given some training in Independent Company 's skills . |
| 11 | The report suggested that sulphur dioxide emissions , mainly from industry and power stations , but also volcanoes , most notably Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines , were leading to the formation of a thin film of sulphate particles in the atmosphere , which were reflecting some sunlight . |
| 12 | Some way away a couple of humans were using some sort of machines to load boxes into a hole in the side of the plane . |
| 13 | The majority of women aged 35 and over were using some form of birth control . |
| 14 | A group of children were using some workcards designed by the teacher to give them experience of working independently and helping one another over difficulties . |
| 15 | An anonymous reviewer of the book in the Times Literary Supplement declared : ‘ If a student of British politics were to demand some precepts to guide his researches , the compiler would have little difficulty about the first and most significant maxim in the creed . |
| 16 | The next morning Bathsheba and her maid Liddy were dusting some books , when a visitor arrived at the front door . |
| 17 | The objectives were to obtain some feeling for this environment , and also to compare the readings at various angles of view . |
| 18 | Some of the others were wounded some time ago . |
| 19 | And not only have they consumed practically a quart of maple ice-cream , but just before I came in here they were ordering some pizzas ! |
| 20 | The wideband cable systems which were trumpeted some years ago could well carry high quality sound as well as umpteen television channels but their development has run into serious economic problems . |
| 21 | Still , he had a sense of movement ; as though in the quietness they were seeking some kind of glory . |
| 22 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 23 | It is now diminishing as metric sizes were adopted some time ago . |
| 24 | They were so different from the lively Irish nuns , who , when they were passing some workmen unloading crates of beer into a pavement hatch in Nassau Street , Dublin , burst out laughing when the jovial brewery workers called out to them : ‘ Now , girls , steady up ! ’ |
| 25 | Preparations for the his-and-hers festive cards were made some months ago . |
| 26 | Plans for this were made some years ago , but it has not been possible to proceed with them ( a ) because of lack of funds , and ( b ) because the personnel department has overall responsibility in all departments of the authority ’ … |
| 27 | The imposition of a small amount of easy work was another popular strategy , particularly in situations where children were offered some degree of choice of activity . |
| 28 | Last week the Nairobi Daily Nation reported that drug stores were selling some medicines containing anabolic steroids and chloroform as being ‘ suitable for children ’ . |
| 29 | While we were there we were told some ghost stories about the house and in one room there was a mummified cat to ward off evil spirits . |
| 30 | I really I was seeing her , because I was n't happy about the publicity , the way it had described audio description I did n't think it was good and Alex was unhappy about the way they were describing some language things , which cos they 're not doing erm , and we just went in and he just said right just , erm well I 've kept you some seats for a performance on the sixteenth of September , this was about the |