Example sentences of "[conj] sometimes a [noun] be " in BNC.

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1 Discount stores are often self-service , and most offer a delivery service for larger items , although sometimes a charge is made for this .
2 It takes skill and judgement and sometimes a compromise is not possible — you may have to choose one over the other .
3 Generally there is a single figure , as suits the shape and purpose , but sometimes a second is added , as in fig 41 : brother and sister , as the epitaph tells us , the monument erected by their parents .
4 Many of them struggle on bravely and still manage to take a limited amount of daily exercise , but sometimes a point is reached when they are no longer able to go out alone at all to enjoy any kind of social life .
5 But sometimes a chap is a wrong'un , pure and simple . ’
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