Example sentences of "[prep] some [noun pl] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did dream about some kittens the other night , there was |
| 2 | This is condemnation indeed , but more crucial is the circumstance that in its diminished state , criminal law remains for some students the first impression of serious legal study . |
| 3 | Indeed , for some commentators the three adjectives appear to be almost synonyms . |
| 4 | As Clinton Rossiter maintained , for some presidents the chief executive 's most difficult task ‘ is not to persuade Congress to support a policy dear to his political heart , but to persuade the pertinent bureau or agency or mission , even when headed by men of his own choosing , to follow his direction faithfully and transform the shadow of the policy into the substance of a program ’ . |
| 5 | Although for some domains the specific dictionary far outperformed the general , the overall margin , on average , was insufficient to justify their continued use . |
| 6 | For some years the naval dockyards have been operating in a limbo land . |
| 7 | His father was a tailor and for some years the young Steen helped him in his business . |
| 8 | For some years the three-cornered parish with its three Mass centres had been looking to provide a parish centre with meeting and function rooms and to locate the priests ' house onsite . |
| 9 | For some years the growing number of bank collapses had been putting pressure on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) , the government body which guaranteed the safety of private savers ' deposits in most , but not all , of the federally approved banks . |
| 10 | For some years the local authority sent boxes of books which were changed monthly and which were distributed by volunteers from their homes or village halls on two evenings a week . |
| 11 | For some schools the central guidelines will be interpreted through a carefully structured timetable . |
| 12 | For some centuries the first reason seemed simple , though it has been greatly complicated by the most recent technical developments . |
| 13 | Ingolstadt was for some centuries the principal seat of the Bavarian dukes when Munich was not much more than a village . |
| 14 | Despite some differences the two parties co-operated reasonably well together at first . |
| 15 | At a joint meeting reviewing the agreement on March 20 , both sides noted that in spite of some problems the overall timetable of the withdrawal , which was due to be completed by July 1991 , was being fulfilled . |
| 16 | ‘ I went up some stairs the wrong way , ’ he said slowly . |
| 17 | The oral shield is irregular in shape , the proximal edge is rounded and the distal edge may be produced and this region may be depressed ; in some specimens the oral shield looks pentagonal , again with the distal portion depressed . |
| 18 | In some specimens the apical papilla may not be distinct while in others there are 1 or 2 large , pointed papillae ; these are flanked by up to 6 flat , pointed or sometimes scale-like oral papillae . |
| 19 | In some specimens the latter papillae are much more developed forming a line among the proximal edge of the adoral shields . |
| 20 | The oral shield is basically rhombic but in some specimens the distal lobe is produced and the plate becomes arrow shaped . |
| 21 | In some specimens the distal edge may be raised up often with many small spikes . |
| 22 | The ventral arm plates are pentagonal and in some specimens the distal edge may be indented . |
| 23 | In some specimens the distal portion may carry a spine . |
| 24 | In some senses the short-term aims were realized by some members of the Humanities department . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the ‘ contradicting note ’ method of working is so close to the system of ‘ interval harmony ’ that in some circumstances the two systems can be used together . |
| 26 | Foster agreed in some circumstances the mental health of the child might be fine . |
| 27 | Given the diversity of tribunals , commissions , authorities , ministers and inquiries which constitute our administrative system , it would be surprising if we did not conclude that in some instances the rational basis test was the correct stance and in others a test of substitution of judgment . |
| 28 | The researchers say in some cases the after effects can compare with those suffered by survivors of major tragedies like the Zebrugree disaster . |
| 29 | But in some cases the necessary basic information is lacking ; for example , the reproductive rate of some whales is unknown . |
| 30 | In some cases the former dictates the direction in which the grain must run in individual pieces of the pattern ( as well as often influencing the actual shapes of parts ) . |