Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] be some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | not very big but my there was some noise inside there |
| 2 | Produce pieces of writing in which there is a rudimentary attempt to present simple subject matter in a structured way , eg by means of a title and paragraphs or verses ; in which sentence punctuation ( capital letters , full stops , question marks and exclamation marks ) is generally accurately used ; and in which there is some evidence of an ability to set out and punctuate any direct speech in a way that makes meaning clear to the reader . |
| 3 | A second sequence ( model ‘ W ’ , Fig. 2 b ) was generated by supposing that flux is reversed in the Northern Hemisphere first , which may occur if core flow carries flux across the Equator beneath the Atlantic ( for which there is some evidence in core-field maps ) and eliminates lobe 1 either by carrying flux directly from 4 to 1 , or by carrying one of a pair generated in the south Atlantic northwestwards to lobe 1 , leaving the reversed patch on the Pacific rim . |
| 4 | The personnel present at this session ( about which there is some doubt ) reads like a who 's who of jazz : Parker ( alto sax ) , Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie ( trumpets ) , Sadik Hakim and/or Bud Powell ( piano ) , Curly Russell ( double bass ) and Max Roach ( drums ) . |
| 5 | Systems of animal ‘ communication ’ are held to be mere signalling systems , systems for which there is some doubt as to the meaningfulness of the messages contained therein as opposed to their characteristic causal efficacy in evoking or triggering certain responses . |
| 6 | Linking rewards to share price movements overcomes the latter problem , but whether it will instil a more forward-looking perspective depends on how well stock prices reflect a company 's future prospects , a matter on which there is some doubt . |
| 7 | One approach would be to create separate offences to cover many of the situations in which violence occurs , and to single out those situations in which there is some element of aggravation , such as attacks on law-enforcement officers . |
| 8 | In the first case , democracy is conceived only as a means for selecting political leaders , and not as a regime in which there is some kind of direct rule by the people . |
| 9 | Should the scope of a Convention be limited to transactions in which there is some connection with a Contracting State , and if so , what should be the connecting factor ? |
| 10 | Staff development is an area in which there is some discrepancy between the views of school staff and health board staff . |
| 11 | What we do need is the equivalent of what we 've got in the documents which I 've given to you which is some sort of allowance for every bit of control of the thing . |
| 12 | ‘ Though I 've got to tell you there 's some gossip going around about the cousin you 've got staying . ’ |
| 13 | One night , the wife pointed casually to a cupboard and told me there were some back issues of Cosmopolitan there if I wanted to look . |
| 14 | Erm obviously the borough council strongly advocates the the principle of a strategic exceptions policy and I think there there is some difference between what Professor Lock is advocating and what the borough council is advocating . |
| 15 | Her highly alerted state of mind told her there was some purpose behind that question . |
| 16 | As I say , you owe me something , and if you 're determined to go on pretending you do n't know that , I 'll be delighted to tell you what it is some time soon , but not right now . |