Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When will I be given some responsibility ? |
| 2 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 3 | After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food . |
| 4 | About three years ago , I was left some money by a relative , so I was able to start up a national welfare charity for Labradors — something I 'd always wanted to do . |
| 5 | Rods were set up and attached to gaudy plastic lures which were trolled some distance behind the boat . |
| 6 | that 's right , I mean she 's , she 's took some money , or taken some money if , I mean she 'll be home twelve o'clock if it do n't suit her like |
| 7 | She was left some property in Italy by an elderly Count who had always admired her , even wanted to marry her , I believe . ’ |
| 8 | She was awakened some time later by the sound of Fen 's voice and his hand briefly shaking her by the shoulder . |
| 9 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 10 | We appreciate the County put on an interesting programme of events , but since we are situated some distance from County Headquarters and public transport is virtually non-existent , we are unable to participate in very much . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 14 | So there 's a period of six weeks when they 're given some time to settle in and after that period there 's a review date set where myself , the supervisor , the key worker , the client , the client 's social worker in the community and family or anybody close will be invited . |
| 15 | They were given some money , and told to divide it into two accounts , one ‘ private ’ , one ‘ public ’ . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | Educated Africans , he saw , would only fully accept European rule if they were given some access to the central institutions of government . |
| 18 | No they 've been banned from taking them in in case they clobbered anyone with them you see oh they were banned some time ago , as were flags they used to carry flags at one time and rattles , but er they do n't let you take anything in . |
| 19 | It 's taken some time to construct . |
| 20 | But he is accorded some sort of grudging acceptance by ‘ James , the brother of the Lord ’ , who dispatches him to Tarsus , to preach there . |
| 21 | 24 Since research shows that this is a frequent and long-lasting result of many attacks , it is important that it be given some recognition . |
| 22 | Was it too much to ask that he be allowed some privacy in his life ? |
| 23 | He 's contracted some virus and is half off his head with delirium while the doctors are fighting like mad to find out what it is . ’ |
| 24 | Insp Steve Clapham , of Chester Police said : ‘ He 's poured some substance on himself and set fire to it . |
| 25 | Auntie May , though , said there 's only a quartet , and after he 's done some solo pieces he 's playing with them . |
| 26 | But Elvis was going through a very fat period , and I thought , ‘ Well , I 'll wait until he 's lost some weight , ’ because my childhood image was of a real animal of a person . |
| 27 | I shall certainly stop him inheriting until he 's learned some sense . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , by posing questions rather than serving up morals , he 's caught some flak from simple-minded gay critics . |
| 29 | He 's caught some bug and has to stay in bed , ’ said Pete . |
| 30 | ‘ It was arranged some time ago . ’ |