Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb past] [pron] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett dug into his purse and handed her some coins . |
| 2 | Then , with the approval of Rosanne — by then Mrs Mansell — he sold their home and bought himself some more races . |
| 3 | I mean as I said when I was filling in the questionnaire I was thinking well this , really this is my preference and you know I 'd much rather be in a job that allowed me some flexibility . |
| 4 | Poppy had managed to gather quite a collection of workmen 's boots , so I went to the pet shop and bought her some toys , which she loved playing with . |
| 5 | I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen . |
| 6 | She 'd been to South Africa and showed us some lovely diamonds . |
| 7 | When Glen Baxter came for a signing session , we sold 80 copies of his book — a modest number perhaps for a shop of this size , but sales of his ‘ spin-off ’ goods amounted to a further 40% of the shop 's turnover that day and brought us some 16% over our sales target for that week . |
| 8 | Penry took out his wallet and handed her some notes . |
| 9 | ‘ Not I , ’ said the old gentleman and poured himself some tea . |
| 10 | He got to his feet , took his empty plate across to the sink and poured himself some coffee . |
| 11 | if management took an interest in the workforce and allowed them some control over their environment then the workforce would feel less alienated from the workplace ; |
| 12 | The florist came up earlier but she was asleep , and he did n't even come into the room , just put his head round the door and left her some flowers ; the night nurse has put them out in the corridor . |
| 13 | Somebody told me we were halfway to Maun and gave me some water which I was too thirsty to sterilise . |
| 14 | As you flung yourself on the bed , with legs spread wide apart , you cupped your rosebush with your hands and stroked it some more , murmuring all the while in that hoarse , cracked voice of yours that it was good , beautiful , a little treasure . |
| 15 | He emptied his glass and poured himself some more beer . |
| 16 | I undid my thermos and poured him some milk . |
| 17 | At 2 p.m. , rather than face more questions from the femme ménage , she ladled the food that had been left for her to eat into one bowl and carried it some way down the hill to a place where she knew it would be picked up by stray dogs and cats . |
| 18 | Neither Brian nor I had told our mother about these beatings but now , incensed , I pulled up my shorts and showed him some half-healed scars . |
| 19 | Earlier that afternoon , Katherine had stood before the French doors and watched her some and daughter playing in the snow outside . |
| 20 | She noticed my interest and offered me some . |
| 21 | After tea she unpacked her shabby and much-mended clothes ( no chance of getting stockings for Christmas now , unless Felicity had a practical fit and sent her some ! ) and wrote two letters : a polite little note to Miss Henry , thanking her for past kindness , and a lengthy epistle to Gay , telling her the gloomy news . |