Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [be] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , when I found I wanted to write a book that would reflect a little on whether we should strive to be perfect or settle for the second-best but practical , I realised I would have to have a murder that was in some way imperfect . |
| 2 | But where 's the boundary between the humour and violence that 's in some people ? |
| 3 | They had an extraordinary tension and were in some ways quite different from the earlier recording . |
| 4 | For him , the first question is , ‘ By what criteria do we come to locate or mislocate sensations as being in some sense of ‘ in ’ in the right knee or in the pit of the stomach ? ’ , as though it were obviously not simply a matter of having the sensation in a certain place . |
| 5 | Ryle asks , ‘ By what criteria do we come to locate or mislocate sensations as being in some sense of ‘ 'in ’ in the right knee or in the pit of the stomach ? ’ |
| 6 | Dr Mick Kelly , a co-author of Cities at Risk , said 60 per cent of the world 's population live in low-lying coastal zones that are at some risk from sea-level rises . |
| 7 | It is those objects from distant days that are in some way in unexpected contrast to what we use today that are most effective in establishing in a reader 's mind the ambience of those times . |
| 8 | The point at which this occurs is known as the FLORY or THETA point and is in some ways analogous to the Boyle point for a non-ideal gas . |
| 9 | This story , which deserves attention and is in some ways unique , is told in Chapter 7 . |
| 10 | All stress the role of grace and man 's total dependence upon God for salvation : they point out that good works are not the result of human will-power but are in some mysterious way the actions of God himself . |
| 11 | Surely ( so the argument might be continued ) the interesting cases of knowledge are those which permit meaningful questions about criteria , and such cases necessarily involve states of affairs that are in some sense publicly accessible . |
| 12 | An study by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has shown how EC " structural " funds , designed to alleviate poverty , fail to account for the environment and are in some cases responsible for the destruction of habitats and extinction of species . |
| 13 | Ley hunters today tend to think of leys purely as alignments and are to some extent dubious about Watkins 's idea of old straight tracks-though the South American paths do present a question mark here . |
| 14 | For those who want to make a choice or are for some reason coming new to Ferrier , I would recommend the fifth disc with the unforgettable Chausson and Brahms , the sixth , which has some of her best and most lovable performances of British song , including Purcell 's Mad Bess of Bedlam preciously available only in an EP , allied to some precious Wolf , sung with new-found subtlety of nuance , from a Norwegian Radio recital , and the ninth disc , the Edinburgh recital with Walter , which has much the more telling of her two accounts of Frauenliebe und -leben . |
| 15 | Both include wilderness , an altogether more delicate asset that is to some degree marred by almost any human incursion . |
| 16 | In many cases it is easy to demonstrate that the tonic stress is placed on the word that is in some sense the ‘ most important ’ , as in : She went to Scotland |
| 17 | In a letter for publication , Williamson had drawn attention to the fact that he drove a Jaguar and was for some time after known to the Gadfly column as ‘ Jaguar Man . ’ |
| 18 | 6.5 Within [ 15 ] working days after service of such notice ( excluding the day of service ) the Lease shall be completed and time shall be of the essence of this provision Advisable though this clause may be , the problem is that the agreement is liable to be brought to an end at the expiration of the notice , which could have dire consequences for a tenant who has expended a considerable sum of money on the tenant 's works but is for some reason unable to complete . |
| 19 | This is a matter that is worth some brief discussion , since it is closely connected with the fuss that has been made about the application of the term ‘ altruism ’ to animal as to human behaviour . |
| 20 | This part of the module header specifies the other modules that are in some way related to this module . |
| 21 | MODULE-RELATIONS-ARE specifies the other modules that are in some way related to this module . |
| 22 | George is quite realistic throughout the book and is in some cases , justifiably pessimistic . |
| 23 | If we regard stateless tribal societies as being in some measure representative of very early human societies , we can then ask what causes have brought the state into existence and assured its further development . |
| 24 | The 1986 Act views the appointment of an administrative receiver as being in some respects similar to insolvency proceedings and regulates it accordingly . |
| 25 | Not surprisingly , Ontos ' chief technical officer , Timothy Andrews , claims his company 's technology is at the top of pile of object contenders , but he admits that there is room enough for the five main players in a market that is worth some $100m-$150m-a-year in his estimation . |
| 26 | If we listen acutely , we hear that everyone speaks a language that is in some way unique . |
| 27 | She was unable to manage her food preparation or heat regulation and was at some risk from gas and on roads . |