Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] some [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to pursue this matter would have delayed for some years the opening of much needed services . |
| 2 | The researchers say in some cases the after effects can compare with those suffered by survivors of major tragedies like the Zebrugree disaster . |
| 3 | The difficulty is that the assumptions on which it is based are to say the least shaky : the assumptions , namely , that only one vote suffices although more than one candidate is to be elected ; that preferential voting is reliable , even when used in ignorance of all the relevant information and inhibited by the arbitrary exclusion of candidates who might otherwise be successful ; that it is reasonable to grant to some votes the privilege of being transferred , and to lower-preference votes the possibility of exercising greater influence than is warranted by their very definition ; that it is reasonable also to give to all transferred votes the same weighting as to original votes ; and that election by quota is sensible even if the quotas are manifestly make-believe . |
| 4 | In Britain , the role of fragmented political authority in muddying the formation of objectives is illustrated by conflicts within the present Conservative government over BR 's electrification plans , with close advisers of the Prime Minister , and according to some accounts the Treasury , undermining the efforts of the Department of Transport to secure cabinet approval . |
| 5 | The presence of Egyptian and Jordanian delegations hinted at a possible rift in the ranks of the " front-line " Arab states ; according to some commentators the Jordanian decision to attend had greatly displeased the Syrians . |
| 6 | According to some commentators the Myanman military had set out to capture the Karens ' last two bases on the Thai border ( Manerplaw and Kawmoora ) by March 27 , the country 's Armed Forces Day . |
| 7 | According to some commentators the peace process would effectively be placed on hold at least until January 1993 when Clinton took office . |
| 8 | As the cortege passed Srinagar 's Islamia College precinct , Indian security forces opened fire on the mourners , killing at least 20 people on the spot ; a further 27 people were subsequently killed , and according to some reports the death toll had reached 100 by the end of the day . |
| 9 | According to some reports the air attacks were followed by an artillery barrage from Israeli and South Lebanese Army ( SLA ) forces positioned in Israeli 's " security zone " . |
| 10 | According to some reports the change in emphasis was the result of pressure from the United States . |
| 11 | According to some reports the settlers were trying to force Palestinians to increase their use of firearms , thereby provoking the IDF into using its full military might . |
| 12 | According to some reports the policy was the first step towards making the currency convertible . |
| 13 | According to some reports the government agreed to allow three agencies ( including the powerful National Security Council ) to be removed from presidential control in 1994 . |
| 14 | According to some reports the party had been created as a vehicle for the political ambitions of Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon , Army C-in. -C. and leader of the Feb. 23 coup [ see pp. 38003-04 ] . |
| 15 | According to some sources the situation had deteriorated when Popular Army units entered Iraq soon after the invasion . |
| 16 | According to some sources the postponement of the budget seriously undermined India 's ongoing negotiations with the IMF over a US$2,000 million standby credit . |
| 17 | And there was a further link between rogues , masterless men , and the players ; according to some observers the theatres quite literally brought them into association , being the place ‘ for vagrant persons , Masterless men , thieves … contrivers of treason , and other idle and dangerous persons to meet together ’ ( Chambers , Elizabethan Stage , iv . |
| 18 | According to some observers the growing alienation of Syria and Egypt , which recently reversed its decision to withdraw all its troops from Kuwait [ see p. 38309 ] , was due also to Kuwait 's insistence on Western military guarantees to underwrite its security . |
| 19 | The video work at this school revealed to some teachers the gap between their perception of what is happening and what really happens in the classroom . |
| 20 | As to the climbdowns to which the right hon. Gentleman referred , they merely reflect the Government 's success in putting in writing — and I agree that this was needed in some cases the Government 's intentions , using words that even the right hon. Gentleman could understand . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , I think its effect is to distort in some ways the dualism set up by Proust . |
| 22 | The enthusiastic response of the ‘ great mass ’ of ‘ ordinary ’ people to such populist rhetoric recalls in some ways the popular reactions to Hitler 's actions following the ‘ Röhm Putsch ’ of 1934 . |
| 23 | Foster agreed in some circumstances the mental health of the child might be fine . |
| 24 | I did dream about some kittens the other night , there was |
| 25 | ‘ I went up some stairs the wrong way , ’ he said slowly . |
| 26 | And he removed his hat and discussed for some minutes the shortcomings of his wife Rita who had been in the land-army when they met . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Fortunately , some transracial adopters are able to speak for themselves and are therefore able to correct in some ways the folly of others : |