Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] that some [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is interesting to see that some developments in reading instruction are stressing the need to help pupils cope with text organisational problems .
2 This meant that some Christians followed Jesus as a Guru , others as a moral guerrilla leader and still others worshipped him as a perfect person .
3 Effectively this means that some students at least are initially anxious at the prospect of any language work with a grammatical focus which does not include a formalisation of the data and a description of the rules by the teacher .
4 Although in practice this means that some patients with chronic stable renal failure would have been referred for rapid investigation and diagnosis , we believe that this is preferable to taking a lower cut-off for carbamylated haemoglobin , such as 125 g VH/g Hb which would reduce sensitivity to 80% but increase specificity to 75% , since this would exclude some patients with a potentially reversible element to their renal failure that may not be so readily reversible if investigation and appropriate management were delayed .
5 This suggests that some mechanisms modulating cGMP production whole cells can not be activated in cell free systems .
6 This suggests that some symptoms in patients with Crohn 's disease may stem from motility disturbance and such food related symptoms would be unlikely to influence the duration of remission .
7 It is interesting to note that some phonologists of the 1950s and 1960s felt it necessary to invent a ‘ phoneme ’ of juncture in order to be able to transcribe minimal pairs like ‘ grey tape ’ / ‘ great ape ’ unambiguously without having to refer to grammatical boundaries ; see for example Trager and Smith ( 1951 ) .
8 Although her views are still regarded as highly eccentric outside reactionary conservative and fascist circles , it is interesting to note that some historians now argue that secret societies like the IRA and the Mafia have indeed played a significant role in world events , and that the Illuminati conspiracy in the 1780s was truly a model for future revolutionary organization .
9 It is interesting to note that some Branches were expected to open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. without even having arrangements in place for Lunch-time Opening .
10 Table 5.6 reveals that some countries with small resources in conventional energy sources , including Belgium , Bulgaria , Finland , France , Korea , Sweden , Switzerland and Taiwan , rely heavily on nuclear energy .
11 Instead , they are likely to suggest that some methods of discipline can be used to help prevent a young person absconding from care so long as this does them no harm .
12 At any given time the monitoring of caseloads is likely to show that some lawyers have capacity while others are overloaded .
13 It is encouraging to see that some organisations are taking renewable energy seriously .
14 The pop singer , Morrissey , was so astounded to discover that some girls ' breasts are bigger than others that he wrote a song about it .
15 They all knew that some gases were skin absorbable .
16 However , in terms of what they ‘ mean ’ , their use in a specific cultural context , it is reasonable to maintain that some languages pay less explicit attention to abstract formulations .
17 In a way this too is made true by The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings combined ; for the latter predicts that some elves will refuse to leave Middle-earth , however much they may ‘ dwindle ’ , while the former shows that others remain in Valinor , once part of the Earth , though now in some mysterious way sundered from it .
18 We had some more Marshalls that some friends lent us and maybe a Roland JC120 — I do n't know whether those ever made it to the final edit , though . ’
19 For instance , how many people have watched a woman carrying a load of shopping and a three year old child , or cleaning up after an incontinent elderly relation , and still been able to maintain that some jobs are too heavy and dirty for women ?
20 Youthful offenders were also believed to be getting younger , and according to one magistrate parental authority was at such a low ebb that ‘ it is melancholy to find that some parents are not ashamed to confess that children of seven or eight years old are entirely beyond their control ’ , while another thought that ‘ in nine cases out of ten , children are entirely masters of the position ’ .
21 It is only fair to add that some lawyers play exactly the opposite role , persuading clients who are itching for a zero sum fight that they would do better to reach a nonzero sum settlement out of court .
22 It is probably fair to say that some environmentalists have been careful not to over-identify with those involved in the animal welfare or animal rights movements .
23 Half the patients who require heart surgery are dealt with immediately , but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that some patients have to wait .
24 It is surprising to find that some practices , perhaps believing that the world will always grant them a living , manage their affairs without the elementary assistance of time recording .
25 It 's probably true to say that some actors just do n't mix well with other actors or directors .
26 And while it 's true to say that some cross-dressers are gay , not all gays , by any means , are transvestites .
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