Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanism for this is not clear and leads some researchers to accept the physiological view that delayed maturation or physical differences ( such as reduced functional bladder capacity ) may be the cause of the problem ( Zaleski et al . |
| 2 | So I thought I should try to stop smoking and lose some weight . ’ |
| 3 | The aim is to make something people can instantly get excited about but which also stands up to close analysis in terms of being musically interesting and having some kind of content and meaning … ’ |
| 4 | Of these two , sentence ( i ) was favoured : The justifications offered by the groups who chose ( i ) as the crucial opening sentence were interesting and merit some consideration . |
| 5 | Circumstances could clearly alter the balance in favour of one group rather than another and emphasise some considerations more than others . |
| 6 | What is also important , of course , and this we have barely begun to tackle , is that disparate partnership ventures learn of one another 's existence , learn from one another and have some sense of their specific contribution to the wider vision . |
| 7 | Other times , I feel so repressed and pressurised , I long to change the way I look , to be taller and lose some weight , but I know that 's not the answer . ’ |
| 8 | It 's as if , instead of turning towards metal , early '80s hardcore decided to drop the politics for the personal and pursue some semblance of catchiness . |
| 9 | Jordan , Egypt and Turkey had earned substantial revenues from workers ' remittances and trade with Iraq and Kuwait ; some middle-income countries such as India relied heavily on oil imports from Iraq and also benefited from sizeable remittance flows ; and for some low-income countries , including Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh and the Philippines , the loss of remittances and the rising cost of oil imports were expected to slow growth rates to an average of around 1.5 per cent by 1991 and add some $3,000 million to annual Third-World debt interest payments . |
| 10 | The table summarises the records since 1948 and suggests some increase ; duplications arise in the monthly totals when birds winter . |
| 11 | Fresh fruit and raw carrots are an alternative and represent healthier eating but they are perishable , less profitable and need some preparation before sale . |
| 12 | He came back elated and poured some wine for Jane and himself . |
| 13 | Very gently he cleaned a sore and put some ointment on it . |
| 14 | Get out of doors as much as possible and take some exercise — preferably fairly strenuous — every day . |
| 15 | She was very upset and needed some explanation . |
| 16 | Right let's clear these and make some coffee . |
| 17 | The auction was conducted by Harry Phillips , auctioneer of New Bond Street , in July and August 1859 and raised some £95,000 in eighteen days : four pictures were bought by the National Gallery , and others by collectors of the calibre of William Douglas , eleventh Duke of Hamilton , Walter Scott , fifth Duke of Buccleuch [ qq.v. ] , the fourth Marquess of Hertford , and Baron James de Rothschild . |
| 18 | I do n't think that even though by next year I would be a bit better of in the sense that I should have sold my house bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so that I have a little extra monthly income . |
| 19 | Yes , yes I do n't think that on our next buy , what with the next year I would be a bit better off in the sense that I should have sold my house , bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so I have a little extra monthly income , I should be living in somewhere that 's cheaper to run |
| 20 | She was sixteen and doing some 0-level retakes at further education college when she became pregnant . |
| 21 | Apparently they wanted to get away from it all and spend some time alone together . ’ |
| 22 | Finding a comfortable emotional distance , encouraging and allowing some penetration without being taken over completely , is the task of all relationships . |
| 23 | One or two of the girls were impressed and imagined some dark , passionate , beautiful , Sophia-Loren type lurking in the background . |
| 24 | The only fascination is listening to a song that should have been at most ten seconds long and hearing some fool trying to get ten minutes out of it . |
| 25 | She suddenly pulled herself up short and injected some huskiness into her voice , like a politician who wants to convince you of his sincerity . |
| 26 | One of these was Francis Newton Souza , who arrived in Britain from India in 1949 and had some success , nationally and internationally , in the Fifties and early Sixties . |
| 27 | Even if that 's ironed out , the manufacturing kit is incomplete and needs some re-engineering . |
| 28 | And the way she was talking it looked like they were gon they were going to put some more and invest some time , money |
| 29 | Starting from a stable hover , push in some forward cyclic and add some throttle . |
| 30 | But this only makes the headache seems worse and taking some form of exercise , like a walk , could see off the headache more quickly . |