Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government notes with some satisfaction that Namibia 's practitioners of the media have initiated a process for bringing about some accountability by voluntary adoption of a journalistic code of ethics and the establishment of a Media Council , which is a self-regulating body . |
| 2 | The government notes with some satisfaction that Namibia 's practitioners of the media have initiated a process for bringing about some accountability by voluntary adoption of a journalistic code of ethics and the establishment of a Media Council , which is a self-regulating body . |
| 3 | ‘ I was feeling pretty pleased with myself yesterday after picking up some awards in Harrogate , including one for a window display . |
| 4 | Gachot then spun after running over some debris from the Patrese/Moreno incident and the subsequent tyre stop cost him time . |
| 5 | It depressed him that some observers thought the debate would be used ‘ as a way of paying off some scores , real or imagined ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Well I was thinking of boiling up some offal afterwards . ’ |
| 7 | But Mr Blunkett said patients had no way of knowing why some consultants had longer queues for treatment . |
| 8 | It 's home , and the film centre and restaurant are his rather grand way of putting down some roots . |
| 9 | Once a micro computer is connected into a shared data base , it becomes an intelligent terminal , capable of carrying out some functions , such as data entry standalone , but thereafter used to interrogate the shared information , alongside conventional visual displays . |
| 10 | Some countries — such as France — see EMU as a way of winning back some power from the West Germans , since a European central bank would mean all the members of the EC having a say in how policy is conducted . |
| 11 | The fact of the matter is that in terms of setting up some kind of economic common market , much of the groundwork had already been done . |
| 12 | You were going to contact someone in ADSW ( I regret I forget the name ) with regard to the possibility of setting up some form of Communications Group representing all Departments in Scotland that would meet perhaps every quarter or half year . |
| 13 | I was just thinking of heating up some soup when Rupert came . ’ |
| 14 | The use of medical terminology in the book is to be applauded , particularly as definitions are given , which it is to be hoped , will assist in breaking down some barriers between health professionals and the lay public . |
| 15 | And I know it 's important to be equal in careers and to have equal opportunities and I 'm not arguing against that , but I also think that perhaps , in doing so some women also lose the pride in being a woman , and e equality is n't being a man , which I think some feminists take that view , that they 're not equal to a man unless they 're earning money . |
| 16 | And some doctors think that as we get older our bodies are less efficient in taking up some nutrients in food , so extra amounts may be needed . |
| 17 | Firstly , there were contracts restraining a person from carrying on some trade or business ; these were clearly subject to the doctrine . |
| 18 | The concept of alignment recognises how one member of a family system may oppose or join with another in carrying out some task . |
| 19 | This is followed by frenzied activity on the part of the band in setting up some sort of show , usually in London with all the expense that that entails , only for the big day to arrive to find that A&R have sent a tea boy ( resplendent in his raincoat ) and not the ‘ man ’ . |
| 20 | Before setting out some examples of mismatch between fiduciary duties and regulatory rules , it should be pointed out that there are three different types of conflict or mismatch between regulatory and the common law and equitable rules relating to fiduciaries ( hereafter abbreviated to " fiduciary law " ) . |
| 21 | Local conditions must go a long way to explaining why some villages were vulnerable to enclosure and others were not , and these variations could occur within the limits of a single shire . |
| 22 | The idea goes some way to explaining why some individuals with red cell mutations are immune to Plasmodium infection . |
| 23 | Cray is finding it harder and harder to grow its monolithic supercomputers as the world edges towards parallel systems with the view that they will be able to take over many of the tasks presently handled by today 's vector processors , and you ca n't enter an IBM lab these days without stumbling over some kind of parallel processing development project . |
| 24 | Scott also suggested that in addition to carrying out some exercise or activity focused around one of the essential concepts , pupils should be given the opportunity for reflecting on the thinking processes they have gone through . |
| 25 | I was sympathetic towards the subject and not averse to carrying out some research in that field if the opportunity arose but had no intention of studying it myself . |
| 26 | Q. Can you give me any information on Britain 's common toad as I am interested in raising some tadpoles — presently spawn — from a friend 's pond with a view to setting up some kind of vivarium for housing a mature toad . |
| 27 | The second part once we know what people need to know we now need to think about putting together some training which actually satisfies that particular need . |
| 28 | If you 're thinking about carrying out some alterations to the roof of your property , then you may require planning permission and/or Building Regulations approval . |
| 29 | Some suggestions were instantly taken up , as in 1925 , when five members asked for shorter carries and the committee agreed to reducing them to 120 yards , and also a later suggestion for setting aside some ground for lessons and practice . |
| 30 | On the other hand , we might have backed research aimed at understanding why some materials are insulators and why for example , adding small quantities of certain impurities to these materials has a dramatic effect on their conductivity . |