Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overlap in a given situation is more or less tolerated in some societies than in others . |
| 2 | With other constants which define array sizes , such as maxExp , minExp and the various constants related to the number of rows and columns in the picture it is possible that an increase will lead to a memory overflow or long waits for some actions to terminate . |
| 3 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 4 | While the proposition that RoboCop is a more interesting film than , say , Star Wars might meet with little opposition among the over-12s , preferring Day of the Dead to RoboCop might appear downright eccentric or absurdly cultish to some readers . |
| 5 | Catering entrepreneurs will have three choices : first , to take over an existing catering establishment as a going concern and adapt the premises as they see fit ; secondly , to convert already existing premises to be used as a catering establishment , such premises being derelict or presently used for some other purpose ; and thirdly , to have purpose-built premises designed by an architect and built to their specifications . |
| 6 | So try to get him to a point where he is agreeable to discussing the problem openly with you or else to go for some form of counselling . |
| 7 | They were eating , sleeping , defecating , or otherwise engaged in some momentous enterprise . |
| 8 | If there is a distinction between a failure to consent and a refusal of consent , it is because a refusal can take the form of a declaration of intention never to consent in the future or never to consent in some future circumstances . |
| 9 | Manolo took a couple of hits of coffee , and picked up a wrist-exerciser that probably doubled as some kind of sex aid . |
| 10 | We have seen that perhaps the growing and adolescent dinosaur had a metabolism that actually converted from some form of endothermy to homeothermic or heterothermic metabolism . |
| 11 | He 'd done no more than accidentally bump against some sailors aimlessly wandering from the passage next to the warehouse . |
| 12 | This project aims to apply the methods of modern economics to the subject matter of classical constitutional theory and so analyse in some detail the implications of alternative constitutional provisions such as bicameralism , the separation of powers , parliamentary procedures and political parties . |
| 13 | Now in recent years , what has happened is that because of the recession , mineral operators instead of looking for enormous new areas to work have been seeking to erm improve er through their own review processes , the working within their existing sites and perhaps to go for some modest increases , so the number of applications has kept up , the amount of work that we are engaged in has er been at least as much as in the past and in some cases because of enforcement matters has been greater , but the fee income has been slipping . |
| 14 | In order not to seem too dictatorial , and perhaps to conform with some grass-roots grocer-Tory image , ministers have sometimes spoken as if their aim was not so much to take powers to themselves ( and thus away from Local Authorities ) as to give powers to parents . |
| 15 | What we would be looking for from you is a talk of some 15–20 minutes duration outlining what can be done for public transport by traffic management techniques and perhaps illustrated by some Lothian examples , together with a willingness to answer any questions which may be put to you . |
| 16 | Soon they plan to revamp the kitchen and perhaps invest in some unusual modern furniture , which is a particular passion of Bill 's . |
| 17 | The value of trained PHCNs is recognised and greatly acknowledged in some areas of South Africa . |
| 18 | Service of documents Lex Service plc v Johns ; CA ( Glidewell , Balcombe LJJ ) ; 22 Aug 1989 The evidence of the defendant that he had not received documents sent by a recorded delivery service and apparently received by some other person was not contrary evidence for the purpose of contradicting the statutory provision for deemed service under s 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 . |
| 19 | It was quite a gift , but he had no vanity ; they were short and suitable and much admired by some people . |
| 20 | The stoicism with which the Masai endured the harsh circumstances of their lives made a deep impression on the British , and the opportunity to share that hard life and thus to display to some extent their own possession of this admirable quality was part of Masailand 's attraction for many Englishmen . |
| 21 | Another disadvantage of this type of competition is that it may look just a little too difficult and thus put off some of the would-be entrants . |
| 22 | How about I could I could go down and just go to some places in Hull on spec . |
| 23 | And just look at some of the other winners — stunners every one . |
| 24 | Juliet pottered around , touching one flower , smelling another , and finally deciding on some assorted carnations and some deep red pyrethrums . |
| 25 | She walked along some residential streets , and once observed with some fascination that a coal delivery had been deposited outside one house , and that the coal was brown ! |
| 26 | He 'll want the facts right if ever qualifying for some later inclusion in ‘ Champions of the Ring , ’ the life stories of the heavyweight kings that 's out this month . |
| 27 | Convention dictated , however ( and still does to some extent ) , that dangerous physical action is the part of heroes , not of heroines . |
| 28 | The prerogative gives the state widespread powers regarding the disposition and control of the armed forces , power to take action in an emergency , authority to make treaties and declarations of war and peace , and still remains of some importance in foreign affairs . |
| 29 | This may have had nothing to do with my arrival and more to do with some riots on the occasion of the funeral of the assassinated opposition leader but clearly they were taking no chances . |
| 30 | A human touch was added to Nash 's report : ‘ I could heartily wish more respect were paid to the remains of this amiable though unfortunate Queen , and would willingly , with proper leave , have them wrapt in another sheet of lead and coffin , and decently interred in some proper place , that at least after her death her body might remain in peace ; whereas the Chapel where she now lies is used for the keeping of rabbits , which make holes and scratch very indecently about her Royal corpse . ’ |