Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [subord] some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its success has been limited because some children will work on projects which interest them but which do not tax them sufficiently . |
| 2 | Some environmentalists prefer preservation-by-exclusion , so that visitors are rationed because some areas are made deliberately inaccessible ( particularly ‘ wilderness ’ areas ) or a toll or entrance fee is imposed , or even , as a last resort ( as in the case of most nature reserves ) , access is made dependent upon the membership of an amenity society and/or the possession of a permit . |
| 3 | Mix and match elections ( see para 1.2 above ) may be offered where some shareholders are expected to want to realise their investment and others are expected to want to roll-over their capital gains into new ordinary shares of the offeror . |
| 4 | He went on to explain that the rules of the game could easily be encompassed if some rooms were left without windows , and if the facades did not accurately represent the layout of the interior . |
| 5 | Reserve requirements on banks will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage . |
| 6 | The teacher 's purposes in selecting it as a ‘ collaborative ’ activity would be undermined if some children worked individually . |
| 7 | A noteworthy exception to this trend can be found where some writers have proposed that financial reports move away from the relative subjectivity of all accruals accounting ( subjective because of depreciation charges , stock valuations , etc. ) to the relatively more objective cash flow accounting ( which recognizes only cash inflows and outflows ) . |
| 8 | The report admitted : ‘ There are problems associated with this since it is difficult to ensure that feral pigeons only are taken since some birds may be ringed and belong to pigeon fanciers . |
| 9 | This Preface summarises the main respects in which the proposals of the FRED differ from those of the Discussion Paper , and explains why certain proposals were retained although some commentators pointed out difficulties or expressed objections . |
| 10 | Just how accurate they are was demonstrated when some birds were kept under a stationary artificial " sun " . |
| 11 | The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum . |