Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [conj] 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 | However , it has been claimed that some doctors in the province will perform abortions in certain circumstances . |
| 4 | Initially it had been felt that some families failed to take advantage of the services offered by the welfare state and , despite the basic social services , they fell into poverty and sickness , remained ignorant of the skills and attitudes needed to cope with life and failed to find accommodation for themselves . |
| 5 | Nevertheless an important start has been made and some students are being exposed to a segment of African literature . |
| 6 | It has been shown that some schools offer a rehash or revision programme based on pre-registration modules , while others prepare courses in line with the very latest developments available . |
| 7 | It had long been known that some metals gave colours to flames ; but this was an unreliable test , because colours are hard to describe exactly , and because they are usually masked by a brilliant orange-yellow . |
| 8 | In differentiating various kinds of policies , and in interpreting their implications for ministerial power , it must be recognized that some policies have implications for more than one department . |
| 9 | Some signals must be scrambled and some homes supplied with unscramblers to limit access , for instance to extra subscription services . |
| 10 | It can be expected that some rabbits confined in short burrows will begin to bolt quite quickly , at times almost instantly . |
| 11 | At the same time , it should not be forgotten that some writers had been advocating the use of multiple methods for years : |
| 12 | But it should also be said that some elements of this description of mine could be taken to characterise the activity , sometimes ominous enough in its human implications , of all imaginative writers , however remote they may be from the dualistic confederacy . |
| 13 | It may also be argued that some limits to growth , which Hirsch ( 1977 ) called ‘ social limits ’ , are already operating . |
| 14 | It may be argued that some men , in the heat of the moment , may genuinely be mistaken . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Although I have stressed the importance of all children having access to the full primary curriculum , it must be recognised that some children do need special provision , more time , and/or extra help if they are to profit from the opportunity . |
| 18 | It should be noted that some bills carry a ‘ definitive ’ rate of interest . |
| 19 | The courses involved 140 main methods students ( four of whom were listed as non-native speakers ) , and a further 74 subsidiary methods students were reported ( but it should be noted that some courses failed to provide numbers ) . |
| 20 | Outlined below are methods of measurement commonly used by surveyors ; it should be noted that some methods have more merit than others . |
| 21 | Reserve requirements on banks will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage . |
| 22 | The teacher 's purposes in selecting it as a ‘ collaborative ’ activity would be undermined if some children worked individually . |
| 23 | 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 ) . |
| 24 | If she is ambivalent , she can be reassured that some mothers breastfeed into the child 's third year of life with no adverse consequences . |
| 25 | The account which follows is pieced together from different sources : uncorroborated details are excluded and some motivations remain obscure . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Finally , implications for future practice are discussed and some ways forward are proposed as a result . |
| 28 | A great many obscure languages were spoken and some children remained silent because no one else spoke their language . |
| 29 | The contribution of the informal care sector , particularly the family , is now being acknowledged and some attempts are being made to interweave the informal care and the formal provision more closely together . |
| 30 | 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 . |