Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pers pn] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides .
2 William Golding 's Lord of the Flies reminded us some years ago that children are far from immune to the virus of cruelty and irrationality that is latent in all human beings .
3 When his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides appeared , Boswell 's reflections caused him some trouble , including threats of actual bodily harm from people he mentioned .
4 Gardening and agricultural production , unlike trading , were safe from government intervention , and his mixture of activities gave him some security should his job or his shop come under threat .
5 The weapons systems gave him some readiness read-outs .
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