Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] some [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the third call Morris said to Bob , ‘ I asked some people to step round . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We had some players on expensive long-term contracts that we could n't afford , while I got some players to agree to wage cuts , ’ he explained . |
| 3 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 4 | Every few minutes I found some reason to stop : to take off my sweater , to put on my robe , to change from boots to training-shoes and back again , to eat some oats , to take my temperature , to redistribute the load inside the lockers and , when I had no other excuse , simply to rest . |
| 5 | ‘ I want some time to think about what you have told me . |
| 6 | After a quick outline of what each type of program lets you do , I list some uses to whet your appetite . |
| 7 | The approach which I take to the subject is one concerned almost exclusively with the Anglo-American tradition , though Hegel is allowed into the last chapter , at the end of which I give some references to sample writings in the continental tradition , especially critical theory . |
| 8 | ‘ Last monsoon when I needed some musk to rub on a snake-bite , I did n't have to look far . |
| 9 | I knew I needed some place to go inside myself — frighten people off — so I shoved three tapes and my Walkman in the middle of the bag beside the big fat envelope where I 'd squeezed all my dreams . |
| 10 | I fetch some towels to put over Doug 's shoulders . |
| 11 | We have a short paper which I ask people coming for a job to read through , and then I ask some questions to see what sort of person they are . |
| 12 | I took some work to show him and he was very generous about it . ’ |
| 13 | While loading Frankenstein I took some time to read the inlay . |
| 14 | I bought some tapes to listen to . |
| 15 | I was wondering , can I get some money to go out with Kate and Alison this weekend ? |
| 16 | I had some puzzles to think out . |
| 17 | ‘ No , I had some work to do in the kitchen and I left them here . ’ |
| 18 | I wish I had some bread to give them ; I spect they 're hungry . |
| 19 | I wish I had some money to give her , but I ai n't got none left . |
| 20 | When I was in the U.S. recently for the Walker Cup match I had some time to read their golf magazines , watch television golf and talk with some of the golf club members of my father-in-law 's country club . |
| 21 | I had some woodwork to finish off indoors and after I 'd glued up I had some light sanding to do . |
| 22 | I 've some calls to make . ’ |
| 23 | I thought I 'd leave this one now cos I need some Playdoh to carry on with it really . |
| 24 | I need some time to think about it , that 's all . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I need some time to think . |
| 26 | ‘ I have some shopping to do and you have not been to the town at all . |
| 27 | I have some correspondence to deal with . ’ |
| 28 | He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister . |
| 29 | In reply to the comments you had to make on my recent letter to your magazine , I have some observations to make . |
| 30 | I have some time to spare and would like to sit down and read my copy of the biography of Berlioz . |