Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Character oozes from it , and I am content to spend some time studying its many features before I set up a rod . |
| 2 | ‘ I am free to make some phone calls , am I ? |
| 3 | I am unable to identify some other class . |
| 4 | or 2. , would I be able to add some Tropheus duboisi or Lamprologus tretocephalus to the Tanganyikan tank ? |
| 5 | And she 's a Sagittarius , which I 'm sure has some links with the occult somewhere |
| 6 | They were happy to learn that I was alive , and I was pleased to find some family . |
| 7 | ( I was keen to strain some of the vicious Barny 's blood out of any future little owlets , so that they would n't grow up to take after their grandfather ! ) |
| 8 | As a second , hypothetical example , suppose that I was keen to make some contribution to human physiology or anatomy , and suppose I noted that very little work has been done on the weight of human earlobes . |
| 9 | When I examined the new drugs , I was glad to see some acriflavine — a useful all-round skin antiseptic which has to be used with a bandage to prevent evaporation because of its alcohol base . |
| 10 | Using guitars equipped in turn with single coils and humbuckers and referring to the handbook 's suggested settings for guidance , I was able to access some excellently chunky rhythm sounds and quite respectable non-gothic lead tones into the bargain . |
| 11 | ‘ Dustin called me to check up on some facts and I was able to shed some light on the character he played , ’ Dr O'Connor says modestly . |
| 12 | My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio . |
| 13 | During this time I was able to develop some understanding of the sorts of backgrounds my interviewees came from , what their hopes , fears , values and experiences of life had been like before they joined the movement and how these might have changed since . |
| 14 | When I was researching the history of the Shropshire parish of Myddle I was able to trace some of the farming families back beyond the beginning of the parish register by using lists of manorial court jurors dating from 1528 . |
| 15 | I was able to meet some of the leading Indian academic figures in English and Linguistics , and at the same time to find out what was going on at the lower levels of teaching in Universities and affiliated Colleges . |
| 16 | But I was supposed to do some of the clerical work . |
| 17 | As a child of 16 , I was supposed to have some gift of description ; now I have not a particle of descriptive power … . |
| 18 | Pakistan also have strong support from ex-Test stars from other countries such as Australia 's respected former captain , Richie Benaud , who says : ‘ On the opening day of the final Cornhill Test I was privileged to witness some of the finest swing bowling in the 44 years that I 've been in the game . |
| 19 | In fact has it been a very difficult year for you or have you been able to have some control , because it 's all down to the watering I guess |
| 20 | If you are under sixteen you are obliged to receive some kind of education until you reach this age . |
| 21 | If you are keen to do some racing at a local club , the best thing to do is check out which classes have strong fleets in your area . |
| 22 | Are you still finding yourself in a condition where the model is sitting quite happily in the hover some distance away , but you are reluctant to apply some control input for fear of doing the wrong thing ? |
| 23 | September , when the landscape is still green , can be very nice if you are prepared to risk some rain . |
| 24 | If a long time is spent teaching pupils how to present work and arguments neatly , insisting on underlined headings , dates , and sharp pencils , there are going to be problems convincing them that rough work is valuable and that you are prepared to spend some time looking at it . |
| 25 | April does n't have to be a month of trials and tribulations or agonising over career or professional matters , if you are prepared to make some snap decisions and take what transpires towards the very end of March as a signal to go even further out on a limb . |
| 26 | The pleasure can be even more enhanced if you are prepared to forego some of the geometry accuracy of urban structures and allow your watercolour paper to pay a substantial role in the formation of your image . |
| 27 | The pleasure can be even more enhanced if you are prepared to forego some of the geometry accuracy of urban structures and allow your watercolour paper to pay a substantial role in the formation of your image . |
| 28 | If you are tense try some of the natural relaxant products that are available from health food stores , rather than taking drugs . |
| 29 | You are unlikely to escape some emotional turmoil , but after the 14th the way should be clear for a new chapter to begin . |
| 30 | These commands will do the job but , if you are willing to spend some money , there are programs available which will make the whole process much easier , even automating back-ups so that your data is kept fully secure at all times . |