Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [adv] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , there are many situations without a check in which enough of the energy of the returning hammer will be absorbed to prevent the hammer reaching the string for a second time , but not enough to stop the hammer bouncing up some way towards the string . |
| 2 | It is like a digestive aid breaking down some foods , such as wheat , into more digestible and more edible forms . |
| 3 | Greg turned in surprise and looked at Rachel who was sitting at her desk writing up some reports . |
| 4 | At that moment , however , he heard a rabbit approaching down some run close by . |
| 5 | The Rustins ( 1987 , p. 15 ) , no doubt taking up some ideas of E. M. Forster 's ( see below ) , say : |
| 6 | When I first knew them in those early London days , I 'd often find the Second Son picking out some phrase on the piano in our living room . |
| 7 | The detective constable who was supposed to be guarding him was out of the ward at the time chatting up some nurses . |