Example sentences of "[adv] something [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I have in mind then is a description of the route from a cyclist 's point of view ; distances , gradients , junctions ; alternative routes , eg longer loops for the more adventurous ; cafes , pubs , tearooms , and public places with benches ( because cyclists often like to ‘ eat their piece ’ out in the open ) ; some illustrations of landscapes ( these could either be line drawings based on sketches , or photographs ) ; and perhaps something on the history of the place-names , which is of interest to many cyclists ( eg where did Biggar get its name ? ) . |
| 2 | Erm , where you might use P S P , is when you 've got a client now , who 's anticipated buying perhaps something in the future . |
| 3 | And I tried to fix it to the door and it would n't , I tried to do it up with Blu-Tack and would have none of it , I tried to do it with Sellotape and would n't do it the Sellotape kept on coming away something in the varnish I think that resisted that so then I thought , right I 'll I 'll tie the thing up in someway , I forget how , and blew away went down the drive ! |
| 4 | Thus something of the effect of using " the " with postgraduate study might be seen in the following ( still slightly unidiomatic ) example : Of the two phases of study which I want to pursue , I want to undertake the postgraduate study in Britain and the undergraduate study in America . |
| 5 | Just something for the Ketterings . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ There 's just something about the place , I do n't know if it 's the daffodils about to bud , the horse-chestnuts about to burst into leaf , the colonnade … ’ |
| 7 | Ca n't quite put my finger on what 's happened — just something in the air . |
| 8 | You 're then taken down into the operating theatre and the first injection you are given is usually something on the lines of erm er special K , ketomine or the most common one is |
| 9 | Last year he took home something in the region of $60 million : this year he will have to find room under the bed for 65 . |
| 10 | And there was still something about the place 's atmosphere that she found unnerving . |
| 11 | Her face was still something of the colour of a ripe apple , and her silvery hair shone with cleanliness as did the pink scalp beneath it . |
| 12 | Oh he said oh I 'd like to give it all a good he wants to clean it there 's always something on the floor , it 's like a erm lino , it 's probably but all bigger squared |
| 13 | She also sees that there is always something in the drinks cupboard to welcome visitors . ’ |
| 14 | There was always something around the corner if you did n't lose your head . |
| 15 | I know authors say they prefer to let their work speak for them , but I hardly think it would harm the integrity of the book to know a little something about the man , such as that he is forty-two , married to American academic Antonia Phillips , with two children , Louis and Jacob , and that he has what he calls a ‘ middle-aged obsession ’ with competitive games , particularly tennis . |
| 16 | It would be hard to fault anything they did and although the unit bears the fiddle player 's name , every member of the band was given his own chance to add a little something to the songs under Pierre 's subtle method of musical direction . |
| 17 | At least it leaves a little something to the imagination . |
| 18 | ‘ Just a little something from the groves of Lebanon , via downtown Düsseldorf , that is . ’ |
| 19 | Nathan had recovered enough to tell Ari what Zambia had said to him and also something of the conversation they 'd had before . |
| 20 | In this chapter we have tried to convey something of the complexity of the events which are associated with the INSET developments originally conceived as an essential part of the ESSE/L Project aims , and also something of the achievements to which these events have led . |
| 21 | However , the decision to make this assumption explicit in [ 18b ] does convey something — something about the speaker 's assessment of the hearer 's processing resources , and hence something about the speaker 's assessment of their relationship . |
| 22 | So we left and the boss told me that how he would work it out and how it would take probably something in the order of two thirds of that particular van that w we were going to use , if it was packed about six foot high . |
| 23 | When my chap turned to confront the Manston sentry — who was on guard with a rifle and one round , and obviously felt that the chap on the wrong side of the wire could be one of those attacking his airfield — my chap said sharply something to the effect : " Can you get us out of here ? " and explained that he only meant his oppoes , not the Stirling . |
| 24 | They can go into the furtherance of a chosen goal , and here something of the difference between the ‘ Mistress of the Beasts ’ and the male hunter can be glimpsed , for whereas a man may wrestle openly with every difficulty on the way , women can use more precision and grace , choosing moments with care , sensing the atmosphere , and employing only as much force as is necessary . |
| 25 | I think also er , and this er , it may be that the er er URC does not want to be pushed round er , we got up er , to how many ministers this applies but I do know there are quite a number of ministers which who need their own cars a and a a at the church that pays the er , insurance , the road license and even something for the maintenance . |
| 26 | Even something from the day 's newspaper can be all that is needed as an effective starting-point , just as the latest or the most interesting work done in other subject areas of the curriculum may be used . |
| 27 | Er those things should include well something about the box erm next next day or whatever I can find . |
| 28 | Surely something in the way of work would be found tomorrow . |
| 29 | Any seminarian today will learn at least something of the Dead Sea Scrolls , of the Nag Hammadi Scrolls , of the history and evolution of New Testament studies , of the more controversial statements made by both theologians and historians . |
| 30 | She did not know if her efforts would save for him at least something from the wreck , poor Benedict . |