Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three varieties of the common Sweet Briar , R. eglanteria , found growing naturally in some parts of Kent , were listed as double , evergreen and double blush , and the Double Yellow is classed as a variety of the single , Rosa lutea . |
| 2 | In the reflected light of the fire he saw the silhouette of an entirely naked Moi female kneeling at his side , and as he watched , her hands began working rhythmically at some unseen task . |
| 3 | But dividing up the existing budget to reflect new priorities meant giving more in some areas and less in others . |
| 4 | He kept babbling then about some fiend that had taken possession of him . |
| 5 | Except , I thought , now some vultures had learned about it , and had got away with some . |
| 6 | On the great northern coalfield they did not work underground after 1780 , although to some extent they continued to do so at some pits in Yorkshire , Lancashire and Cumberland . |
| 7 | Although it had become easier for some middle-class men ( or their sons ) to earn membership of the national ruling culture by Edwardian times , their status as true " gentlemen " remained equivocal in an atmosphere of continued mistrust of the business community , albeit tempered by outbreaks of anxiety over the volatility of the lower orders which it was felt the task of their middle-class superiors to defuse . |
| 8 | The man of the world was not as interested as he should have been ; I had become quicker in some respects , mostly practical , but the price for this had been to lose the ability to make other connections . |
| 9 | Broadman had slipped away into some back room , he noticed . |
| 10 | I had put in about two hours detecting time by now and these were the only two non-ferrous items I had found apart from some scrap lead . |
| 11 | She had settled there to some extent by the time I was released and I did n't think it was good to disrupt her again . |
| 12 | A comp is held by popular demand , but although there was a good turnout by competitors and supporters , it seemed as if the old Farnborough magic had gone forever despite some damn radical action from Jeff Hedges . |
| 13 | The flinty look in Pargeter 's face told Dexter that Blanche had struck home in some way . |
| 14 | For her it had worked well in some ways but not in others , which had mainly to do with the relationship between her and her foster mother after her son Sean was born . |
| 15 | In Kufra one policeman ( the senior customs officer ) was a stranger , though he had lived there for some decades ; in Tazarbu nearly all policemen were from one lineage ( Bilal ) , or had married into it ; the senior officer 's son was also in the force , a trainee under his father 's authority . |
| 16 | Mr Fallon said a family renting a house valued at £25,000 , and entitled to the maximum price discount of 40pc because they had lived there for some years , could have a mortgage of £10,000 . |
| 17 | She had lived there for some time although it is not known where she lived before coming to Darlington . |
| 18 | There were signs that Sir Charles had stood there for some time . |
| 19 | He could not say when , but the horse dung and the faint indentations in the dry earth showed riders had stood there for some time . |
| 20 | Near the Salt Tower he found the gravel-strewn slush had been disturbed , indicating someone had stood there for some time . |
| 21 | The Scots competed well but in attack , had to rely mainly on some good running by centres Cameron Murray and Craig Joiner . |