Example sentences of "[vb past] it [prep] some [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He suddenly thought of the hat she had lost , searched for it , and found it among some leaves on the ground .
2 He ate it with some biscuits , getting it down fast , his face close to the plate , his fork-hand hooking round to beat illness to the punch .
3 He hefted the pistol towards the window , laid it on the sill , cocked it , put a percussion cap beneath the hammer , directed it at some sepoys trotting below , and pulled the trigger , confident that a sepoy would throw up his arms and sink to the ground .
4 Chicago , Chicago — so good , they named it after some onions .
5 Morris inhaled smoke , held it for some minutes , and then let it out down his nose .
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