Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb past] some [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Also we went down to the H.Q. at Pages Park where we saw some men putting up photographs of the line in the past .
2 The evening meal had been re-scheduled for 8.30 p.m. ; and with time to spare , after throwing his own large hold-all on to the counterpane of his single bed , Ashenden joined a few of the other tourists in the Residents ' Lounge , where he took some sheets of the hotel 's own note-paper , and began to write a letter .
3 Having a married sister in Cape Town , he sailed for South Africa in 1914 , where he painted some pictures , gave a series of lectures on modern art , and published a few articles and poems .
4 The leader of another informal nationalist grouping , the Forum for the Peoples of Abkhazia , was elected to the Congress of People 's Deputies and to the new-style Supreme Soviet , where he expressed some reservations about the idea of strengthening the fifteen union republics at the expense , almost certainly , of the smaller national-territorial units that were subordinate to them .
5 OK , so I ordered some flowers in advance .
6 Then on the opposite page I saw ‘ insurance ’ and thought that looks interesting , so I made some enquiries .
7 When I got out of high school I wanted to be a caddie , so I got some bags at my local club .
8 I knew I would n't be welcome at the funeral so I sent some flowers , and I got Father Ryan to say a mass for him instead . ’
9 and anyway this fellow said do you want some rabbit it 's a pound each , so we ordered some rabbits , ai n't got them yet like , but I do n't know if we 'll get them or not
10 And although they felt some roads would be too narrow , committee members on Thursday gave it their general support .
11 Despite the trials of many peasants in 1922 , the Nikol'skaia villagers tolerated the party cell although they disliked some individuals within it .
12 Fortunately , that family was able to put in extra money — although it meant some sacrifices , such as doing without holidays and so on — but I contend that if those two girls had come from a less fortunate background , they simply would not have been able to continue their courses in current circumstances .
13 ON the eve of the most crucial test yet for Russia 's radical reforms , President Yeltsin made clear yesterday he would not cede any of his emergency powers to parliament , although he said some aspects of his economic programme would be softened .
14 Although he captured some knights and burned down the town , he was unable to take the castle .
15 Paul was an apprentice electrician at Watneys brewery in Mortlake so he brought some barrels of beer along and we set up a proper bar .
16 Prince Rupert managed to fight his way towards London and having reached Brentford , he decided to try to capture London and whilst his troops were encamped on Kew Green , they learned from a maid from a riverside inn ( The Bull ) that Oliver Cromwell was holding a council of war there , so he despatched some horsemen to capture Cromwell , but the ‘ Round Heads ’ kept the horsemen at bay until Cromwell had escaped in a boat to the island in the river closeby , which island has been called ‘ Oliver Isle ’ ever since .
17 So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’
18 Yeah if I knew some facts that I had a job to go to , I 'd pay for it myself
19 Would the circle mind if I embroidered some rosebuds on their bodices after the other ladies had made them up ?
20 I do n't , I 'm thinking if I had some scrapers always managed eventually get through like we did .
21 I do n't , I 'm thinking if I had some scrapers always managed eventually get through like we did .
22 But in any event it would be a good idea if I had some tests some lessons in the dark .
23 Well they could address their letters to myself Councillor David Poole or Councillor Stuart Argyle to the Council House erm the suggestion you know er their the thoughts the thoughts on this what er they could er erm help us in our campaign and also about the leaf stem as well if they want to write to me at the Council House suggesting and I mean proper places to where it should go because that 's really up to County Council but er at least if I had some suggestions we can pass them over to the County Council where where it could go .
24 Tom said if I brought some mates , he 'd get us in .
25 Erm I 've ticked coat cos I got some things together with it
26 I 'll put it in , cos I sent some boards up last time
27 Does n't listen to a word I say , like , the women 's no good cos I told some things about which would really made yet more of his hair fall of the top of his bald head , I said I said look , a working women needs a working man to help support herself and her children , I said , er no , nobody is going to be able these days , a woman not going to be able to support herself on twenty hours a week , which is what Karen does , putting out bread in the Asda .
28 Well they said they 've never known that to happen , cos I had some tickets ooh I said I did n't win then sister ?
29 Cos I took some photographs of Sammy , he got a picture of Sammy in there , picture of Nat .
30 But there was no point in speculating until she had some facts .
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