Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [vb pp] some " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | But where Paula 's hair had shone and bounced as if it had caught some of the morning 's sunlight her own was straight and mouse coloured , where Paula 's eyes were the clearest , sharpest green hers were muddied to a very ordinary shade of hazel . |
2 | And , as this post here , with , whatever it is , it looks as if it 's got some paddings on the ground , maybe a , a boat sometimes gets moored up to it and that 's just to stop the boat er banging up agai maybe the tide comes in that far , I do n't know . |
3 | I do n't know , it looks as if it 's got some grit in it for when it gets icy I suppose you have to put he grit down there . |
4 | And right now there are computing systems in which , with which you can have a conversation , and you can use relatively sloppy English , and , like a person , if the computer does n't know exactly what you mean , because your words are ambiguous , it will offer you several alternative interpretations erm if it has formed some , and then have a dialogue with you about which one you meant . |
5 | Mind her head on that wheel cos it 's got some if she gets it her hair wo n't she ? |
6 | Now , clearly , I will favour that , because now , B has a total of thirteen units of reproductive success and A has er , a total of eight units of reproductive success , because it 's lost some . |
7 | While it had received some decent Mk 2 air-conditioned stock , the maximum speed of its fleet of diesel locomotives was 90/95mph ; average city-to-city speeds compared unfavourably with other parts of the InterCity network , and initially BR replied to local pleas that HSTs could not provide the answer , implying stagnation until perhaps the route was electrified and received APTs that could take the curvatures in their stride . |
8 | For a moment it seemed as though it had tapped some hidden reserve of strength and would ease itself up on to the opposite bank , and escape into the forest . |