Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An FBI spokesman said the move was ‘ a very hopeful sign ’ but fears were growing that some sect members may commit suicide . |
| 2 | At the time of the explosion , he had been trapped at least by the legs in a corner where his shoes were found and some debris had fallen on him . |
| 3 | In order to meet these requirements , it was realised that some form of detector-operated system would be essential , and this led to the development of the zoned system in which open sprinklers were used , mounted vertically one above the other on a drop pipe and fed from a ‘ zone control valve ’ which was opened directly by the response of the detector to the fire . |
| 4 | After an earlier round of talks in Islamabad in July [ see pp. 38338-39 ] , it was reported that some mujaheddin groups had refused to accept the inclusion of representatives of the Najibullah regime in a transitional government [ see also p. 38194 ] . |
| 5 | It was expected that some sort of legal action would follow . |
| 6 | While this is a notoriously difficult problem , it was argued that some progress can be made . |
| 7 | On behalf of the defendant it was argued that some limitation had to be placed on the word " practice " and the natural and proper limitation was to imply the words " as medical practitioners " . |
| 8 | Years later , Jack was told that some time before his tenure of Bradley Fold West signal box a man from a nearby village was killed on the line . |
| 9 | As St Johnstone won by two goals their fans chanted ‘ Who 's the tea-leaf in the goals ’ , proof if ever it was needed that some football fans are sadists in scarves . |
| 10 | It was concluded that some platinum enrichment is related to primary magmatic differentiation but that many of the high values , particularly of palladium and gold , are the product of later alteration associated with deformation . |
| 11 | we had a strong room were some of the very confidential matters , estates and all that kind of stuff , er was kept and some money kept . |
| 12 | The reference to ‘ the application in the prescribed manner ’ makes me believe that it was contemplated that some form of summary process would be prescribed in order to enable speedy relief to be given in clear cases . |
| 13 | It was suggested that some form of social or governmental control could be used to ensure access to the media for all viewpoints . |