Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early stages of independence , former colonies were expected to need some military assistance through defence agreements , supplies of military equipment and provision of training teams . |
| 2 | One day they were invited to visit some old friends who had moved to Hereford . |
| 3 | Eventually , they were forced to accept some significant wage reductions , although the French invasion of the Ruhr , and the consequent interruption of coal output , plus the American coal strike of 1924 helped to reduce and delay the downward trend of coal prices and the rate of decrease in the wages of coal miners . |
| 4 | Tasks for 18 stations were devised covering some geometrical concepts ( symmetry , constructing three-dimensional shapes ) ; measuring ( length , capacity , mass ) ; money ( change ) ; reading and interpreting a map ; reading tabular data . |
| 5 | In many ways the latter approach would be preferable since the essential question is whether the charge was intended to secure some new value and the requirement to register it within 21 days of its creation would suffice to protect those dealing with company . |
| 6 | Even the original Tele guitar was designed to have some bass-playing ability , and as a consequence was not wired as it is today , although it did possess the customary three-way selector switch . |
| 7 | Japan was expected to announce some new wetlands sites for protection at the meeting , but there was speculation that these would only cover small parts of the areas in need of conservation . |
| 8 | They would have to rise to that level at which the monetary sector was forced to find some other solution to its liquidity shortage , perhaps by calling in advances to customers and reducing the stock of its outstanding deposits . |
| 9 | Having cooled down somewhat , Macho tried the same submissive approach , and was allowed to take some small pieces of meat . |
| 10 | Suffice as it 's to say that the negotiations did provide for extra seats for Germany in account of the additional population that accrued to Germany from the reunification of East and West Germany and er er at the same time the opportunity was taken to allot some extra seats to some other countries er which erm bore in mind er more closely than before , the respective differences in population sizes of the various countries that make up the community , er the two special committees that I referred to Mr Deputy Speaker , were set up in July nineteen ninety three . |
| 11 | I was tempted to make some sardonic inquiry about how Mala could sound like she was defending Gharr , when he had so obviously been the one how had tried to kill me on Vadinamia . |
| 12 | The inspectors did not have to show that the evidence was required to stop some identifiable future crime . |