Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also saw frequent proposals that diplomats should be given some systematic training to fit them for the posts they were to occupy . |
| 2 | A I think that the design considerations of your notice board should be given some careful thought . |
| 3 | The Helsinki process should be institutionalised straight away with the formation of an Environmental Security Council which should be given some legislative powers as soon as possible . |
| 4 | Given that safety for passengers must be paramount , you might like to consider if such a code of practice should be given some statutory status , or how else the good practice it describes might be disseminated and enforced . |
| 5 | See you 're doing them all green like you should n't be , you should be doing some brown |
| 6 | The second principle explains how and why the past must be allowed some special power of its own in court , contrary to the pragmatist 's claim that it must not . |
| 7 | Thus , ‘ It would seem then that the clue to finding real partitioning amongst goods must be to trace some underlying partitioning in society ’ ( 1980 : 907 ) . |
| 8 | But against this destruction must be set some solid achievements , including the Press Unit 's making as much as censorship would allow in a morale-boosting report . |
| 9 | And if Guido was trying to get her back up by suggesting that Arnie might be enjoying some romantic peccadillo , he would have to look for another way to upset her . |
| 10 | Yes , so would you accept that Mary-Jane , that , that people may consciously er think for example oh no we 're , we 're , we 're , we 're students we 're having a revolution and this is new but unconsciously they might be following some deep historical precedent ? |
| 11 | You know like you might be doing some technical training , they say what 's er anyone know what motor insurance is ? |
| 12 | This month we 'll be doing some technical exercises which will train the hands to cope with diverse situations with ease and without straining . |
| 13 | If time permits , she 'll be pondering some new colour schemes for a room that she wants to redecorate . |
| 14 | Mm , because you , you erm have er the , obviously that you could be sent some dubious tapes ? |
| 15 | I could be chasing some exciting story now ! ’ she raged . |
| 16 | Against these traditional and widespread justifications for adverse possession may be compared some modern views against squatters . |
| 17 | He believes that talk of the so-called ‘ post-industrial society ’ is raising some unnecessary fears that may be causing some talented managers to have second thoughts about aspiring to a top job . |
| 18 | You may be using some particular part in the spreadsheet that you consider to be unusual , er you may want to include a page reference , so that er , you can understand it again |
| 19 | Memoirs and autobiographies may be written some considerable time after a key event , and usually enjoy the benefit of hindsight . |
| 20 | They at least are aware of the potential of relationships between the different levels and may be forging some co-operative links between them . |
| 21 | We may be overlooking some vital detail . ’ |
| 22 | The generals may be needing some new maps for their next campaign … |
| 23 | While we shall comment further below on the use of such officially constructed statistics , which may reflect , inter alia , changing public attitudes to reporting crime , police practice in recording crime or changing priorities concerning crime seriousness , as well as changes in underlying crime levels , we may be excused some ironic enjoyment in examining the patterns in these figures during the Thatcher decade . |
| 24 | The beginning of a strategy for change would be to examine some key stereotypes of disability within that history of misrepresentation which are present today and which need to be challenged . |
| 25 | The other approach would be to do some lateral thinking and use the effluent stream containing the caustic to neutralise an acidic effluent stream from another part of the plant . |
| 26 | One possibility , which has scarcely been explored , would be to take some large sample of the world 's languages and ask what basic pragmatic distinctions are needed to describe their grammatical structures . |
| 27 | Of course , the sensible thing would be to put some decent amounts of money into the poorer bits of Los Angeles , and cities similarly afflicted , but that 's the kind of language most white politicians are programmed to avoid . |
| 28 | To do so without taking into account whether , within the former group , the mother remarried or not , or whether or not uncles , grandfathers or older brothers were able to step into the gap and provide the child with male company , would be to neglect some possible important influences . |
| 29 | It 's quarter past ten , at half past ten there 's coffee , so you 've got a lifeline to cling on to , and then at half past , after coffee we shall be doing some other things with , with our friends who have joined and who are real local radio people . |
| 30 | On Dec 10 we shall be doing some quick figure drawings . |