Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [prep] some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if we agree with his general hypothesis , we have to accept that in some instances people will eat the dead bodies of other people — if only in order to stay alive . |
| 2 | So many track workers have been allowed to go that in some parts of the country we are not able to put gangs together to work on a proper maintenance programme . ’ |
| 3 | He was astute enough to see that in some ways they shared the same experiences . |
| 4 | Of course , so few are aware of his background and he being , shall we say , a little unorthodox in his dealings with people , never seems to think of it or to realize that in some circles it might be of — of help to him . |
| 5 | Boserup on the other hand gives explicit attention to environmental degradation , but in such a way as to suggest that in some cases soil erosion actually induces desirable agricultural innovations . |
| 6 | Patterns of in-phase and out-of-phase voltage and current signals can be utilised to recognise and in some circumstances correct for Groningen effects . |
| 7 | This research has been expounded at some length here to demonstrate that despite some limitations it is informed by a relatively subtle and complex analysis . |
| 8 | After all , the postclassical position recognises that variability in human criminal motivations plays a part in accounting for the prevalence of crimes : it would not be too damaging to the overall position to allow that in some cases it plays the major part ( provided that the exceptions only constitute a tiny proportion of total crime — which would certainly be the case with sexual abuse of children ) . |
| 9 | Although it is usually true that if the interests of the covenantee and the covenantor are satisfied then so is the public interest , it is important to realise that in some cases the courts have chosen to examine the restraint primarily from the point of view of the public interest rather than from that of the parties . |
| 10 | It is , in fact , relatively obvious and uncontentious to argue that in some societies or sub-cultures the distinction between ‘ objective ’ and ‘ context-dependent ’ is more consciously drawn and given more weight than in others ( cf. |
| 11 | The results indicated that people benefited from being given more information , which enabled them to develop and in some cases revise their opinions . |
| 12 | Although rejected by the conference , it is noteworthy that the system is now used when the carboxyl group is attached to ring and for some acids ( eg citric acid is 3-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid ) . |
| 13 | Suffice it to say that in some countries where great importance is attached to the tackling of sexual prejudice there is planned action by national authorities , as well as decentralized and private initiatives . |
| 14 | Suffice it to say that in some circumstances they authorise treatment despite the objections of the patient , whether minor or adult . |