Example sentences of "[to-vb] some [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The news even managed to overshadow some of the heartache he felt at knowing he had finally lost Anna . |
| 2 | Reference notes have largely been chosen to include some of the classic works that expounded particular theoretical viewpoints together with textbooks that most clearly interpret theories and issues for British audiences . |
| 3 | For seasoned surfers and novices alike , attractions include displays , as well as windsurfing taster lessons for children on tethered boards ; an ‘ It 's a Knock Out ’ competition ; a wet and dry fashion show ; plus the chance to see some of the country 's most skilled windsurfers in action . |
| 4 | When Christine Osborne travelled 4,348 kilometers across Australia on the Indian-Pacific she met some down-to-earth characters and had the opportunity to see some of the country 's most remote mining centres . |
| 5 | CENTRE FOCUS at the IKON Friday 27 6.30pm until 8pm A chance to see some of the work from independent film and videomakers in the West Midlands region and meet the people involved . |
| 6 | She had succeeded in putting Luke out of her thoughts by concentrating purely on each present moment , each new impression , with the same degree of single-mindedness that he himself was capable of , and with a sense of pleasant anticipation she studied her map and set out to see some of the art treasures . |
| 7 | Now that the Croatian Commission has been confirmed in its role , and the archaeologist who first put pressure on the government in Belgrade to put in the claim has become Minister of Culture , we may begin to see some of the evidence they say they have collected . |
| 8 | We decided we ought to give people the opportunity to see some of the water meadow . |
| 9 | But the other reason to break the journey is to see some of the outback . |
| 10 | This brought in new people such as Robert Hunter as head of the Department of Energy Office of Basic Research , and one of his first acts was to reorder some of the research funds.l This caused some research activities to be trimmed at Oak Ridge , Los Alamos and Princeton , where the dt experiment was postponed for at least another three years . |
| 11 | In that way , the flowers will be at their best for pressing , and you will still be able to enjoy some of the bouquet as fresh flowers . |
| 12 | And he believed it was necessary to sacrifice some of the countryside to preserve the rest of the environment . |
| 13 | The importance of the Union Treaty was emphasised by Gorbachev 's invitation to the presidents of the RSFSR and Kazakhstan to attend some of the summit meetings in Moscow on July 30-31 [ see pp. 38320-21 ] with US President Bush . |
| 14 | Just on a year ago , as I was to be in London at the time of the World Cup , I made enquiries about obtaining tickets to attend some of the Cup matches in the United Kingdom . |
| 15 | X/Open is likely , for example , to embrace some of the work being done by SPAG , the European Standards Promotion & Application Group — see page five — in its next XPG5 release . |
| 16 | His father had installed a Spiel petroleum engine to drive some of the machinery in his workshops , and Herbert was inspired to work on the problem of developing an internal-combustion engine that would run on heavier ( and safer ) grades of fuel oil . |
| 17 | This would act as an incentive for conservation and would also enable poor countries to realize some of the value of the resources . |
| 18 | VAX/VMS systems management house , Maryland-based , Raxco Inc , has signed a letter of intent to acquire some of the Unix software of its neighbour , Virginia-based Systems Centre Inc . |
| 19 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 20 | erm We tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial . |
| 21 | More important , it has begun to restore some of the credibility of traffic management systems eroded by the failure of the ageing CITRAC system used by police in Glasgow to control traffic on the M8 and its complex network of junctions in the city . |
| 22 | One other significant point to emerge from this prosecution was the reluctance of art historians to support Beck and to call into question the techniques used to restore some of the world 's most priceless art treasures . |
| 23 | Within seconds it had managed to work some of the food to within an arm 's length of the tube entrance . |
| 24 | In one of the most recent textbooks ( Goudie , 1981b ) the approach adopted was to review the impact of man on environment and processes generally but in this section the purpose is much narrower : to indicate some of the research investigations pursued by physical geographers and to refer to the attitudes which this engendered . |
| 25 | And in exceptional circumstances , microscopic intestinal parasites have survived to indicate some of the health problems that people suffered . |
| 26 | Mr and Mrs Hill were invited to Egypt to meet some of the country 's officials and see the area where the attack happened . |
| 27 | I think we have to go back to what is the fundamental purpose of the York new settlement and that is to meet some of the development plan requirements of the Greater York area . |
| 28 | The Electronic Industry Development Association wants the government to meet some of the cost of retraining and of keeping workers at home , under a Labour Ministry plan set up to help prevent lay-offs . |
| 29 | Despite some conciliatory moves on both sides ( notably , an offer to meet some of the pay claims , though not , significantly , on piece rates ) the masters remained adamant on the main demand of reduced hours . |
| 30 | Boris Ford thought that Lord Robbins and his Committee had to accept some of the blame ‘ for the ease with which the grey eminences at the Department have been able to enlist radical ministers like Sir Edward Boyle and Mr Crosland in support of policies that are socially and academically reactionary ’ . |