Example sentences of "[n mass] have [vb pp] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the fish were weighed ashore , one fish had lost some precious ounces but the other fish weighed in at 12 lbs 3 oz on certified scales . |
| 2 | An increase in high street sales has given some unexpected good news on the strength of the economy . |
| 3 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 4 | UK beer sales have fallen some 7 per cent over the first three months of this year , due to a combination of poor weather and recession . |
| 5 | The obscure world of warfare between microbial species had suggested some promising substances , but was even less successful than chemotherapy . |