Example sentences of "[that] [pron] be some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your tone would seem to imply that I am some sort of Bluebeard who keeps her incarcerated . |
| 2 | Why would you suppose that I 'm some kind of insomniac ? ’ |
| 3 | You 've got this superior idea that I 'm some sort of half-wit from the back of beyond who has n't the vaguest notion of what happens in the big , bad world . |
| 4 | You see , if you like me then you 'll think that I 'm some sort of brain surgeon , and if you hate me then you 'll think I 'm shit … the truth is in the middle . |
| 5 | As he said to us 42 years later , ‘ I was interested in some kind of sense , that I descended from Aaron , that I was some kind of high priest . |
| 6 | This afternoon — I arrived in Salisbury at around three thirty — when I entered my address in her register as ‘ Darlington Hall ’ , I could see her look at me with some trepidation , assuming no doubt that I was some gentleman used to such places as the Ritz or the Dorchester and that I would storm out of her guest house on being shown my room . |
| 7 | Mr Blair-Gould said : ‘ The prosecution clearly suggest … that she is some kind of dreadful rebel on a crusade against censorship . ’ |
| 8 | Franca , wondering who she was , had decided that she was some sort of secretary or servant of Marcus , like the conjuror 's assistant . |
| 9 | Even Nelson 's invitation was being misconstrued as more evidence that she was some sort of siren who enjoyed luring men with her seductive powers . |
| 10 | Oh I had about a shilling pocket money I think , although they used , they 'd fine you , they 'd stop money off you if you were late if you were a quarter of an hour late you could n't go in and erm until , and then you 'd got to explain to your mums , well that you were some money short you see , why is this , and we had to say well we were a bit late getting in when you started out soon enough you see . |
| 11 | ‘ The odds are that there is some sting going on , ’ he said . |
| 12 | What is common to these and related responses is that if we take the starting of the wipers to be an effect we believe at least that there is some type of circumstance which is uniformly connected with the wipers ' starting . |
| 13 | It may be that there is some delay after completion , which makes it impossible for the buyer 's conveyancers to lodge their transfer within the period of priority . |
| 14 | I am aware that there is some difficulty in getting into the building . |
| 15 | And you 're also saying that , that there is some equalization going on because erm the tax rate erm and th th th the top tax rate , at least to begin with , is forty two percent , the bottom tax rate is only three percent . |
| 16 | With 6lb line I can bend into a fish and know that there is some bend remaining ; that I have not used all of the shock-absorber effect of the rod . |
| 17 | The cervix is sealed off with a mucus plug which looks like a pinkish clot and its appearance is a good sign that there is some activity around the cervix . |
| 18 | The current obsession with pseudo-Victorian and other bogus ‘ historical ’ styles imposed willy-nilly and quite regardless of the true age of the pub , seems to suggest two things ; firstly that pub designers and fitters have completely lost their way , both in recognising and respecting what is genuinely old and in looking for a wholeheartedly modern pub style ; secondly that there is some king of awareness , correct but misguided , that people like their pubs to look old and feel familiar . |
| 19 | Although there is no absolute legal requirement , it is safest to ensure that there is some reference to the terms on the face of the document ; for instance : This order is for the supply of goods subject to the terms printed overleaf or We acknowledge receipt of your order and agree to supply you , subject to our terms printed overleaf . |
| 20 | Despite recognising the power of the advertising world , Jo does feel that there is some possibility for girls to pick and choose between what is offered to them by the media , and how they want to look themselves . |
| 21 | If you make an assertion which you think in principle could be justified but which you do n't have space to justify , you can alert the reader by adding a phrase like : " I am assuming that … " , " we could argue that … " , or " it is generally accepted that … " ; the advantage of using these phrases is that you acknowledge that there is some possibility of disagreement . |
| 22 | Page sixteen structural maintenance of local roads erm I know that there is some possibility that er groups will propose an increase er a reduction in in that area and to increase the contribution from the management reserve fund . |
| 23 | on crime reminds me that Bob told me only he does n't , he does n't know how much Bridget knows , so we must n't say anything to her , but he said that there is some possibility that she may get erm , I think April time she may be made what 's called Court Officer |
| 24 | We all know that there is some disturbance outside — you have already said that you will make a statement on that — but it is unusual for the doors not to be locked by this stage in a Division . |
| 25 | So , in a near-threshold task the subject may be accurately identifying the presence of a stimulus which tells the experimenter that there is some kind of mental representation of the stimulus , but there is no way the experimenter can decide whether or not the subject is consciously aware of the stimulus . |
| 26 | First , the Velikovskians have been given the chance to make a superficially plausible claim that there is some kind of ‘ orthodox-science ’ vendetta against them and against their master' : they have been able to portray themselves as persecuted martyrs . |
| 27 | Where , he asked , do we discover that there is some kind of necessary connection between two events , so that we can confidently affirm that A ‘ causes ’ B ? |
| 28 | It is , of course , being assumed here that there is some kind of relationship between the qualification level and the nature of the work . |
| 29 | By A.D. 200 , the Church historian Tertullian makes it clear that there is some kind of well-established Christian community in Britain — not only in Romanised England , but also in regions ‘ unapproachable to the Romans ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ That there is some kind of conspiracy ? ’ |