Example sentences of "[be] [noun] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Each banker took it to be part of some Brand strategy of which he was privileged to see , and be entrusted with , but a small portion .
2 Would you like Lithuania to be part of some sort of erm , Soviet Federation , voluntarily I mean just some loose trading or defence partnership ?
3 The dynamics of history are such that one nation 's strength is another 's weakness ; nothing is constant ; both strength and weakness may be part of some process as yet unrevealed .
4 To Ian 's suggestion that it must all be part of some exhibition Susan replies with the more plainly obvious answer — these things have not been made larger , the time-travellers have become smaller .
5 The paper asks : ‘ Can they just be traders on some sort of spot market or ought the release to be limited to those intending to sell to the final consumer ?
6 Must be torture for some people .
7 Scowling , he sniffed his palms , thinking that there might be traces of some drug in his sweat .
8 While C2 Certificate holders would normally proceed directly into employment , there should , however , be opportunities for some students to acquire credits allowing them eventually to obtain a C1 Certificate .
9 There may also be possibilities for some kind of diagrammatic representation of selected information .
10 And surely there must be fuel of some kind to feed the great furnaces , and surely there would have to be a store-place .
11 He says there could be problems on some courses .
12 He says there could be problems on some courses .
13 The company has been preparing to go public , a process the suit could have adversely affected , while at the same time it was believed to be object of some takeover desires by Unix System Laboratories ( UX No 396 ) .
14 It appears to be hearsay of some sort and therefore is erm inadmissible .
15 ‘ There might be papers of some kind , ’ Evelyn put in .
16 … the court … must act on the valuation unless there be proof of some mistake or improper motive … as if the valuer has valued something not included or had valued it on a wholly erroneous basis … from Lord Eldon 's judgment in Emery v Wase ( 1803 ) 8 Ves Jun 506 , where the difference between valuations of £4,000 and £6,000 was said to warrant judicial suspicion that the valuation had not been made with attention to accuracy : but the case was decided on the basis of the court 's duty to protect the property of married women .
17 After that it will be time for some home improvements , but not necessarily the DIY kind .
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