Example sentences of "and it is some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We have already seen how naturally the need to fit a certain number of half wavelengths into an interval leads to discreteness and it is some way of introducing a radical discreteness into mechanics which we are looking for .
2 New members , particularly , are always interested and it is some while since we had a ‘ Sales Boost ’ and we need the shelf space and the money !
3 I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat .
4 Stead argues that only constant inquiry ( for which I could substitute ‘ inside ethnography ’ ) can prevent such an unacceptable trend , and it is some comfort to see a probationary policewoman , such as Cressida Dick ( 1985 ) , pointing out the political compromises such autocracy can produce , but which few of the chief officers seem willing to admit or even acknowledge .
5 Legislation has reduced the barons to serfdom , and it is some time since they seriously hampered leadership policy ( more often , lately , they have helped defeat constituency insurrection ) .
6 There 's now also a special budget priced Uno ‘ Spark ’ model , featuring over £500 worth of extra equipment , and it is some £300 less than its standard model .
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