Example sentences of "in some [noun pl] [pers pn] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all of these initiatives were welcomed initially by Ministers ; indeed in some instances they were greeted with scepticism bordering on suspicion . |
| 2 | In some cases they were turned away immediately , but , where they were invited to give further details , these were matched so as to be different enough not to arouse suspicion but similar in all respects that might be significant to a potential employer . |
| 3 | Sometimes they were responsible only for work directly connected with production , but in some cases they were responsible also for development work , drainage and ventilation . |
| 4 | And in some cases they were referred to mental-health professionals like us . |
| 5 | In some cases it was going to take years . |
| 6 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 7 | In some cases it was necessary to return to the parental home even when parents were not wholly supportive , for lack of viable alternatives , as in the situation described by this respondent , |
| 8 | In general the quality of discussion and level of participation were highly praised but in some cases it was thought that staff , who were unfamiliar with validation , were unsure of their role in the event . |
| 9 | In some cases it was reported that Albanian frontier guards had opened fire on the refugees and that some had been killed . |
| 10 | By traditional I mean that it was founded on a growing interpretation of the past , not that tradition was swallowed hook , line and sinker — indeed , in some cases it was turned upside down — but always it was referred to , re-explained . |
| 11 | In some cases it was not clear at first sight whether exclusive possession was in fact granted . |
| 12 | In some cases he was brilliantly successful , as with the ‘ irresistibly , attracting and engaging ’ ( but also outrageously insensitive ) Robert Pott , his friend for thirty years . |
| 13 | In some games he was just called The Master . |
| 14 | In some countries it was never even born . |
| 15 | ‘ In some areas we were more sophisticated and advanced , ’ said . |
| 16 | In some areas they were able to further the cause of reform through their positions on the bench of justices . |
| 17 | In some areas it was acknowledged that these plots contributed substantially to the food supply . |
| 18 | In some areas it was necessary to assume that adaptation of the organism to its environment is crucial both for survival and for long-term evolution . |
| 19 | In some areas it was reported that large numbers of troops had ben deployed to restore order . |
| 20 | In some areas it was an end in itself , notably in the field of town and environmental planning , in others the means by which changes should be brought about , essentially through well thought out rationalisation and reorganisation , or , more broadly , as a global commitment to the future — the only way of ensuring that desirable social and economic changes could be brought about . |
| 21 | No longer young myself , I feel as if in some respects I was never young . |
| 22 | The roof of the Victorian section was not water-tight and in some places it was leaking like a sieve . |
| 23 | In some districts it was due to the death of an older generation who were , often for reasons of religious belief , philanthropically disposed and whose successors lacked this combination of religious commitment ( evangelicalism in particular had lost much of its mid-nineteenth century hold ) and social responsibility . |
| 24 | In some examples it was thought necessary to highlight important distinguishing features with arrows or emphatic shading . |
| 25 | ‘ If I failed in some aspects it was Tom Bradley who failed . |
| 26 | The French proved to be a highly motivated and very brave addition to the ranks of the SAS , but in some ways they were a mixed blessing . |
| 27 | The inspectorate , who came into most frequent contact with the diversities of local procedures , were consistently interested in ‘ modernising ’ the selection system , and in some ways they were the single group most responsible for altering local authority activities . |
| 28 | In some ways I was glad . |
| 29 | In some ways I was more reckless and exposed myself to danger because I felt we had to come out and prove that the Government was responsible for the deaths of all the students . |
| 30 | In some ways she was very unsuited to this life — indeed she has described herself as a ‘ misfit ’ in Baldersdale . |