Example sentences of "it [vb past] [to-vb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sought to achieve some form of policy coordination in other , more economic sectors : transport in 1953 , civil aviation in 1954 , and agriculture in 1955 ( though the latter was essentially organised within the context of OEEC since Switzerland and Portugal , not then Council members , were also participants ) . |
| 2 | She wanted to do things for him — it seemed to give some purpose to her life to have somebody depending even a little on her . |
| 3 | The European Commission has decided that the state aid offered to Digital Equipment Corp at its Scottish plant in Ayr conforms with Community rules , the Irish Department of Enterprise & Employment has had to admit : in a letter to the department , Brussels said ‘ The Commission , with regard to information provided by the UK authorities , considers the regional aid granted to the Ayr plant is in conformity with Community rules and the aid received is within the limits approved by the Commission for this region ’ ; the Irish government had asked for a review of state aid to DEC after it decided to transfer some operations from Galway to Ayr . |
| 4 | It had to happen some time . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , it had to come some time , you know . |
| 6 | She had the feeling that it wanted to reach some sort of understanding with her , to tell her something in its rough , mute animal way . |