Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have become so used to spiteful obituaries that it was pleasant to find some kind thoughts about a dead writer . |
| 2 | It was usual to extract some form of guarantee in exchange for party support but the secrecy prevented such undertakings from being enforced . |
| 3 | The idea was that through deconditioning , unblocking , a ventilation of the soul ( ‘ airing your problems ’ ) , it was possible to achieve some kind of frank and freeflowing exchange . |
| 4 | Although the government suggested that it was prepared to offer some degree of autonomy to the island , the prospect of losing the tax revenue from the mine , together with the potential effect upon other provinces within the country 's ethnically diverse structure , suggested that the government would be unprepared to accept BRA 's stated aim of full independence . |
| 5 | As a child of 16 , I was supposed to have some gift of description ; now I have not a particle of descriptive power … . |
| 6 | The history of the royal succession shows time and again that a prince had to prove himself in order to be sure of inheriting a kingdom , and the process of building up a following and prestige was likely to cause some conflict . |
| 7 | The bank knew that Mr. O'Brien was likely to have some influence on her and that she was likely to place some reliance on him and his business judgment . |
| 8 | The bank knew that Mr. O'Brien was likely to have some influence on her and that she was likely to place some reliance on him and his business judgment . |
| 9 | Would I abort if my child was likely to have some kind of deformity ? |
| 10 | When I examined the new drugs , I was glad to see some acriflavine — a useful all-round skin antiseptic which has to be used with a bandage to prevent evaporation because of its alcohol base . |
| 11 | We should have them a bit more often — it was good to have some fun with our friends and colleagues . ’ |
| 12 | It was encouraging to find some children apparently receiving a good standard of care : for example , GCSE results were higher than previously reported research had led us to expect ( Fletcher-Campbell and Hall , 1990 ) . |
| 13 | He was unable to print some negatives as he wished to until he discovered the possibilities offered by the earlier , historical processes . |
| 14 | Although the system had been modified in many villages so that the strips fell together instead of being widely separated , everybody , including squatters , had access to the common land and was able to earn some sort of a living from it , and this could be supplemented seasonally by labouring or harvesting for a bigger landowner . |
| 15 | ‘ Dustin called me to check up on some facts and I was able to shed some light on the character he played , ’ Dr O'Connor says modestly . |
| 16 | Ball was able to do some training at Roker Park yesterday , but the game might be a little too soon for him . |
| 17 | Herodotus was able to establish some kind of time-sequence for the two centuries before his time , but he was a more diffuse writer than Thucydides , who was concerned with many events occurring in a shorter time interval . |
| 18 | It would be necessary to show how one accent was able to make some difference in meaning with stress or intonation that another accent was unable to make . |
| 19 | But he was able to lend some £300,000 to the Habsburgs in return for political support against pretenders ; and he probably left his son a credit balance of about one year 's ordinary income . |
| 20 | During this time I was able to develop some understanding of the sorts of backgrounds my interviewees came from , what their hopes , fears , values and experiences of life had been like before they joined the movement and how these might have changed since . |
| 21 | A gentleman from Peebles called our phone-in to ask for help with whitefly on his fuchsias , and Carole was able to offer some advice . |
| 22 | History , if it is fair , will probably say of Carter that he was able to get some things done but that he was n't able to lead , that he was n't able to get the confidence of the people . ’ |
| 23 | The Times was highly critical of what it called ‘ these usurious companies ’ , but their creation was a genuine attempt by the government of the day to provide the less privileged members of society with a state money-lender which hopefully they would find more trustworthy than the neighbourhood pawnbroker ; and presumably each society 's secretary was able to provide some kind of money management advice to those who needed it . |
| 24 | They were happy to learn that I was alive , and I was pleased to find some family . |
| 25 | Despite his humiliation , he was desperate to earn some measure of approval . |
| 26 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |
| 27 | It was difficult to ask some months later about the events and personnel : most Zuwaya were understandably reticent and those who were more ready to talk were not always obviously reliable . |
| 28 | ‘ We felt it was necessary to get some kind of lasting tribute in this area , ’ said Mr Taylor . |
| 29 | The Rothmans Honda team leader , in his ‘ home ’ grand prix , came under early pressure from defending champion Wayne Rainey , who was anxious to score some points after crashing in the opening round in Japan two weeks ago . |
| 30 | I received a special mark of confidence from him , just before the 1964 election , when he was anxious to retrieve some papers from his home in Hampstead Garden Suburb . |