Example sentences of "as some [prep] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | Her Sacred Majesty , being by nature full of mercy and clemency , who is most inclinable to such pitiful complaints and will not endure to hear such tragedies made of her people and poor subjects , as some about her may insinuate , then she perhaps for very compassion of such calamities will not only stop the stream of such violence and return to her wonted mildness , but also con them little thanks which have been the authors and counsellors of such bloody platforms . |
2 | When asked , ‘ What sort of fights ? ’ , one of the lads replied , ‘ Well , not real fights , as some of them might be quite matey … when you put the boot in , you put the boot in , but we are friendly after , like ’ . |
3 | Many acts of trespass , breaches of contract , violations of copyright , and so on , regrettable as some of them may be on other grounds , have no implications one way or another for the stability of the government and the law . |
4 | A It is unfortunate that you have used only ‘ common ’ names , as some of them could apply to a number of species . |
5 | As some of you may have heard me observe , it has indeed been a sombre year . |
6 | And although Proust and his younger brother were in fact brought up as Catholics , Marcel remained particularly conscious of the Jewish elements in his background , and this indeed is quite an important element , as some of you will know , in the novel . |
7 | As some of you will know by this time , the Centre provides custom-build courses , day schools , residential schools and other projects , for thousands of adult students in this region — mainly at locations scattered throughout the area , towns and villages of Sussex , but some here on the campus — and by so doing it tries to provide a strong functional link that helps to keep the university in touch with the community . |
8 | Concrete for paths can be laid directly on to the hardcore , as some of it will fill the open surface , binding the hardcore together . |
9 | That 's why her dragons are rather boring — while yours , ’ said the voice of Greicha , ‘ is almost as good as some of mine used to be . |