Example sentences of "but it [adv] [verb] some " in BNC.

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1 Its main use was in medicine , but it also had some domestic application , and was a regular part of mediaeval life in Britain .
2 She admits the play is funny and vulgar , but it also raises some serious issues .
3 For not only does it contain one of the largest conurbations outside London , but it also includes some thinly populated territory as well as smaller towns and rural districts .
4 A document taken by the Garda Síochána ( the Irish police force ) from a leading republican , Sean Garland , in May 1966 , and later published as an appendix to the Scarman Report , contained a good deal of evidence of plans for intensive military training , but it also outlined some of the new political initiatives being taken by the movement .
5 Flavour is reminiscent of fragrant China tea , making it a most acceptable afternoon drink , but it also has some medicinal use .
6 But it just highlights some of the points erm it is humorous , so I hope that you enjoy it .
7 After the collapse of Law 's schemes his vast unified company was divided into its component parts again , but it still took some years for the French to recover in India .
8 The risk can be reduced by flying in the low tow position below the wake , but it still has some disadvantages and towing in this position has not been generally adopted in Europe or elsewhere .
9 The second , smaller , chest has clearly been ransacked but it still has some items inside .
10 But it certainly saw some action Last occupied in 1315 it was the ancestral home of the Fitzhughs but passed by marriage out of the family when the last of the male line died in a hunting accident while pursuing his quarry clean over a cliff , if local legend is correct .
11 For some strange reason bells have gone out of fashion with the young , but it only needs some careful marketing to bring them back in again ( something computer-controlled , with buttons ? ) .
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