Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The findings from the investigation , as given above , caused both the client and the analysts to review the situation and concentrate first on the general organisation of the filing system as a whole , to determine if it were possible to achieve some degree of commonality as a prerequisite to the development of a computer support system . |
| 2 | Other members of the crew were prepared to admit some blame and accept temporary demotion or early retirement . |
| 3 | Marie Claire had some novels about English girls lost in the desert at the mercy of proud sheikhs , but those girls were as proud as the sheikhs themselves and defiant too — at least until near the end of the story — and the sheikhs were prepared to make some concessions themselves by that time . |
| 4 | The time can be shortened , however , if those members who were supposed to make some enquiry or obtain some information , or to write a short factual statement , have not only done so but have informed the Hon. |
| 5 | One of the key issues was how parents ' messages about their needs were being heard , and here the researchers were able to shed some light . |
| 6 | The three of them were able to use some sessions of family therapy to acknowledge the need to grieve for the past as well as to prepare for the future . |
| 7 | The pilots were able to search some areas below the fog , but said visibility was almost nil at higher levels . |
| 8 | Visibility was not good because of approaching darkness but the crew were able to see some trees at the approach end of the field . |
| 9 | Still he and Child were able to give some advice based on their experiences with African elephants — and a few words of warning . |
| 10 | By 1979 , US fisheries scientists were able to estimate some dolphin numbers in the ETP . |
| 11 | Although the British airlines would not match the American competition for several years after the war , British aircraft were able to recapture some ground in the 1950s , especially when the new Brabazon types came into production . |
| 12 | Mick Redmond had finished a tour of operations and was on leave when John came on leave so the brothers were able to spend some time together for the first time for years . |
| 13 | With the strong wind at their backs , Monmouthshire were able to apply some pressure in the second half , but their cause was n't helped by Jonathan Westwood , who landed only three penalties from six attempts . |
| 14 | Both , after all the control they needed before the fight , finally were able to show some emotion . |
| 15 | By means of an appeal to Lenin , Bashkirs were able to secure some positions in the government , only to have their agreement with Moscow cancelled a year later when Bashkiria was forcibly incorporated in the RSFSR . |
| 16 | Students were able to note which points were stressed by the lecturer and staff were able to obtain some feedback from the students . |
| 17 | Huy found himself wishing that he were able to read some comment on the policeman 's face — anger or disapproval might have been easier . |
| 18 | Much of this was spontaneous , although a number of small syndicalist and Marxist parties were able to exert some influence . |
| 19 | My neighbours were anxious to have some work done on their house . |