Example sentences of "it was some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I done a one the other day that was twenty five pence it was some charity thing . |
| 2 | It was some music he 'd never heard before , but he turned it up loud anyway and took a deep breath and settled back into his seat . |
| 3 | It was some strike too . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought it was some weirdo and when I asked who was calling the voice yelled : ‘ It 's me ! ’ |
| 5 | Now you 're preaching the sacrament of the foaming fibreglass , and digging your rail into the face like it was some kind of religion . |
| 6 | It was some kind of war work . |
| 7 | It was some kind of air duct , the hot , dry wind pushing into their faces as they moved away from the murderous thundering noise . |
| 8 | It was some kind of ancient burial site . |
| 9 | Early explorers of the Pacific coast of North America , who coveted the pure white pelts worn by the resident Indians , thought that it was some kind of polar bear . |
| 10 | Tabitha thought it was some kind of antenna ; then she realized it was an empty perch . |
| 11 | And there was this view in Britain that maybe it was some kind of Russian er you know that it was a Russian manoeuvre . |
| 12 | The Vadinamians like to stage Recovery as if it was some kind of major ceremonial — with the required assembling of all the off-worlders , the exact timing and so on . |
| 13 | perhaps because it was some kind of miracle elixir . |
| 14 | At first he thought it was some kind of a St Christopher medal , but it seemed too thick . |
| 15 | It was some kind of a medical thing ; he 'd seen the bracelets before , and this was just another variation . |
| 16 | It was some kind of an observation post or mast . |
| 17 | And if I mind right I think it was some kind of relational that used to e in the bank , that was a teacher there . |
| 18 | It was some kind of title deed to a house in France . |
| 19 | The doctor examined him cursorily and told Carolyn that it was some kind of viral infection . |
| 20 | He raised the bucket too , and shook it rhythmically , as if it was some kind of primitive musical instrument . |
| 21 | It was some kind of hallucinogen , was n't it ? |
| 22 | I thought it was some kind of erm er documentary yeah that 's what I thought . |
| 23 | It was some species of voice-activated flytrap she had never heard of . |
| 24 | It was some country mansion in Oxfordshire you know ? |
| 25 | It was some minutes before the hubbub died down . |
| 26 | It was some minutes later when her glance encountered Rourke , engrossed in conversation . |
| 27 | It was some moments before it occurred to any of them that it might well be Chris or the tardy boy from the bistro , harmlessly appealing for admission to his promised evening of jollity and sustenance . |
| 28 | Doing her best to ignore the sight of his bare torso , it was some moments before she recalled the fact that Ross had never worn any pyjamas . |
| 29 | At first I thought it was some pimps , the door literally came off its hinges . |
| 30 | Oh yes they put this , this tannin down it was like a bark I do n't know what it was cos I 'm not in the leather trade , I , I do n't know much about it except that it was some by-product from the of the er tanning process , and they used to put this stuff down when people were ill . |