Example sentences of "for [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his own hand , the king characteristically gave the fragments of the old seal 's silver matrix to one of his clerks for donation to some poor religious house . |
| 2 | She slipped her hand into Mervyn 's and moved closer to him , as if for protection against some unnamed horror . |
| 3 | The first group continue to contribute to the health care of the nation but the second and third are a target for re-employment at some time . |
| 4 | We were in Stratford for the summer , but I went down to Hampshire for a few weeks to do some business for Will about some sheep . |
| 5 | The aim of this legislation , as the Supreme Court noted , is to facilitate economic development , although it is fair to add that lenders both from within and outside the country have been pressing for change for some time . |
| 6 | The DTI is to set up working groups to examine the scope for change in some of the most complex areas of company law . |
| 7 | Particular course offers may include the requirement to obtain a Distinction in BTEC National Diploma or a Grade B at Higher Level in the Republic of Ireland Leaving Certificate in specific subjects as part of the entry requirements eg. in a modern language for admission to some courses which include a major language component |
| 8 | Applicants should be aware that there is severe competition for admission to some courses . |
| 9 | £5 " The repair of the Duich Bridge is still under consideration and it is reported that " the Bridge of Corary is likely to Fail for want of some material repair " and a sum is stented . |
| 10 | Well lost property , I already touched on , that was one of my jobs and then erm , we called it the ticket book , that was for want of some other name I suppose . |
| 11 | But some people have to wait much longer for operations in some places than in others and the system can be insensitive to individual needs . |
| 12 | For example , to ask for definitions of some of the words you use ? ’ |
| 13 | The reconstructed stratigraphy allowed for removal of some limited amount of Westphalian C and D section in Hercynian times and the deposition and subsequent removal of some late Jurassic — early Cretaceous sediments ; an assumed geothermal gradient of 33°C/km was used . |
| 14 | This blanket denial might have been more persuasive if the report , or the files on which it was based , had been made available for inspection by some suitably qualified independent investigator , but the subcommittee fared no better in this respect than had counsel for Pan Am . |
| 15 | Last week , to reinforce its case , it brought the President of the European Commission , Gaston Thorn , to Baden-Wurttemberg , where acid rain is blamed for damage to some 64000 ha of firs and pines in the Black Forest . |
| 16 | Use Campbell 's Condensed Cream of Tomato soup to give richness to chilli or curry sauce , or as a base for a quick pizza topping , for instance with some herbs , mushrooms , peppers and salami . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's them , ’ said Betty , picking up little bags of salt , pepper and sugar and peering appraisingly round the kitchen for signs of some forgotten but vital accessory to the meal . |
| 18 | Little urchins tugging on our coat tails , miming eating , asking for money like some white-skinned version of a miniature beggar in a Calcutta slum . |
| 19 | One of the reasons advanced for the absence of meaningful work for prisoners in some administrations is that of the resentment of the outside world . |
| 20 | Any child who shows the right potential will be invited to return to the centres in the autumn for assessment by some of Britain 's leading coaches , including . |
| 21 | This represented a cut in actual output for Kuwait of some 300,000 bpd and for the UAE of 400,000 bpd . |
| 22 | Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd blames a 5% fall in profits before charges for closure of some telecommunications operations on losses at the UK telecommunications subsidiary , Reuter reports , but the group will still commit another £200m to the UK unit this year , group chairman Li Ka-Shing said : ‘ I 'm not happy with the results , but we 'll still continue our commitment to the UK operation and pump more money into it , ’ he said — ‘ I 'm not sure the worst is over yet in the UK , which ate up all our Hong Kong profits this year ; ’ he said Hutchison will have invested over £500m in the loss-making UK unit , including the £200m that is earmarked for this year , but he refused to say at what point he will say enough is enough — ‘ It 's too early to say ; you can never tell when business will pick up . ’ |
| 23 | Letters of approval and calls for action of some kind flooded into the magazine , especially from the Left Wing whose natural leader , Bevan , had just slammed the door on them . |
| 24 | What should be said is that there is still a most definite need for research in some neglected , technical areas , but more particularly in integrating the social and economic factors as they occur in a local situation . |
| 25 | In consultation with the Project Coordinating Team , six schools were selected for study in some depth , two from each of the first three years of the project . |
| 26 | When the problems associated with the microscopic diagnosis , particularly in women , are coupled with the difficulties in the ‘ horticultural ’ aspects of the gonococcus , and these are both combined with the reluctance of specialists in certain countries to examine material from potentially infected patients , it is not surprising that the reported rates for gonorrhoea from some areas are absurdly low . |
| 27 | The resulting combination is expected to produce total sales for UniComp of some $15m with projected profits of $2m for the fiscal year ending February 1994 . |
| 28 | This special section includes exciting new hairstyles , predictions for spring plus some interesting fashion ideas . |
| 29 | Veteran newspaper photographer , Monte Fresco , helps run Popperfoto answering requests for pictures of some of recent history 's most memorable events . |
| 30 | But for readers with some knowledge of speech act theory , literary theory , or both , this is bound to be an interesting read . |