Example sentences of "it [subord] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could you help it if some chap drops in with flowers ? ’ |
| 2 | dir : I ca n't help it if some clinicians are cussed . |
| 3 | Already some groups have been discretely visiting the cliff , but the BMC would appreciate it if some people could continue to obey the present climbing ban until new abseil stations ( the familiar two-bolts-and-a-chain ) are in place . |
| 4 | ‘ It took the best part of nine months to do it because some people were worried about its connotations with ‘ Empire ’ . |
| 5 | And then she checked Well anyway the week after he 'd phoned there was no what you call in it so he wrote it in to the damn thing and said why is it when some people puts adverts in they not only put it in once they put it in three or four times the same week |
| 6 | Many elderly people who are in need fail to apply for a supplementary pension or allowance , because they are inclined to regard it as some kind of charity ( a much maligned word ) — which of course it is not , and there should be no loss of pride or dignity for those who apply for it . |
| 7 | But to move to the other extreme and regard it as some kind of waste product was to endorse bourgeois correctionalism and , worse still , to acknowledge that the forces that were supposed to produce socialist consciousness could also produce something quite different . |
| 8 | He always thought of it as some kind of converted dungeon , but he sees now , with a wry smile , that it 's really just an ordinary suburban house . |
| 9 | She would inevitably interpret it as some kind of macho statement about the fact that even as he entertained one woman in his flat , another was on her way upstairs with … what on her mind ? |
| 10 | He 'd see it as some kind of betrayal , that I 'd allowed someone from outside to see that things are n't as perfect as they ought to be . ’ |
| 11 | Unaware of how common this outburst of activity really is among housebound cats , they interpret it as some sort of abnormality and may even call in the vet to examine the animal . |
| 12 | A great deal of the blame must be laid at the feet of those who link regression with occult activities or treat it as some sort of parlour-trick to be practised for fun at parties . |
| 13 | I thought … look , I did n't mean it as some sort of slur on your character — there 's no crime in conceiving a child , for heavens sake ! ’ |