Example sentences of "that [verb] some [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth growing for the effect of its foliage alone , but doubles its value as a garden plant in late summer with graceful pale green stems that grow some 5ft tall . |
| 2 | The thing that worries some people is that as it 's come at this particular time that some of the things that might have been done five years ago by Local Education Authorities to improve their whole education for children with special needs may now , either through other competing financial pressures , or through inertia or whatever , the whole spirit of Warnock could be lost , and I think it 's a thing that , you know , one will have to keep a careful eye on . |
| 3 | It was only the fact that boards were expensive , Michael thought , that kept some people out of the water . |
| 4 | But this is hardly a convincing argument when produced by an organisation that collects some £130 million , even if it also proposes to give those of its members whose works are performed outside ‘ significant venues ’ a flat fee of £75 a year . |
| 5 | The Tudorbury Group was a Successful insurance fund that had some £100 million under management , and was headed by a founder member of Abbey Life , Clive Holmes . |
| 6 | The six , who include Anne Demeulemeester and Dirk Bikkembergs , are known for a free and direct style that shocks some people . |