Example sentences of "of which some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole project would cost £50 million , of which some £6 million has been spent . |
| 2 | In the final communiqué stress was laid on the importance of concluding a treaty on conventional forces in Europe ( CFE ) in 1990 , as a result of which some reduction in overall defence expenditure could be expected . |
| 3 | However , the South African presidential delegation did have some informal meetings with members of the caucus , of which some members wanted all US sanctions sustained until the fifth condition was met — repeal of the Group Areas Act and of the Population Registration Act . |
| 4 | Whereas the user of surface water had once to cope only with changes due to weather ( i.e. , silt in storm water ) , of which some warning was obtained , in future the change may occur without warning in mains water . |
| 5 | In Haringey London borough v. Piro Shoes Ltd. ( 1976 D. C. ) the defendants owned shoe shops in one of which some shoes were sold which were not made entirely of leather but were labelled ‘ all leather . ’ |
| 6 | Finally , this background provides an explanation of the idealization and occasional vagueness of which some writers , like Dickens and Mrs Gaskell , are sometimes accused . |
| 7 | During the first thirty-six years of the century the pope had taxed the English church to the tune of almost £450,000 , of which some £360,000 was earmarked for the king , a sum more than three times the amount produced in that time by direct royal taxation of the clergy . |
| 8 | Eastern Europe 's total convertible currency debt is estimated at $134billion , of which some $43billion is owed by the Soviet Union ; $39billion by Poland ; $17billion by Hungary ; and $22billion by East Germany . |
| 9 | Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year . |