Example sentences of "were [adj] [to-vb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The findings from the investigation , as given above , caused both the client and the analysts to review the situation and concentrate first on the general organisation of the filing system as a whole , to determine if it were possible to achieve some degree of commonality as a prerequisite to the development of a computer support system . |
| 2 | Other members of the crew were prepared to admit some blame and accept temporary demotion or early retirement . |
| 3 | Marie Claire had some novels about English girls lost in the desert at the mercy of proud sheikhs , but those girls were as proud as the sheikhs themselves and defiant too — at least until near the end of the story — and the sheikhs were prepared to make some concessions themselves by that time . |
| 4 | The hunger strike sparked off divisions between those Länder ruled by the SPD and those ruled by the CDU or CSU , since the former were prepared to make some limited concessions by allowing very small groups of RAF prisoners to have contact with each other . |
| 5 | I also said then that we were prepared to consider some blocking power for the European Parliament . |
| 6 | The time can be shortened , however , if those members who were supposed to make some enquiry or obtain some information , or to write a short factual statement , have not only done so but have informed the Hon. |
| 7 | As I left in early afternoon to catch the London train , I reflected that here was as large number of small businessmen who were likely to see some radical changes in the way they operated . |
| 8 | Rescue teams were able to reach some of the victims . |
| 9 | One of the key issues was how parents ' messages about their needs were being heard , and here the researchers were able to shed some light . |
| 10 | The three of them were able to use some sessions of family therapy to acknowledge the need to grieve for the past as well as to prepare for the future . |
| 11 | The pilots were able to search some areas below the fog , but said visibility was almost nil at higher levels . |
| 12 | Visibility was not good because of approaching darkness but the crew were able to see some trees at the approach end of the field . |
| 13 | Still he and Child were able to give some advice based on their experiences with African elephants — and a few words of warning . |
| 14 | You mentioned already er over a hundred thousand people have been er displaced by the fighting , and we were able to visit some of these up in the north to , er watch the Cambodian Red Cross hand out some er aid from Oxfam and other agencies . |
| 15 | Consumers were able to examine some of the 300-plus high quality men 's and women 's fashion brands now featuring Tencel garments . |
| 16 | Even the moderately well-off were able to take some precautionary steps to avoid expropriation and the effects of the introduction of limits on wealth . |
| 17 | ‘ Eventually all the cooking was done and the visitors were able to sample some delicious food . ’ |
| 18 | By 1979 , US fisheries scientists were able to estimate some dolphin numbers in the ETP . |
| 19 | Although the British airlines would not match the American competition for several years after the war , British aircraft were able to recapture some ground in the 1950s , especially when the new Brabazon types came into production . |
| 20 | Owing to the strength of their position in the world of entertainment , they were able to persuade some of the leading actors and actresses to perform . |
| 21 | Mick Redmond had finished a tour of operations and was on leave when John came on leave so the brothers were able to spend some time together for the first time for years . |
| 22 | The advocates of reorganisation and nationalisation in the 1930s and 1940s had claimed there were potentially large gains in efficiency in distribution , and , while their forecasts were probably exaggerated , the new Area Boards were able to reap some of these advantages of larger-scale distribution and more centralised management . |
| 23 | With the strong wind at their backs , Monmouthshire were able to apply some pressure in the second half , but their cause was n't helped by Jonathan Westwood , who landed only three penalties from six attempts . |
| 24 | With this tool in our hands , we were able to get some real results . |
| 25 | Both , after all the control they needed before the fight , finally were able to show some emotion . |
| 26 | In the hope that deteriorating wartime conditions in Vietnam would spark insurrection , a liberation army of sorts was being formed on the border ; but when the attack went off at half-cock ( leaders executed or arrested and followers dispersed ) another threat to the French position was removed and it must have become clear that the only credible threat to French power lay in France itself , at least until the forces of nationalism were able to attract some effective outside sponsorship or else embed themselves in the people to the point where they became an organized national resistance . |
| 27 | By means of an appeal to Lenin , Bashkirs were able to secure some positions in the government , only to have their agreement with Moscow cancelled a year later when Bashkiria was forcibly incorporated in the RSFSR . |
| 28 | Not having to pick their way carefully now they were able to cover some thirty hilly miles that day , good going for so large a party of horse , even mosstroopers . |
| 29 | Students were able to note which points were stressed by the lecturer and staff were able to obtain some feedback from the students . |
| 30 | Huy found himself wishing that he were able to read some comment on the policeman 's face — anger or disapproval might have been easier . |