Example sentences of "sometimes a [noun sg] [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes a chamber was given a floor of mixed materials , with a flagstone edge and a panel of painted plaster , occasionally adorned with a fresco , in the middle .
2 Sometimes a compromise is made in cheaper boots and the tongues are stitched half way .
3 However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long !
4 Generally there is a single figure , as suits the shape and purpose , but sometimes a second is added , as in fig 41 : brother and sister , as the epitaph tells us , the monument erected by their parents .
5 Sometimes a fresco was added to the plaster above a gypsum dado .
6 Sometimes a judge is noted as intervening in requesting certain kinds of identification not to be made .
7 Sometimes a palindrome is used together with other non-mirrored material and especially in this case the mirroring is not perceived by the listener .
8 Discount stores are often self-service , and most offer a delivery service for larger items , although sometimes a charge is made for this .
9 Sometimes a commode is needed anyway for night-time use , although the patient can manage to use the toilet when he is fully awake and can plan the visit .
10 Many of them struggle on bravely and still manage to take a limited amount of daily exercise , but sometimes a point is reached when they are no longer able to go out alone at all to enjoy any kind of social life .
11 Sometimes a tool was ground after a breakage or similar accident , and the resulting shape would allow a usage not previously possible , and may even have become a treasured ‘ special ’ .
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