Example sentences of "something in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something in Mrs Maugham 's solid air of conscious rectitude that threw a faint shadow of guilt over everyone who approached her , though as often as not people did not know why they were guilty : her disapprovals were so vast and public , her approvals so private and ill-chartered that all immediately cast themselves as goats in the discrimination of her gaze . |
| 2 | Whilst looking at this picture Minton told Tindle : ‘ You 're the first to see something in Lucian . ’ |
| 3 | I would tell them that they should study something in depth and really understand it . |
| 4 | But we need also to remember that there is another entitlement — the privilege of feeling at home somewhere , of understanding something in depth , of being immersed in a culture . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been thinking of getting something in New York . |
| 6 | Andrew saw something in Horatia 's face he had never seen before . |
| 7 | She watched as the woman muttered something in Italian and Guido responded with a couple of sharp questions . |
| 8 | He said something in Italian and even if Caroline did n't understand the words , the meaning was clear enough . |
| 9 | She had run away , not something in keeping with her character at all , but she had done so nevertheless . |
| 10 | Something in green . |
| 11 | Peter was somehow taking her into his arms , hissing something in Marc 's face , but she could n't tell what . |
| 12 | Something in Dr Jaffery 's big bare feet and the awkward way he held himself gave the impression of a slightly shambolic , absent-minded individual : ‘ Asalam alekum , ’ he said . |
| 13 | erm ideally would like something in villages |
| 14 | Because Messiahship was regarded as something dynastic , something in part dependent upon a bloodline , people 's attention , as we observed before , would have been focused on a relatively small network of interlinked families who could claim descent from both David and Aaron . |
| 15 | We 're asking very poor countries to set aside land they could be cultivating food on — we have to give them something in return . ’ |
| 16 | Now , in effect , if they ask something in return from the state , they are told politely to ‘ piss off ’ . |
| 17 | The organiser or sponsor will , of course , want something in return . |
| 18 | Whilst certainly they may receive something in return , there does not seem to be a pressure to balance out the gifts . |
| 19 | His work demonstrates that an older person was much more likely to be taken into the household of a relative if they were able to contribute something in return , for example doing domestic work , or looking after children while their mother went out to a job . |
| 20 | Needless to say , Hollywood does n't give away presents without asking for something in return . |
| 21 | Philip would doubtless be gratified by an explicit recognition of his position as overlord of Aquitaine and Toulouse and might well concede something in return . |
| 22 | Every time they collect our cows , they promise to give us something in return , but the next time ask for more cows . |
| 23 | ‘ I think I 'm entitled to something in return , do n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | All that is necessary is that the defendant should , expressly or impliedly , ask for something in return for his promise , an act or a promise by the offeree . |
| 25 | It left Harry in no doubt that he would learn nothing from this man without offering him something in return . |
| 26 | Animals become territorial because they get something in return for their effort — food , for instance . |
| 27 | Or did the Prince expect something in return ? |
| 28 | It was an interesting thought , to learn something in order to forget it ; as Fräulein Silber had said , like learning how to ride a bike , but like many other things , too , learning to play a musical instrument for instance . |
| 29 | Sometimes there is a hidden agenda which is more innocent where , for example , someone may question you about something in order to establish your credibility or in order to weigh you up . |
| 30 | Authority is the right to do something , ie in an organisation it is the right of a manager to require a subordinate to do something in order to achieve the goals of the organisation . |