Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I slid down until I became entangled in some bracken . |
| 2 | I might have felt a little downcast at that point , only the evening had made me feel more encouraged about my prospects with her than I 'd felt for some time . |
| 3 | As soon as I get settled in some place , it 's time to move on . |
| 4 | Because there are no expressions of regret afterwards , I assume I felt entitled to some sort of reward . |
| 5 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 6 | In order to test my reaction , and before I had received my copy , Michael had typed it out and sent it to me , almost as if it might be one of his own efforts , and I had reacted with some reserve . |
| 7 | All through tea I had waited for some indication on his part that he knew I had seen the girl — as he must have known , for it was obvious that the nocturnal concert had been given to announce her presence . |
| 8 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 9 | I had acted with some courage and endurance — and even intelligence , I hope — in a situation many men would have found hopeless . |
| 10 | Even before that I had put on some weight which did n't all drain away during my illness . |
| 11 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’ |
| 13 | I 've had the same look for the last 7–8 years and during that time I 've put on some weight . |
| 14 | Both Ian Allan , chairman of AIR , and I have felt for some time that this division was not helpful to the railway movement and it was agreed at the ARPS Council meeting held on 25th April ( which I missed due to the pleasure of attending my secretary 's wedding ) and the AIR Board meeting two days later that we adopt a proposal put forward by David Madden , a member of ARPS Council and director of operations on the North Norfolk Railway , to set up a joint committee to handle affairs of mutual interest , which we agreed should be called in good railway tradition : ‘ The Railway Clearing House ’ . |
| 15 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |
| 16 | This is probably the most untrue statement I have heard in some time . |
| 17 | I have done for some time . ’ |
| 18 | I HAVE noticed for some time now that the Amnesty International Mandate has not been changed to include ‘ people imprisoned for their sexuality ’ . |
| 19 | The word occurs twice in the present draft and I have explained in some detail why it is not acceptable on either occasion . |
| 20 | All in all , I suppose I have changed to some thing of a nightbird . |
| 21 | Because I have worked for some time now on the forming of music and sounds , and through this specific endeavour have become aware of the " molecular structure " parallel , I can see great form in " Beautiful Landscape Traversed By Electricity Pylons " , " Tiny Aeroplane In One Expansive Sky " , " One Cup of Tea With Spoon And Attached Shadows " , " One Bogey Slightly Protruding From Person 's Nose " and , apart from when I 'm blackly depressed , Life is seen from inside me to be better every day because of my positive use of the rich energy that is emitted from every thing , live or dead . |
| 22 | I have lurked like some ghost in this cold , dank church , and now you appear , making a merry jest of it all ! ’ |
| 23 | I have dealt at some length with the arrangements for mandatory support because they have been in the limelight recently and because they are the direct responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State . |
| 24 | I am delighted to have heard anything worthwhile by Schillings , whose music I have known for some time in piano-vocal scores but have not encountered in performance . |
| 25 | All was cleared up later when the hotel manager came to investigate but our sympathies must go to the hapless Security Gorilla , as recent photographic evidence proves that mistaking Bob Dylan for a tramp with salubrious lodgings in Cardboard City is something even hardened celeb watchers like ourselves have done at some point or another . |
| 26 | And Ann said well I 'm waiting , I ai n't waiting all fucking day someone 's got to some work like . |
| 27 | Whether society has the right to determine its own morality is a debate which has raged for some time . |
| 28 | He said yesterday that as Mr Dignum spent most of his time looking after the stores , which include the troubled Silo chain in America , the move ‘ reflects the reality of the situation which has existed for some time ’ . |
| 29 | Subsequently , other authors have used the terms ‘ backwardation ’ , ‘ contango ’ and ‘ normal backwardation ’ in ways other than as defined by Keynes , which has led to some confusion . |
| 30 | In one corner of the tower lay the bell which had fallen at some time in the past . |