Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adj] [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Any woman can have a confident and attractive aura if she is prepared to invest some time , energy and a little money into evolving her own personal style ’ . |
| 2 | I deal with children all the time erm many of my I 've been there eight years now and so lots of children have passed through my hands who in particular have lots of educational problems and need special help , and I suppose somebody though erm that although the rage now is to have Governors who are working in industry , and that 's perfectly proper , that it would n't be a bad idea to have somebody who is supposed to have some knowledge and background of the way children behave and what children need , so erm although I do have some politics , you know , Bill , I erm largely keep them quiet in the governing body . |
| 3 | It 's possible to give some help to the poor and needy of the world without having to give the dedication that Janet Lacey did . |
| 4 | ‘ I think it 's essential to have some kind of interaction , ’ he told me . |
| 5 | ‘ I think it 's essential to have some kind of interaction , ’ he told me . |
| 6 | are , you er you 're wasting your time , really , but it 's useful to have some idea . |
| 7 | Well , it 's good to have some sort of an explanation I can give everyone . |
| 8 | And since UVA rays are the culprits , and these can penetrate even on dull , cloudy days , it 's wise to wear some sort of sunscreening agent all year round . |
| 9 | But it 's important to keep some stock from before the days when cattle were imported . |
| 10 | They must be fitted with great care to prevent fish getting behind them , and it 's important to ensure some water movement behind them to eliminate dead spots . |
| 11 | I mean no one 's suggesting doctors sit and learn all the theory of and the history of the development of medicine , but I 'm sure that it 's important to have some knowledge of your area . |
| 12 | To be genuinely useful , it is essential to include some reference to the number of elements involved in any one ‘ object ’ described as a single item . |
| 13 | Now that anyone can buy speaking toys , such as Texas Instruments 's ‘ Speak 'n Spell ’ , it is essential to include some reference to talking computers in any undergraduate course . |
| 14 | Certainly it is essential to use some form of eye protection . |
| 15 | It may appear rather odd that a book on an emerging language devotes a chapter to the process of translating meaning from that language to another and vice versa ( especially when this second language will be , virtually always , English ) , but the development of BSL , and its community of users is so bound up in its treatment by hearing people that it is essential to have some discussion on the matter . |
| 16 | To understand the system , it is essential to have some idea of its jargon and processes . |
| 17 | Fertiliser : When planting your waterlilies , it is beneficial to add some form of fertiliser . |
| 18 | In all flow-visualization experiments it is necessary to give some thought as to what features of the flow are shown up . |
| 19 | This core does n't have to be very large , it could be a single Mob , but it is necessary to give some solidity to the army . |
| 20 | It is necessary to use some barley both for its natural enzymes and its husks , which form a filter in the mash tun . |
| 21 | Evidently , it is necessary to compile some sort of ’ collocation dictionary ’ by automatic means . |
| 22 | It is necessary to provide some flexibility with relative inheritance : for example , specified fonts may be unavailable or too big/small to read . |
| 23 | Wiring up the fielder 's l.e.d.s is a bit fiddly because these have to be hard wired and it is necessary to provide some sort of anchorage at each of the indicator positions . |
| 24 | But before expanding on this interpretation it is necessary to consider some evidence that is apparently directly contradictory . |
| 25 | As with the Jelinek model ( $4.2 ) , it is necessary to impose some restriction on the length of the n-gram transitions that are used . |
| 26 | It is necessary to gain some understanding of the processes of accumulation before the significance of the small mammal faunas can be understood . |
| 27 | However , before we can start to examine the significance of services in the economy , it is necessary to have some idea of what is meant by the term ‘ services ’ . |
| 28 | Often it is necessary to have some storage of clean water for backwashing , and this is conveniently done by having an elevated tank for the storage of filtered water , the head of water giving sufficient pressure for backwashing . |
| 29 | Therefore , it is necessary to have some sort of measure to gauge the quality of the estimate . |
| 30 | Since leadership is concerned with influencing others , it is necessary to have some understanding about what motivates people to work . |