Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [verb] [to-vb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , some condoms are lubricated with the spermicide Nonoxynol 9 which is thought to offer some protection against HIV , but may irritate the inside of the vagina or anus . |
| 2 | Start typing a letter for Head of Primary who is trying to sell some raffle tickets to raise funds for a new mini-bus . |
| 3 | More generally , there is a wider range of kin whom one is presumed to have some duty to assist . |
| 4 | - We may go further , and affirm that a negative is used , generally speaking , when there is need to deny some expectation ( in the mind of author , reader , character ) that the positive is true . |
| 5 | The idea there is to try to get some reduction , some reduction in the level of traffic at peak hours and to help public transport . |
| 6 | But it 's going to take some time before construction begins . |
| 7 | Precisely because it is seeking to bring some awareness of spirituality to those mostly brought up in a spiritual desert , great care is needed to avoid conveying misleading impressions . |
| 8 | It is hoped to gain some knowledge of how families view the role of secrecy as the child grows up . |
| 9 | Revision courses are also offered for students studying privately for the Institute of Housing qualification and it is hoped to provide some help to tenants ' groups in the area . |
| 10 | In a situation where it is required to perform some task , the reaction time can be seen to include the following : ( a ) the time taken by the stimulus to activate the sense organ and for impulses to travel from it to the brain , ( b ) the central processes concerned with the identification of the signal and the response to it , and ( c ) the time required to energise the muscles and produce the correct response . |
| 11 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |
| 12 | In brief , yes , you can , but it is going to take some doing . |
| 13 | If someone is sitting on the radiator it is because his trousers are wet from the rain , if someone is drifting across the classroom he is going to get some paper for written work , or if someone is leaving class he is going to empty the rubbish ‘ like he usually does ’ . |
| 14 | I know there ever so hard the shells you know Robert says he 's going to have some dinner today |
| 15 | Now he 's going to get some stick for this ! ’ |
| 16 | Looking at the way the international bodies like IEEE and X/Open Co Ltd have failed to define even a basic set of standards due to the competitive nature of the marketplace , AFUU believes an international body of GUI users is what is needed to get some momentum going , a global organisation that can represent user requirements to the GUI providers . |