Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A clarification of what society expects of directors might nevertheless be of some value in combination with other measures . |
| 2 | ( 1966 : 72 ) recognized such unobtrusive measures have found favour in field-work and I discovered at an early stage that the problem remains one of revealing the structural warts of the system while somehow indicating that this need not be seditious ; and indeed might even be of some value . |
| 3 | A word or two about the company might therefore be of some interest . |
| 4 | But it does mean that cross-addiction is a factor that may possibly be of some influence in all of this and that it is a factor that may need to be taken into consideration in the long term in attempting to improve the over all quality of recovery . |
| 5 | Twenty-three per cent of them thought that ‘ they could possibly be of some use with certain reservations ’ and 27 per cent of them considered them to be of no use at all . |
| 6 | There would n't be anyone , she thought , who could get hold of someone tonight , who would n't be in some blotto clinch later ; but it would be mutual , a tenderness of lust , like the balmy air , not rough . |
| 7 | However , other retailers of the product will normally be under some obligation not to seek customers actively in R 2 's industry . |
| 8 | Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period . |
| 9 | The relief of being able to talk about the problem at all will probably be of some comfort . |
| 10 | You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl . |