Example sentences of "to [be] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hon. Peter Horbury appeared to be some ten or twelve years younger than the earl . |
| 2 | There had to be some missing piece to Jane 's story . |
| 3 | Mr Grimstone stressed that the perks would only be available to those who registered their interest in advance , with the cut-off date likely to be some time in mid-November . |
| 4 | Now , his songs are intended as the real thing , but widely assumed to be some sort of parody . |
| 5 | There appeared to be some similarity with the decline of Macmillan 's regime in the early sixties — Cabinet reshuffles ; acute balance of payments ' difficulties , a shaky pound , and high interest rates ; a renewal of strikes on the railways , the docks , and in local government services ; a somewhat disaffected public apprehensive at Britain 's declining power in the world . |
| 6 | A potential recording artist must realize there have to be some compromises between art and business . |
| 7 | I thought it was all a joke , you 've really got to be some schmuck to fall for that one . |
| 8 | The detailed explanation of what makes us feel alert is not known , but it is certain to be some function of brain activity , and brain activity increases with body temperature . |
| 9 | As with many other aspects of development , it is likely to be some mixture of ‘ nature and nurture ’ . |
| 10 | It would have to be some unusual visitor to be thus announced by Matron . |
| 11 | And there always seems to be some shed which has been taken down somewhere , yielding very inflammable material , so we show no signs of running short . |
| 12 | There are rumoured to be some hard men in town . |
| 13 | This event , billed to take place in London this week under the auspices of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain ( Marxist-Leninist ) , was previously thought to be some sort of mirage . |
| 14 | Britain is over-producing : there will have to be some way of reducing output . |
| 15 | The three were closely linked and led to two important conclusions : part of the Strategic Reserve would have to be positioned East of Suez ; and there would have to be some stocking of heavy equipment and supplies , and the establishment of essential repair facilities , on the far side of the Arab air/sea barrier . |
| 16 | The robes were stained and torn , but there still seemed to be some blood on the bones . |
| 17 | They are very aware that the problems of the coal industry combined with the clash between government policy and the policies of the TUC ensured that there would have to be some type of conflict in 1926 . |
| 18 | Certainly there appears to be some sense in restricting any changes in the law of incest so that it continues to be an offence for a parent or grandparent to have sexual relations with a child aged 16 or 17 , because children of that age are often dependent and living at home , and so the conditions for exploitation are still present at that age . |
| 19 | Ever since the Which ? team carried out what I considered to be some very unscientific trials comparing blood , fish and bone fertiliser with Growmore a while ago , I have been suspicious of their methods . |
| 20 | ‘ Like I said , I enjoyed being with her , but you would have to be some kind of retard to get turned on in those scenes by thinking I am kissing a sex symbol … |
| 21 | There had to be some sort of telepathy at work . |
| 22 | There has to be some dynamism in love . |
| 23 | ‘ In any family situation where both parents are working , there has to be some division of labour , so we both concentrated on different aspects of the household commitments . |
| 24 | ‘ If the Conservatives set up this fund , there is bound to be some confusion with ours , ’ says director Christopher Nevile . |
| 25 | Then he turns towards the wizened , worn-out figure of the 87-year-old woman sitting beside him and says : ‘ He is doing all right , there seems to be some response . |
| 26 | It is certainly true that if neither of the main parties emerges with an overall majority after Thursday there will have to be some intense horsetrading . |
| 27 | A small lodge house that used to be some sort of appendage of Burnage Court is currently for sale through Hamptons . |
| 28 | The notices go up , inviting applications which no longer refer to ‘ the poor ’ ; and if you read these , you assume it to be some quaint custom , as I did before I heard how much was involved . |
| 29 | All are keeping quiet about it , supposing it to be some reflection on themselves . |
| 30 | ‘ There 's got to be some form of addiction there , ’ he acknowledged . |