Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [verb] some [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pilot study is designed to throw some light on these important questions . |
| 2 | Section 677(5) is designed to afford some measure of relief where the amounts repaid are lent by the settlor to the trustees of the settlement so that there is a re-advance by the settlor . |
| 3 | Transmission across the callosum takes time and necessitates crossing at least one synaptic junction , during which the information is said to undergo some degree of transformation such that it arrives at the second hemisphere in a comparatively degraded state ( McKeever and Huling , 1971a ; Gross , 1972 ; Gibson , Dimond and Gazzaniga , 1972 ) . |
| 4 | The CPU is said to have some support for out-of-order execution of instructions , which requires very tricky circuitry to reassemble the stream in the right order and avoid dependency conflicts . |
| 5 | These corporations are non-elected and , although an attempt is made to ensure some representation of different interests at board levels , their tasks are clearly defined in advance in terms of development and infrastructure . |
| 6 | If a manager is told to increase some measure of productivity , the manager will tend to distort things in just that direction . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Any attempt to actually draw the circle is bound to have some kind of imperfection , such as the irregularities if a bit mapped device , or servo non-linearities in an X-Y plotter . |
| 9 | This is especially the case when the action that is proposed requires some change from the usual flow of action . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is hoped to gain some knowledge of how families view the role of secrecy as the child grows up . |
| 12 | One species , perfectly good to eat , looks like another that is in some way nasty , and is assumed to derive some protection against predators thereby . |