Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] some [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's always the pressure of playing , of course , and the dangers of being on the road and playing the songs night after night — it 's all too easy to fall into some kind of rut . |
| 2 | As late as the 24th , when it was obvious the whole French front was collapsing , the German storm troops still waited for a renewed artillery preparation , and then moved circumspectly , as if half-expecting to walk into some kind of –rap . |
| 3 | The physical interference need not be sufficiently forceful or well-aimed to result in some form of damage or destruction to a proper part of the victim , though we suppose that a violent action would generally be painful to the recipient . |
| 4 | This finding makes it possible to identify with some degree of certainty those students who are unlikely to graduate , and thereby allow the necessary resources to be targeted on these potential non-graduates . |
| 5 | A child who has problems in any area of development may be regarded as being likely to benefit from some form of special educational placement , either full time or part time . |
| 6 | However , any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness . |
| 7 | Unseemly , internecine brawls , however , will be more likely to result in some form of state regulation . |
| 8 | The Full Moon in Taurus on the 10th is also likely to coincide with some kind of friction or discord when discussing intensely personal issues . |
| 9 | This appears very likely to culminate in some form of official appraisal of their work . |
| 10 | I was talking to a civil servant in the Ministry of erm Energy the other day , and he said that he reckoned out of several hundred people working there there were about fifteen people who had a scientific or engineering background , and therefore were able to talk with some degree of expertise perhaps and certainly knowledge about the matters that they were discussing . |
| 11 | He , like many of his critics and followers , failed to see that the claims for a new scientific conceptualization rest not only on the ‘ facts ’ they are concerned to put into some kind of order , but also on the capacity of the new theoretical framework to bring out connections between what , until the new framework is used , appear as unconnected bits and pieces of information . |
| 12 | Even authoritarian regimes , if they are to last , must be able to count on some measure of consent , though not necessarily that of a majority . |
| 13 | Yet it was abundantly clear that only when she was away from the influence of the house was she able to return to some semblance of normality . |
| 14 | Both sides appeared keen to work for some kind of reconciliation , although how much of their willingness to co-operate was purely political was never made clear . |
| 15 | Given that most visitors only have a couple of weeks , it is necessary to arrive with some sort of plan . |
| 16 | Er you 're entitled to go through some sort of training programme |