Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [adj] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Researchers in China , where garlic is widely used in folk medicine , discovered that garlic compounds were effective against some viruses including the cold sore virus and a type of meningitis . |
| 2 | The black eyes were alight with some emotion that Theda could not fathom . |
| 3 | Balanovski 's earlier findings at the Llangynidr Stone in Wales suggested that magnetism might be a line of enquiry worth pursuing , though efforts were frustrated for some time due to the failure to obtain the necessary equipment . |
| 4 | Some chairmen of select committees were critical of some aspects of their coverage , mainly because they would like to be covered even more , but most chairmen expressed their satisfaction with the way in which the work of select committees had been portrayed on television during the experiment . |
| 5 | But then , if a lot of rabbits were afraid of some newcomers and wanted to deceive them — get them down a hole and attack them — they 'd start — would n't they ? — by sending someone who was plausible . |
| 6 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 7 | In both June and November , about two-thirds of the absentee pupils were absent with some form of parental consent or authorisation . |
| 8 | Higher earnings and increased opportunities for earning by women and children were characteristic of some regions . |
| 9 | Thus for much of the period after 1760 , canals were important in some areas and over a small number of major routes . |
| 10 | ‘ Our backs were disappointing in some respects against Monaghan , ’ he chides , ‘ We gave away two goals within a couple of minutes and you simply can not do that and expect to win championship matches — it 's not just on . ’ |
| 11 | In both locations about a third of employees were involved in some sort of voluntary activity . |