Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black eyeliner on my lower lids , and I looked like some kind of She-devil . |
| 2 | I first saw her when I was called to see one of Mrs Ainsworth 's dogs , and I looked in some surprise at the furry black creature sitting before the fire . |
| 3 | Chairman you 've got to allow me because by the time I 've finished you wo n't be able to stop me , er , but I mean if there 's a lot of money floating about in this area then I think that er , some committee or other should be looking at the the refurbishment of the courts in Devizes which are a disgrace , and partly the fault of this council when th they were allowed to get into such a state , and I mean at some stage or other , something or else is gon na to have to happen to them and I would hope that the magistrates in their wisdom in some committee or other are , are deciding to take these courts back into use . |
| 4 | erm my point is this , and I speak with some authority , I speak Arabic , I 'm an ex-colonial policeman in Palestine |
| 5 | And I knew in some sort , I think , that the animal was my brother , in this meek and helpless form . |
| 6 | I hope that , in his discussions with the Treasury , the Minister will not just look at the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity , and I guess with some justification , about average incomes , but that he will say that some people below that average have real problems . |
| 7 | I have always been , however , and I believe with some justification , unconvinced of the virtues of taking a punt totally outside my own business . |
| 8 | I have been privileged to hold office for 11 years in a series of jobs of enormous interest and I believe of some importance , especially in relation to drugs , broadcasting , the NHS and foreign affairs . |
| 9 | I 'll go straight to my and I do with some coffee . |
| 10 | In a review of the first edition of this book , Sara Mills took issue with me for pessimistically implying that linguistic reform is impossible ; she pointed out , and I think with some justice , that my analysis risks leaving women with no way to hit back when they are confronted with sexist language , at least until after the revolution . |
| 11 | I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form . |
| 12 | And I think in some hospitals they 're not keen for the midwife and mother to know each other personally . |
| 13 | I think a lot of people are put off computing by the thought that it 's very technical and very difficult to get into , and I think in some ways it still is and there 's a sort of group of experts who rather jealously guard their knowledge , so in that sense , yes , they could short cut and remove skills that perhaps people should have . |
| 14 | Until this point , of course , I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise . |
| 15 | ‘ You did once say I was old-fashioned and I suppose in some ways I must be . |
| 16 | And you know to some extent it 's just time and keeping yourself ticking over that 's going to get that aspect of things better . |
| 17 | Now , you were out driving with your brother and you drove into some kind of storm . |
| 18 | Your mother has been difficult again , he told her , best for her and you to travel for some time — Papa , where are we going ? — The tickets are for England . |
| 19 | There may be pupils whose eye condition makes it difficult to tolerate bright light and who suffer to some extent from photophobia ( for instance those who are albinos or who have coloboma ) . |
| 20 | It was no dream , this fantastic adventure ; it had actually happened , and she wondered with some misgivings how Susan would receive the news . |
| 21 | That 's why I would expect to see and we planned to some extent , we may have under-planned an increase in costs . |
| 22 | We do , however , state our criteria for the selection of books , and we refer to some book guides which teachers may find helpful . |
| 23 | Er like one ounce has gone and we talked to some people who have tried it it was alright but a bit gakky at times |
| 24 | We happened on some good 'uns , and we happened on some sort of funny ones when we goo round . |
| 25 | Many of the details of this study are reported in Willman and Winch , with Francis and Snell ( 1984 ) , and we describe in some detail the way in which the company introduced this technology in Chapter 9 . |
| 26 | and they come to some agreement and the , the management tell what 's happening , how many orders they 've got . |
| 27 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
| 28 | Dr Johnny Birks has been studying mink for many years and he admits with some reluctance that this extremely successful marten may have contributed to the vole 's decline . |
| 29 | The mechanisms by which elites maintain their rule is a matter of great interest to Pareto , and he discusses in some detail how the differing kinds of elite ( predominantly those relying on force or consent ) interact and replace one another . |
| 30 | Fleischmann certainly was concerned about the momentum of events ; the news from Harwell magnified this and he expressed to some colleagues his nervousness and wish that the press conference could be stopped . |