Example sentences of "[verb] it [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had expected it at some point . |
| 2 | ‘ But we did n't buy it from some grave-robber , you know . |
| 3 | ‘ I approached it with some trepidation but the satisfaction of passing was immense , ’ he said . |
| 4 | From what Morse said it looks as though he was trying to flog it in some under-the-counter deal , but I do n't see how it helps us . ’ |
| 5 | The second argument about the origins of the incest taboo is the one that relates to the major theme of this chapter and I shall consider it at some length . |
| 6 | He suddenly thought of the hat she had lost , searched for it , and found it among some leaves on the ground . |
| 7 | Place it in some water in a saucer and it will soon grow new feathery leaves . |
| 8 | Mary-Rose Caden , a smoker and teachers ' representative on Lothian education committee , forecast it may be impracticable : ‘ If it 's a complete ban , then they 'll have to police it in some way . |
| 9 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 10 | To really get to know a country , you need to get to know it in some detail , and to allow you the chance to know the fascinating world of Chianti , Citalia this summer offers its Flavour of Chianti programme . |
| 11 | There are chemical systems which mimic it in some ways . |
| 12 | Then she took out a comb , and began to set it into some kind of order . |
| 13 | leaving it and then going back to it to see if you could integrate it plus some graphs . |
| 14 | Instinctively she ran a hand through her dishevelled hair , smoothing it into some kind of order . |
| 15 | Oh er they 're for some job at Street , they 're wanting it for some job or other . |
| 16 | They should bring along a crane and pick the whole thing up with me in it and call it Frozen Communications and put it in some art gallery . |
| 17 | I mean sh shame in the banks I mean we do n't get charges any charges from this bank , I mean if , if you er put it in some banks you get interest charge you on your cheques and all sorts of things , it , it 's as broad as it 's long usually but er I mean we are gon na accumulate money , I do n't think we should accumulate very much more now , we , we 've ample funds for everything we need er but it 's a question |
| 18 | Adele obviously uses it as some kind of defence . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't remember what I actually said , but obviously Mandy misinterpreted it in some way . |
| 20 | It 's a well-designed demo , which almost leaves the screen empty , filling it with some of the best routines around . |
| 21 | they 'd have saved it for some empty classroom |
| 22 | He ate it with some biscuits , getting it down fast , his face close to the plate , his fork-hand hooking round to beat illness to the punch . |
| 23 | Only by defining it in some such manner as suggested will you be able to recognise that it is , or is not , correct . |
| 24 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 25 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
| 26 | He hefted the pistol towards the window , laid it on the sill , cocked it , put a percussion cap beneath the hammer , directed it at some sepoys trotting below , and pulled the trigger , confident that a sepoy would throw up his arms and sink to the ground . |
| 27 | You can do it to some extent through the public sector , but one of the worrying things I find about the present situation with this growth of generations , the clamp down on building — less than a hundred thousand houses , I think , completed in the U K last year — my estimate is that we should be building about two hundred and fifty thousand . |
| 28 | But it was not vulgarity , just rudery — and he would do it for some very distinguished people we had on the set sometimes . ’ |
| 29 | I mean if he was going to attack me , he 'd surely do it at some time when he had a reason to be angry . |
| 30 | And what 's even more sure is that he will do it in some style . |