Example sentences of "[be] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similar boost to the imports of Eastern Europe ( excluding the Soviet Union ) would be worth some $7.5billion a year for five years . |
| 2 | The stockpile will be worth some £400 million by 1985 , if spending targets are met . |
| 3 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1bn by 1997/98 . |
| 4 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1,000m by 1997-98 . |
| 5 | I will send the hon. Gentleman a copy of the Strathclyde programme , which will be worth some £20 million ecu , which is £15 million . |
| 6 | The Financial Times of Nov. 27 , 1989 , reported that the United Kingdom was seeking to arrange a £2,000 million bank loan to finance Saudi Arabia 's continued purchase of British arms under the massive Al-Yamamah arms deal first agreed in 1985 and expanded in 1988 [ see pp. 34012 ; 36312 ; 36952 ] , chiefly involving the purchase of Tornado fighter-bombers built by British Aerospace ( BAe ) and currently estimated to be worth some £20,000 million . |
| 7 | 1991 saw total Unix systems revenue in Europe climb to $6.9bn from $6bn in 1990. 1991 's growth of 15% is two points up on 1990 's 13% — IDC predicts a mean compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 14% for the next six years , by which time it believes the European market will be worth some $16.3bn . |
| 8 | It 's incredible what an aphrodisiac the prospect of motherhood can be for some women . |
| 9 | You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl . |
| 10 | Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period . |
| 11 | Finally , the market square in Aylesbury is still closed for major work and obviously will be for some time , and you need to still avoid that area . |
| 12 | So — hard as it may be for some people to believe — we disinfected the whole place , sloshing the stuff everywhere . |
| 13 | This approach , far from just offering a comfortable sense of hand-holding , serves as an excellent safety net , as it helps us to identify at an early stage where a trainee 's progress may be for some reason deficient , and to take whatever steps may be needed to rectify the situation . |
| 14 | I know it will not be for some months yet , but time passes quickly . |
| 15 | Even when all intended partners of the new firm have indicated assent it will still be necessary to establish some order of seniority and to select the first senior partner : though joint senior partners are not unknown , the better arrangement may be for some restriction to be put upon the time that office is held by any one individual so that by rotating it between the participating firms a reasonable balance is achieved . |
| 16 | I have told this story in the hope that it may be of some help to other adoptive parents , and out of the profound belief that love is the most important thing in the world . |
| 17 | ‘ Livée , perhaps you can be of some help to Citizen Vaubrun , ’ said Mme de Ratho pointedly . |
| 18 | Now , however , she felt that she could be of some help . |
| 19 | There was no evidence that Berowne had started his own meal — that in itself might be of some help in deciding on the approximate time of death — but he had apparently either cajoled Harry into the church with the promise of a meal or , more likely , had supplied an obvious and immediate need before he was ready for his own share of the supper . |
| 20 | Although they tend to fit one pencil size only , there are rather more expensive holders available for use with wide pencils and industrial chalks which may be of some help to artists . |
| 21 | Besides , I might be of some help settling the young gentleman . ’ |
| 22 | I told him that I could not go on behalf of any party , but that I would go on behalf of the government if he came to power , since I knew the situation and could be of some help . |
| 23 | So now that 's about all I have on these two missions for you and I hope this will be of some help and er be only too glad to hear from you . |
| 24 | One technique which can be of some help in deciding on the nature of an electronic transition is resonance Raman spectroscopy ( see Section 5.17 ) . |
| 25 | I hope that that will be of some help to my right hon. and hon. Friends . |
| 26 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 27 | It was all at my fingertips and I was only too pleased to be of some assistance , from whatever quarter the request came . |
| 28 | As a final word , for those who are novices in the world of finding somewhere to sleep in the wilds , I can be of some assistance . |
| 29 | So here , for the fraught and confused among you , is a short guide to male restaurant etiquette that may prove to be of some assistance . |
| 30 | ‘ I hope , sir , ’ he said , not noticing the pun , ‘ that we may be of some assistance to you in your stay in the region . |