Example sentences of "[vb past] some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chiswick experienced some changes in 1962 , one of which was the withdrawal of all the trolley-buses , which were replaced by the very popular Routemaster buses . |
| 2 | It is interesting that a large proportion of these ‘ new ’ users experienced some unpleasantness on first use such as vomiting and dizziness . |
| 3 | Erm er it 's basically that there is no stated requirement at present from any of the four nations , for this aircraft to operate on ships er back in the early days of the programme when the the French were involved er we looked at the possibility of designing an aircraft er to provide the whole spectrum of capabilities from air defence er ground attack and also maritime operations off ships and er we we certainly experienced some difficulties in reconciling all those things in one design , which was adequately capable in each of the areas . |
| 4 | Easons , too , experienced some increase in competition from ‘ non-traditional ’ outlets . |
| 5 | As rectal volumes increased , all spinal patients with lesions above T6 ( n=11 ) experienced some degree of autonomic dysreflexia that prevented further rectal distension . |
| 6 | Either they operated some kind of taboo against such things , or else the technological relics of past civilisations were commonplace enough for them not to attach importance to a vessel which they must at least suspect to be in operable condition . |
| 7 | This caution countered some weakness in gross margins ( the result of increased book club and export sales , and of lower print runs ) , Mr Hely Hutchinson said ; and net operating profit from publishing grew by 27% to £1.68m — an operating profit margin of 11.9% . |
| 8 | He recommended some training for hotel staff to be a bit more professional in their attitude . |
| 9 | In class terms the peasants were identified as part of the rural petty bourgeoisie : generally speaking , not members of the proletariat because they usually owned some means of production to support themselves . |
| 10 | Dotty Harmer , a spinster and stout friend of all animals , lived some quarter of a mile westward towards Lulling Woods . |
| 11 | None of the old historians of this County take notice of this Chantry , not even Mr Lambarde , who lived some years in the Bishops ' Palace here . |
| 12 | She says that they lived some miles from London , but they could see the red glow in the sky and smell the smoke . ’ |
| 13 | I smelled some recurrence of the tension between him and Laura and looked for a way to open the subject . |
| 14 | What with John 's new fitness programme , and the salutary Atlantic air and everything , I myself expected some kind of halfhearted renewal . |
| 15 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 16 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |
| 17 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 18 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 19 | Advocates on both sides of the debate voiced some disappointment over the ruling . |
| 20 | He was thus encouraged to believe that the Cambridge Board entertained some doubt over the strength of its case for unilateral action and was therefore anxious to reach a negotiated agreement with the WEA prior to making any application for additional Chapter III providing powers . |
| 21 | He has expanded police powers , limited the formation of new parties , marginalised the old opposition and criminalised some types of political dissent . |
| 22 | They met some girlfriends of Jessica 's , and ended up having cakes and coffee and a laugh . |
| 23 | Attendance officers were more active in towns and cities but , at least initially , met some resistance from parents . |
| 24 | I changed into Tommy 's uniform and met some others of the crew : Oliver , who was a waiter in the special dining car , like myself , and several of the sleeping-car attendants , one to each car the whole length of the train . |
| 25 | They met some time in ‘ thirty-eight , I gather . |
| 26 | In Kuwait City itself the Iraqi forces met some opposition from elite troops guarding the Amir 's palace and from troops stationed in Army and Air Force barracks situated on the city 's outskirts . |
| 27 | By 0900hrs the Japanese were back to raid other specified targets , this time they met some opposition in the air , several American fighters were now airborne but the pilots had no combat experience so the Japanese had the advantage . |
| 28 | Comfort met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends , who resented their allies ' safety from occupation almost as much as the damage they had inflicted on France as they pushed the Germans back after D-Day . |
| 29 | Three weeks ago Goering met some Englishmen on Sylt , you know it ? |
| 30 | said I 've got to get this one back for her mum or whatever said I 'm in a hurry then I met some guy on the field , talking to him and er |