Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge . |
| 2 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 3 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 4 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 5 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 6 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 7 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 8 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 9 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 10 | As is often the case in this sort of situation , both sides are right to some degree . |
| 11 | She must have been asleep for some hours when the sound of her opening bedroom door penetrated her dreams and brought her instantly awake . |
| 12 | He had been asleep for some time , physically exhausted after his ordeal , but now he tossed and turned , held fast in the grip of some awful nightmare . |
| 13 | ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’ |
| 14 | She has been depressed for some time . |
| 15 | That charge has been wrong-headed for some years ; nevertheless , it has been sustained by enough left-wing activity to feed Conservative propaganda . |
| 16 | Resorting to personal ties to survive or advance is a mechanism which has been used to some effect over the generations , but which prevents people turning to organisations or political activity which might , in the long run , prove more effective in solving their problems . |
| 17 | The weather had been dry for some time and , fanned by an easterly wind , the fire spread rapidly until , within three days , it had engulfed most of the city . |
| 18 | In that process , it may well be that some of those concerned in the management of the company , and others as well , have been guilty of some misconduct or impropriety which is of relevance to the liquidation . |
| 19 | Such behaviour may depend at least partly on the teacher 's skill in setting up situations which will elicit the best from each child : most people are shy in some situations and confident in others , and different people 's responses to the same situation may vary sharply . |
| 20 | ‘ The enormity of the figures describing zero-point energy has led theorists to question from time to time whether these numbers should be taken seriously , or whether they are due to some defect or misinterpretation of the theory . |
| 21 | The local skaters take it upon themselves to remove some dangerous panelling designed to withstand loose board , however the local council see this as an act of vandalism and feeling are strong amongst some councillors to get rid of the ramp . |
| 22 | His friend and doctor , Dr James Mortimer , said that Sir Charles ' heart had been weak for some time . |
| 23 | Rumours of cutbacks at the factory have been rife for some time . |
| 24 | We are grateful for some help received to date from QP and if other friends wish to be identified with the work in a practical manner , this would be much appreciated . |
| 25 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 26 | H Your health and fitness are deficient in some respect . |
| 27 | The annual floods had been low for some years , and conditions in the villages were very bad . |
| 28 | It has been possible for some time to cruise down the Nile , or stay in some of the jewelled and painted palaces of Moghul India , or walk along the Great Wall of China . |
| 29 | ‘ That has been possible for some time . |
| 30 | For National Certificate modules it has been possible for some time to approve alternative outcomes , under certain circumstances , for students with special needs of all kinds . |