Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That sort of decision should be under some sort of democratic decision making ability . |
| 2 | The general standard of living is so much better , I have a f—ed-up up family — who does n't have a f—ed-up family ? — I 'm screwed-up and should be in some psychiatrist 's office , but in general there was n't that much for me to worry about , and I think that 's a lot less common in England . |
| 3 | Whatever you write , it should be in some sense original . |
| 4 | I should be in some embarrassment if my name were to appear in the newspapers , for instance . ’ |
| 5 | They must be on some sort of a one of the meters or somebody 's meter or somewhere . |
| 6 | ‘ They must be on some bonus for the FA Cup semi final — none of them want to miss it ! |
| 7 | We have to confess that we are at a stage of understanding where any answer must be to some extent tentative . |
| 8 | Surely the bundles must be in some kind of order . |
| 9 | It was long believed that remarriage and the prospects of remarriage must be taken into account when considering a widower 's claim but this must be in some doubt following the wide interpretation given to s4 of the Act in Stanley v Siddique [ 1992 ] 1 QB 1 : see Kemp & Kemp ( Sweet & Maxwell ) 22 – 004 et seq . |
| 10 | It may still be objected that , though pupils at school must be in some way ranked in order of merit , the only way to do this that would not be restrictive is by in-school assessment . |
| 11 | If only because the offence is defined in terms of ‘ duty ’ the concept must be in some way limited to the ways that the law obliges the constable to act , in however attenuated or weak a sense of that word . |
| 12 | are clearly right to emphasise that new forms of politics and people 's support of these politics must be in some way connected to changing social structures and crises within capitalist society . |
| 13 | And even then the said imagination must be in some place heavily impregnated with magic , which helps to weaken the walls between the world of the seen and unseen . |
| 14 | Even if we are assured that the creatures in question are not in any pain , some people will prolong the argument either by insisting that they must be in some sort of distress , or by claiming that even if they are not overtly suffering , what is happening to them is cruel and unwarranted exploitation . |
| 15 | I was genuinely concerned that Bev might be under some stress or pressure from the many attacks she was dealing with . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Besides , I might be of some help settling the young gentleman . ’ |
| 18 | Some interesting and useful things can be done in the way of improving specific item search systems , but only if the catalogue has considerable " knowledge " of bibliographical items ( for example , one can envisage a catalogue which could say , " We have n't got Joseph Matthews on online catalogue screen displays , but there is an article in Library trends which might be of some interest " ) . |
| 19 | Now erm some of this films might be of some interest . |
| 20 | Her grandfather had suggested , without conviction , that she might be of some use in the farm office . |
| 21 | He felt he had his hand on a way to proceed , and one that might be of some consequence , with luck . |
| 22 | Variability in ME , however , has sometimes been perceived as an obstacle rather than a resource , and as a result information that might be of some value to the historian has been rejected from the canon . |
| 23 | I have just prepared a paper for my Executive Committee on this and I have enclosed a copy in the hope it might be of some value . |
| 24 | She imagined herself reunited with Nick through the cat 's agency , as lovers might be in some fairy story . |
| 25 | You 'll be like some savage to them , clutching a wooden idol . ’ |
| 26 | Now , however , she felt that she could be of some help . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 29 | The fearsome riots that swept the inner cities in 1981 , in Brixton first , then Toxteth and Hansworth , Moss Side and Bristol , came as no surprise , and convinced Charles that this was the area where he could be of some use . |
| 30 | ‘ All those birds are as common as dirt around here , but I guess if they could be of some use to you , that 's great . ’ |