Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] was something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant a lot of work with the Treasury solicitor 's office ; but it did mean that the commissioner had to write the report and not us , so there was something to be said for the arrangement . |
| 2 | The CAT scan apparently showed no damage to the brain , so it was something of a shock to the doctors as well as to Dawn 's parents when she finally came round from the coma after about a week with a left hemiplegia . |
| 3 | In fact I had never even imagined life without fat so it was something of a challenge to create a very low fat diet for myself , first of all , and then for my slimmers — a diet which at the same time as being very low in fat included all the necessary nutrients . |
| 4 | Terry and Middleton have become one of the country 's most reliable opening partnerships , so it was something of a surprise when , in the 19th over , Middleton was leg-before to Hooper for 27 with 68 on the board . |
| 5 | Cos there was something about it in the Best magazine was n't there ? |
| 6 | Every half-minute or so , he peered over at the Loran navigation indicator — as if looking at it would make the numbers showing their position change more rapidly — then glanced up at the sky as if there was something to be divined in the matted darkness that could warn him of approaching doom . |
| 7 | Always worrying you if there was something for the least . |
| 8 | If there was something in our way it would be different . ’ |
| 9 | A's defence on the latter ground would of course be assisted if there was something in the shed worth stealing . |
| 10 | Caretaker wondered if there was something in the syntax of the Welsh language which made this sort of construction more acceptable in Welsh than it was in English . |
| 11 | It seems extraordinary to say , but it 's as if his emotions were still erm sort of adolescent , as if there was something in him which was never able to reconcile with his intellectual attitudes . |
| 12 | Hilary , coming out of his reverie , noticed his discomfiture , and smiled as if it was something of not the slightest importance : ‘ The suggestion has been made , ’ he said . |
| 13 | None of these friends knew much about funerals , but if it was something for Conor then , yes , they 'd like to come along . |
| 14 | Yes If it was something like a housewife , if you sold the husband and wife , let's say , a Cover Master or Living Assurance , or the husband 's Health Master , and the wife now wants a Health Master , then nine pound sixty might be enough to give them the maximum benefit . |
| 15 | Because there was something in his eyes that had beckoned to her ? |
| 16 | Because Ermolov had been commanding Russia 's forces in the Caucasus for more than a decade ( and because he was something of a maverick ) , Paskevich had more friends in St Petersburg . |
| 17 | Slowly Sara began to see why it was that her mother was so proud of her nationality , for there was something about these simple Portuguese mariners that inspired confidence and trust , so that she became increasingly sure that her decision to leave home and marry João had been well judged . |
| 18 | But the moment passed , for there was something in her grasp of his legs that was so awkward , so inexperienced , and the pitch of her entreaties remained so anguished that he knew she was only doing what she imagined might persuade him to help her ; and a wave of self-loathing washed over him , that a woman like her could think of a man like him in such a light . |