Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For successful anaphor resolution , it is important to co-ordinate the contributions of system components embodying different types of linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge , such as configurational constraints in ( ‘ He examined him ’ , the two pronouns can not co-refer ) , sortal restrictions ( in ‘ She drank it ’ , ‘ it ’ must refer to some liquid if ‘ drank ’ is interpreted literally ) , focusing ( as in ‘ He examined its legs ’ above ) , and reasoning ( as in the second sentence of ‘ John told the waiter he had no money . |
| 2 | The law must resort to some kind of moral and social evaluation of conduct if it is to identify and separate out the most heinous killings . |
| 3 | The amount of time to be spent on learning about tone languages should depend to some extent on your background . |
| 4 | I find all this difficult to understand , perceiving no dichotomy ; though I must confess to some predilection for the original letter or manuscript . |
| 5 | Without turn-out , tutus and pointe shoes the dancers ' bodies still have the same physical apparatus as before and if bodies are to dance at all they must submit to some form of discipline . |
| 6 | This must lead to some confusion in the perception of self for both girls and boys . |
| 7 | Nevertheless I must admit to some sympathy with that view . |
| 8 | ‘ If we are going to continue to be friends and write our poetry , we must come to some kind of arrangement , ’ Dana said . |
| 9 | No , the rich must come to some accommodation with the poor : must acknowledge their existence : must open their houses and their fridges and their bank accounts and let the poor in . |
| 10 | He told MacDonald that by remaining at his post with such colleagues as were still faithful to him , his position and reputation would be much more enhanced than if he succumbed ; the Prime Minister must come to some arrangement with Baldwin and Samuel to form a National Emergency Government which would restore British credit and the confidence of foreigners . |
| 11 | I think that we must whe when we 're , we we must come to some sort of consensus in the staff as to what the levels mean in inverted commas . |
| 12 | The history of social action accounts for this to a considerable extent and all students of social administration must turn to some reading of the development of social policy . |
| 13 | The answer must lie to some degree in effectiveness and involvement , in other words whether the discovery method as well as giving some general introduction to scientific method satisfies the educator 's broader aims of working through the affective domain , of stimulating active thought rather than passive reception , of positively influencing motivation . |
| 14 | She suggests that the design may refer to some kind of public performance or entertainment , especially as one example was excavated from the theatre at Verulamium . |
| 15 | In such circumstances , social activities or a job outside the home might compensate to some extent by providing alternative sources of value . |
| 16 | But possibly not ; the rain , and the town between , might have to some extent blanketed the noise , from the camp . |
| 17 | Although the techniques for these are not available at present , recent continuing advances in the field of molecular biology and tumour suppressor gene research might lead to some benefit with gene therapy in the future . |
| 18 | As we have already seen , whilst the systematic ordering of subjects might adhere to some consensus , it will not be obvious to all users of a scheme ; it is the purpose of notation to permit ease of filing or ordering . |
| 19 | Indeed through the second method ( but not the first ) we might come to some decision about the responsibilities of the group or institution while still in doubt ( or disagreeing among ourselves ) about the consequent liabilities or responsibilities of the relevant individuals . |
| 20 | But perhaps they 'll come to some sort of understanding . |
| 21 | She said , keeping her anger under tight control — he would not , she sensed , be moved by ranting and raving — ‘ We 'll come to some arrangement . |
| 22 | ‘ They 'll come to some arrangement . |
| 23 | She 'll come to some harm if she does n't look out . ’ |
| 24 | It may look to some extent like the original , it may even retain traces of the original , but the many pieces that make the whole were added at different times and have been the subject of change and much repair work . |
| 25 | This could act to some extent as a rival system to the more traditional system of alliances and pacts in the Third World upheld by the Western powers . |
| 26 | Er and therefore erm I think we 'd like to some degree wait and see a bit still because er I think that you know economic circumstances of this particular moment mean that we may just have to consider that further of seeing how things progress really between now and October . |
| 27 | In principle these could mix to some extent , but in practice they can be considered separately as their energies must be very different . |
| 28 | Notwithstanding the problems it was clear that I could emulate to some extent the effect of the shoulder rotation ( shoulder torque ) and movement of the wrist ( wrist torque ) . |
| 29 | This may require additional information to be recorded on requisition forms etc , or involve setting up new registers , all of which will demand extra staff time , and could lead to some resistance . |
| 30 | In this event , the effect of greater delegation could lead to some enhancement of grades or levels of staff to recognise the increased responsibilities and workload associated with delegated budgets , personnel matters etc ; commercial activities could be enhanced to increase income where possible , but not in true recognition of actual resource needs . |