Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This system can be a manual one but with computerised time-recording packages available at under £500 it is preferable to make some investment in technology . |
| 2 | If it is possible to incorporate some escape exit and some point of anchorage , then so much the better . |
| 3 | If there is sufficient space it is possible to choose some people to play leapfrog during the chorus . |
| 4 | Although it is not possible to give any exact statistics of the physically disabled , it is possible to give some indication of the extent of the problems they face . |
| 5 | With knowledge of the particular error , it is possible to implement some correction algorithms . |
| 6 | In contrast , in many languages ( notably the S. E. Asian languages , including Korean , Japanese and Javanese ) it is possible to say some sentence glossing as " The soup is hot " and by the choice of a linguistic alternate ( e.g. for " soup " ) encode respect to the addressee without referring to him , in which case we have an addressee honorific system . |
| 7 | Similar stories could be told of many European kings , princes and nobles in our period ; it is possible to get some notion of the variety that existed among the upper classes . |
| 8 | However , if the number of situations correctly recalled is divided by the number not recalled at each level of risk it is possible to get some picture of the relationship . |
| 9 | Putting aside these cases of major civil strife it is possible to discern some consistency in the pattern of apparently arbitrary economic decisions taken by governments , whether or not in the form of ‘ great leaps ’ . |
| 10 | Although it is possible to achieve some degree of change without top-level commitment , that change is likely to be ephemeral at best . |
| 11 | With a little research , it is possible to find some holidays where you can have the best of both worlds — companionship of people , but privacy when you want it . |
| 12 | By reviewing the statements like these it is possible to construct some kind of picture of what the Conservative Party has understood active citizenship to mean . |
| 13 | It is possible to make some observations of the law relating to obscenity and indecency which indicate that , while accepting that one ought to be guided by the rule of law in censorship matters , one would be better advised to come to decisions without reference to this or that piece of obscenity or indecency legislation . |
| 14 | Nonetheless it is possible to make some observations concerning the relative dissociation rates from some of the sites . |
| 15 | Although it is possible to make some generalizations about the likely sequence of development of an intercontinental collision orogen , the pre-collision history of the active margin of the overriding plate and its subduction zone has an important influence on the subsequent evolution of an orogenic belt . |
| 16 | Although the evidence for Desiderius 's activity as bishop is unequalled , it is possible to make some comparison with other Merovingian bishops ; Nicetius of Dax had been comes before he became bishop ; Sidonius of Mainz and Felix of Nantes embarked on significant building programmes . |
| 17 | It can be seen that in terms of the formal equations it is possible to make some juncture , but in so doing it is also possible to lose sight of the quite different perspectives from which they derive . |
| 18 | From this , it is possible to make some statements about the take-up of the project at grass-roots level . |
| 19 | Although , in some instances , it is possible to ratify some breaches of fiduciary duty , it would appear that according to the Privy Council ruling in Cook v. |
| 20 | However , where comparisons can be made with alternative sources of data , and where it is possible to provide some evidence to counter the possibility that the findings are due purely to ‘ data collection ’ effects , we can perhaps arrive at some tentative conclusions . |
| 21 | Sometimes it is possible to trace some problems with tempo or balance to the parts the musicians are using . |
| 22 | While we can not explain why this sense should be restricted to British English ( the Brown Corpus confirms Quirk et al. " s claim ) , it is possible to offer some explanation for its tendency to occur in the perfective aspect . |
| 23 | It is possible to obtain some guidance in selecting project leaders from the work of J. Gooch of Brunel University . |
| 24 | ‘ Any woman can have a confident and attractive aura if she is prepared to invest some time , energy and a little money into evolving her own personal style ’ . |
| 25 | This solution might be acceptable if the Vendor is prepared to take some responsibility for the accuracy of the management accounts — because otherwise the Purchaser will not know where he is |
| 26 | In theory the whole thing is supposed to find some coherence in the text , which William Gibson wrote specially for the show . |
| 27 | I deal with children all the time erm many of my I 've been there eight years now and so lots of children have passed through my hands who in particular have lots of educational problems and need special help , and I suppose somebody though erm that although the rage now is to have Governors who are working in industry , and that 's perfectly proper , that it would n't be a bad idea to have somebody who is supposed to have some knowledge and background of the way children behave and what children need , so erm although I do have some politics , you know , Bill , I erm largely keep them quiet in the governing body . |
| 28 | First , although it may not take very long for a trained and experienced therapist to analyse a transcript using LARSP , the procedure itself is relatively technical and is likely to take some time to learn from scratch ( Connolly 1979 ) . |
| 29 | These are the cases of which every newspaper reader in the country is likely to see some mention . |
| 30 | Harbourmaster Bill Broadbent said : ‘ In the short term , construction is likely to cause some inconvenience in the Albert Dock . |