Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 2 | It is also possible that some research is directed towards developing a technique , methodology , computer program , or piece of equipment which has wide applicability , but whose initial testing was carried out within some field of Scottish geology . |
| 3 | It is also possible that some research is directed towards developing a technique , methodology , computer program , or piece of equipment which has wide applicability , but whose initial testing was carried out within some field of Scottish geology . |
| 4 | After taking a series of measurements I put a numbered ring on each bird 's leg so that if one came to grief and was picked up at some time in the future , its identity could be established . |
| 5 | Hirst may well be fired up for the job against Manchester United , whose £3.5 million bid by fax was turned down amid some acrimony last month by Wednesday manager Trevor Francis . |
| 6 | ’ He , too , was drowned out by some Labour jeering . |
| 7 | The rationale for this was set out at some length : |
| 8 | At that time he owned supply wagons contracted to the army and he was at Fort Thomas when this boy who was called Ish-kay-nay was brought in with some prisoners . |
| 9 | ‘ They thought I would n't be quite so embarrassed if my bra was whipped off by some poor old geezer who was past it . |
| 10 | But Stone Bassett bit the dust , the case against the development was taken up by some of the highest paid planners in the land and sounded a massive victory for conservationists . |
| 11 | He died very soon afterwards , and this young daughter was taken in by some poor people . |
| 12 | I was thrown out by some irate trendy who kept muttering something about royalties . |
| 13 | Any strange or inexplicable behaviour , both in humans and in the natural world , was put down to some supernatural sixth sense . |
| 14 | ‘ I was sent out on some ridiculous calls at Christmas , ’ said Mr Hunsley . |
| 15 | It could still be modified for use , provided it was backed up with some new , stronger coercion . |