Example sentences of "some [n mass] [be] [prep] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ The age structure of our customers as provided by the latest survey is as follows — approximately 50% of them are over 40 years ; some 25% are in the 20–40 age group ; while the remaining 25% are aged below 20 years .
2	Some 47% were in the category of Mystified Manunsure about their role in feeding and about their role as a father .
3	Due to Sir William MacAlpine 's much-publicised visit a couple a years ago , some £500,000 is to be spent in repairing and reconstructing it .
4	‘ Some people are at their wit 's end , crying over the phone .
5	Anyway , there are 98 people on now ( there are more names than that on the list cos some people are on twice for various reasons ) .
6	How a pop star looks is made too much of , though , the way some people are about it .
7	This does not mean that they will have to hypnotize themselves , although some people are in fact taught self-hypnosis .
8	I mean , some people are in a
9	It is not the Government 's business to start telling banks and consumers what arrangements they should make between themselves although , clearly , some people are in difficulties with consumer credit .
10	‘ Some people are like that , ’ said Sam , obscurely .
11	Some people are like that , Peggy , some people are like that .
12	Some people are like that , Peggy , some people are like that .
13	Some people are like that all the time .
14	These substances , that may in some people be of relatively minor cross-addictive potential , can always be tackled later when the head is more clear and the primary disease is in more secure recovery .
15	some people were on fixed incomes
16	Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family .
17	But then , she thought acidly , he had probably never been young in his life ; some people were like that .

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