Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Perhaps there was some amount of crafty deception here , as he explained to the National Defence Association : ‘ By not insisting on military drill we catch a lot of boys who would otherwise have no idea of coming into the education that we are trying to give . ’ |
| 32 | Perhaps there were fewer eels in the river than last year . |
| 33 | Yeah , they were swooping , they were up on you know across there , you know across erm er opposite there 's that house where th that has the garden at the bottom of ours . |
| 34 | ‘ We came off the M4 and suddenly there was this maniac in the middle of the road , flagging us down . |
| 35 | We were eating off silver plates and suddenly there was this toad . |
| 36 | Then suddenly there was this group of people who asserted that not only could you commit yourself to a member of your own sex , they were actually doing it . |
| 37 | Even temporary roads constructed from compacted snow can damage the habitat , so naturally there are many restrictions on projects like drilling wells . |
| 38 | Naturally there are many walks to be enjoyed in the surrounding countryside , and through the lemon groves that surround the village . |
| 39 | Naturally there were many differences of opinion among the European governments , but basically all were trying to find an answer to the same problems . |
| 40 | At Bilen I had often asked what happened to the Awash , curious to find out why this large river never reached the sea , and I had been told that it ended in a great lake at the foot of a mighty mountain called Goumarri in Aussa , where apparently there were many lakes , great forests and some cultivation . |
| 41 | Apparently there was some kind of unscheduled launch in progress , an experiment under preprogrammed control . |
| 42 | Also , apparently there was some kind of bug which the whole party got to some degree … which was why Deane was ruled out completely . |
| 43 | Before long there were many activities for which time came to be increasingly regarded as valuable . |
| 44 | The conventional response : If only there was some way I could help … rose to his throat and was half uttered before he realized its implication . |
| 45 | He changed it to : ‘ If only there was some way I could … illustrate it for you . |
| 46 | If only there was some backing evidence for the Foxbat report . |
| 47 | If only there was more time to think . |
| 48 | If only there were some way to release her from this bondage , turn her again into what she had been ; a young actress on her way to the top of the ladder , as Papa had often put it ! |
| 49 | If only there were some way in which she could let him know that his feelings for her were not something for which he needed to apologise without landing them both in a situation from which they could not retreat . |
| 50 | If only there were some compromise between calling him Your Excellency and calling him Nicolo … |
| 51 | Obviously there is some problem which I shall attempt to diagnose . |
| 52 | Obviously there is less conflict if the commitment is shared by both partners , but it can become a source of tension and disagreement . |
| 53 | Obviously there are many variations on this tactic , but all rely upon the principle of mutually supporting units . |
| 54 | Obviously there are many sports that involve moving around faster than normal . |
| 55 | The large ones are easier to catch , as obviously there are fewer places for them to hide . |
| 56 | Do I get the impression that we 're basically building a a basic aircraft with optional extras , or are we building an aircraft which can be , to some degree , sanitised because obviously there are some parts of the specification of the aircraft we may not wish third cra countries to have . |
| 57 | Um just going through them , obviously there 's some benefit in having a good therapeutic relationship . |
| 58 | You actually make up a structure like this tetraneedle carbon we did have another one but er , obviously there 's some students have erm decided to do something different with the er things that 's all that 's left ! |
| 59 | Obviously there was some kind of partnership involved , but it seemed to her that Adam did most of the running of the outfit . |
| 60 | In all fairness I saw some beautiful work from other members of the class , so obviously there was some virtue in the course , but not for me . |