Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jagged hole through which he 'd been propelled some minutes before now rushed past his face once every minute or so . |
| 2 | We are given some financial support from the government but this doe snot cover all our costs and we therefore depend on gifts from trusts , companies and individuals . |
| 3 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 4 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 5 | Above : Even the kitchen shelves are given some of Rita 's expert treatment and are festooned with large , bright bows |
| 6 | Secured creditors are given some protection : no proposal or modification that affects their rights to enforce security can be approved unless they concur . |
| 7 | However , once divisions are given some independence they may make decisions that are not in the best interests of the group as a whole . |
| 8 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 9 | The emergence of a set of strategies which encompass the whole institution can be developed at the same time as local links and local issues are given some priority . |
| 10 | These arguments are given some strength when we realise that the claims being made for English language by Lyons are remarkably similar to those being made for other aspects of English in general , or of English class culture in particular , by other writers . |
| 11 | Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake . |
| 12 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 13 | ‘ Unless something is done and we are given some special dispensation we will never be happy with this . ’ |
| 14 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 15 | Promoted thereafter as a source of cheap and clean energy , neither of which has actually been realised some 40 years on , nuclear power is a source of considerable debate in the late 1980s because of its annihilation potential in the case of warfare and the problems that characterise waste disposal from nuclear power plants ( section 5.4.3 ) . |
| 16 | Also , domestication of dogs and cattle had been undertaken some twelve hundred years ago in southern Europe by Azilian hunters who had used dogs to corner their prey . |
| 17 | Special considerations : the appellant had been diagnosed some time previously as HIV positive and more recently AIDS had developed . |
| 18 | If the young daughters of women with gonorrhoea are examined some 5 per cent will be found to be suffering from a gonococcal vulva-vaginitis . |
| 19 | This counter-argument has been given some recognition by the courts , in that the ‘ reasonable relationship rule ’ is no longer a rule of law . |
| 20 | On Saturday he had been given some time off to visit his critically ill sister , 17-year-old Lillian , as she lay in hospital . |
| 21 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |
| 22 | If you are going to show candidates around then make sure there is someone to do it and that anyone whose work/routine might be affected has been given some advance warning . |
| 23 | He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . |
| 24 | It is very easy to get involved in discussing whether Olive ought to have been given some knowledge of French wines before George moved , or perhaps persuaded to move to the city along with him . |
| 25 | gone to their GP 's , and often have been given some sort of medicine for their depression but have n't had the counselling side of things dealt with and they 've just been given re-prescriptions , not necessarily seen every time for a re-prescription . |
| 26 | ‘ Have you been given some ? ’ |
| 27 | The local government system of the time had been given some shape by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 , but it was not until the end of the century that it acquired a structure that would enable it to take on the range of functions it has today . |
| 28 | I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present . |
| 29 | It was perhaps as well John Hounsell had been given some forewarning . |
| 30 | I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father . |