Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The best way to find it is to look some way off a line joining Beta Ceti to Alpha Phœnicis .
2 And I only hope you 're bringing some money with you . ’
3 ‘ I do n't envy you your job , Mr Milton , but I hope you 're having some fun out of ffeatherstonehaugh 's .
4 I know you 're having some sort of big spiritual crisis or something , but I do n't really see how I can help . ’
5 Erm , that is kids may express curiosity , kids may even be doing things that imply they 're getting some sort of pleasure out of their bodies y'know they may be , as we used to call it when I was a child , playing with themselves , um they may be erm doing various things that er that give them some sort of bodily pleasure .
6 ‘ I heard he was making some kind of detective story with McQueen . ’
7 As I say , it does n't bother me constantly all the time , Doctor you know , it 's just I feel I was carrying some shopping down the road
8 I understand you 're experiencing some chest pain ? ’
9 For it received the neglect that a great deal of insider research achieves and was channelled ( unopened ) to me , accompanied by a two-line memo from a senior officer which suggested , ‘ I understand you are doing some research ; you may find this useful ’ .
10 Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes .
11 Neighbour Kathy Burn said : ‘ We heard a bang and thought someone was doing some DIY work .
12 You might get a real bad one and then you had a rough time but mostly they gave way and very often , if you got a drunk , another policeman saw you were having some difficulty .
13 Then I realized he was making some sort of joke and endeavoured to smile appropriately , though I suspect some residue of my bewilderment , not to say shock , remained detectable in my expression .
14 I think I 'm going some place but I ca n't remember where .
15 I said I think somebody 's saying some untruth to me .
16 Did Carnelian think he was playing some childhood game ?
17 When the 15 men from no fewer than eight countries run out in front of a packed house for the 111th Bowring Varsity match at Twickenham today ( tues ) you 'd be forgiven for thinking you were watching some sort of world invitation XV taking on Cambridge .
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