Example sentences of "[verb] be [verb] [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this chapter an attempt has been made to explore some evidence about teachers , teaching and teachers ' work . |
| 2 | A brief test at the end of this chapter has been designed to give some idea of how much of a ‘ lark ’ or ‘ owl ’ you are . |
| 3 | Erm , but what I wanted us to do is to start getting some discussion going and , so that you 're actually getting a bit closer to one another . |
| 4 | While she may have been forced to permit some seepage of sovereignty to imperial institutions on some issues , she was never prepared to give ground on things that really mattered as , in the same way , Germany is not prepared to give ground on monetary union . |
| 5 | She certainly did n't want his sympathy ; in all probability she could n't even have coped with it — but still , it would have been reassuring to detect some trace of humanity in the man . |
| 6 | I 've been trying to talk some sense into her . ’ |
| 7 | Study at such world levels can now be achieved first because enough process data have been collected to allow some degree of national and world pattern to be discerned ; secondly because international cooperation has been initiated specifically to remedy the past deficiencies of data coverage ; and thirdly because the opportunities of remote sensing are now beginning to provide further clues to the world picture . |
| 8 | Christian deputies have been trying to obtain some form of timetable for a Syrian military withdrawal before accepting political reforms , but at their fifth meeting yesterday , the 62 MPs — half of them Christians — were persuaded to debate the future powers of a Christian Maronite president . |
| 9 | Pupils received a pat on the back for satisfactory learning and community work but heads have been told to review some management and teaching methods . |