Example sentences of "[verb] to be [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On that day the three surviving entrants in a technical contest sponsored by America 's Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) decided to form a ‘ grand alliance ’ to offer a single HDTV system , which is expected to be perfected some time next year . |
| 2 | In particular , it is felt that the student needs to be allowed some freedom to choose the elements of his own course within the disciplines concerned and to be given the opportunity to spend a proportion of his time working outside his chosen disciplines , for which appropriate credit should be given in the assessment of his degree . |
| 3 | A far distant bell in her exhausted mind seemed to be ringing some kind of warning . |
| 4 | Werewolf seemed to be conducting some sort of slaughter out there . |
| 5 | Well they , they seemed to be putting some finance in , but er it went through a bit of a flat spot and then the sold out I , I 'm sorry I 'm stuttering and all this but I have n't done my research you know and it , it 's , it 's tough going . |
| 6 | He then brought up the £8000 to £8,000 by steering clear of the OTC , and the vicar was ecstatic that at last he seemed to be making some money . |
| 7 | He seemed to be making some impression on the person at the other end of the phone . |
| 8 | The driver seemed to be playing some kind of survival game with the girls of the Navimore School : he slowed down out of courtesy to the bus stop sign , but took it no further than that . |
| 9 | His eyes glinted through the black lashes and for a moment he seemed to be offering some sort of olive branch . |
| 10 | He seemed to be having some kind of fit . |
| 11 | Since then , there have been about half a dozen glitzy launches — featuring among others , the Home Secretary grinning into the television cameras , telling us that something was going to be done some time . |
| 12 | Yes , I know We 're going to be investigating some carpet shops while you 're signing on the dotted line , wo n't need me in there now will you ? |
| 13 | I would think that 's out because it would destroy the value of the house er that , that has got to be sold some time . |
| 14 | Everything seems to be happening some way off , as if behind glass . |
| 15 | It might dilute the real body of work which I felt to be making some kind of contribution . |
| 16 | Christian Hosoi , who was meant to be getting some sort of subsidiary company through Vision , is now working to get a sub-company set up through H Street : this will eventually be similar to Chris Miller 's Planet Earth . |
| 17 | By March 5 troops loyal to Saddam Hussein appeared to be achieving some success against the rebels . |
| 18 | At that time , as George Orwell reflected , the campaign appeared to be exerting some impact upon British politics for , ‘ In England the Popular Front is only an idea , but it has already produced the nauseous spectacle of bishops , Communists , cocoa-magnates , publishers , duchesses and Labour MPs marching arm-in-arm to the tune of ‘ Rule Brittania ’ . |
| 19 | They were quietly seething , June 1988 may not have been the right time for demonstrations , but parts of the student body and some sectors of the urban population appeared to be contemplating some form of action to let the government know of their intentions . |
| 20 | In another measure , the Government extended the Landlord and Tenant Act protection to the licensed trade but they would not bring it in immediately — it had to be implemented some time in the future . |
| 21 | For that to happen , students have to be given some space in which to develop intellectually in their own way . |
| 22 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |