Example sentences of "[vb base] some [noun] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse still , one third of premature babies due or suffer some form of handicap throughout life . |
| 2 | For this reason , zeolites display some features in common with such diverse systems as ion exchange resins , semiconductors , and aqueous solutions of salts . |
| 3 | In the section below I make some observations on male-orientation in functionalist theory . |
| 4 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 5 | Had n't she known , six years ago , pregnant and alone , that it would take a miracle for her to survive Tony 's death and build some kind of life for herself and her child ? |
| 6 | Virginia found herself desperately hoping Guy would be back at Armscott Manor , because suddenly she was possessed with a burning need to talk to him , build some kind of bridge over the chasm she 'd caused with her accusation over Farthingdales . |
| 7 | It is usually beneficial for organisations whose activities involve some degree of risk to the public to establish two–way communication on the issues . |
| 8 | The deployment of current resources within a coherent , unified service , the adaptation of the use to which off-site units are put , the mobilization of resources from within the special schools sector and the imaginative employment of in-service training each provide some opportunity for developments in the very immediate future . |
| 9 | Even in countries with laws that provide some degree of protection for marine mammals , fishermen are often reluctant to report incidental catches of dolphins or porpoises because they fear having restrictions placed on their use of set-nets . |
| 10 | To take two examples , the French farmers receive some £90 per acre for set-aside land whilst we receive less than £50 . |
| 11 | Later , she would slip back somehow , and put some champagne on ice on the table beside the bed . |
| 12 | 10 Because there are many groups and interests in society ; because groups can come and go as they wish ; and because they all enjoy some measure of influence in particular issues , politics is fluid and everchanging and the policy process is best characterised as one involving bidding , bargaining , negotiation , accommodation , compromise , and checks and balances . |
| 13 | If we speak of control , we are speaking of empowerment , a now much abused word , but one which still conveys the sense of movement from situations of experienced powerlessness , both individual and collective , to one where people acquire some measure of determination in the course of events and policies . |
| 14 | Demonstrate some knowledge of criteria by which different types of written language can be judged , eg clarity , coherence , accuracy , appropriateness , effectiveness , vigour , etc . |
| 15 | Demonstrate some knowledge of ways in which language varies between different types of written text , eg personal letter , formal letter , printed instructions , newspaper report , playscript . |
| 16 | Demonstrate some understanding of attitudes in society towards language change and of ideas about appropriateness and correctness in language use . |
| 17 | The PIMS data still give some cause for puzzlement over the question of investment intensity , however , because Buzzell and Gale show that five-year averages of ROI are highly positively related to increases in the long-term value of the business , both being closely and positively associated with initial competitive position . |
| 18 | Add some bicarbonate of soda to the wash to absorb the chemicals . |
| 19 | You get some lemonade with cyanide in it and some Coke with cyanide in and see what she drinks . |
| 20 | It 's just that I ca n't bear to see someone like you , Ruth , made miserable so worthlessly , and until you get some feeling of respect for yourself you 're never going to snap out of it , and you 'll go on being used as a doormat . |
| 21 | That 's right , it 's just that I worked , I think , yesterday I could n't get into erm , I just could n't get into and yesterday I must admit I felt really rough and erm , I thought at three o'clock I was going to have to ring Iris , cos I knew you were still out you see and at three o'clock I thought I was going to have to ring Iris er just to come in cos I ca n't like your head was my stomach was churning over , it was n't till , soon as I get some food in front of me oh I get , you see I did n't feel too cracking in the morning and I thought well there 's lots of stomach bugs going about and I thought well I 'm having one of them , and I did n't know what I fancied for lunch and I cooked the kiddies theirs , they had fish and what have you , and erm , I thought well what can I have , I thought I what , I thought I got a little tin of salmon there , so I thought right I 'll have a salmon sandwich and I had that and believe me I felt , by three o'clock I could see myself picking me up off the floor , I only got spots before my eyes as such , but , I just had , I had four , five cups of water , I did n't drink any tea , and I wish then , well I do n't know whether I could have felt any worse when I had the sandwich or not to be honest . |
| 22 | Both non-cooperation and civil disobedience imply some form of resistance to unjust laws , and could result in imprisonment for those involved . |
| 23 | Taken together Tables 8.3 and 8.4 indicate some sort of policy for dividend payout ratios on behalf of the commercial companies in the UK . |
| 24 | These are taken-for-granted groupings which assume some form of unity within each category without ever clearly identifying the source of this unity . |
| 25 | Erm or a need to I du n no find some sort of facility in common . |
| 26 | This section of the discussion concerns the use of sentence contexts in the recognition of words , and the way in which our eyes inspect some words in preference to others . |
| 27 | At the other extreme , I can elect to work with and respond to those who give evidence of wishing to work mathematically , and simply keep some semblance of order amongst the rest . |
| 28 | Well no , I suppose the , use some sort of analysis of what er , what words are in use . |
| 29 | It is true that human beings share some things in common with other species , such as sexual reproduction , but they are distinct in some major ways , above all in their capacity for symbolic communication , as distinct from a sign system of communication used by some other species . |
| 30 | One could argue that such complaints constitute some kind of rationale for a general feeling that there are too many incomers in the area . |