Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sitting back relaxedly and looking more contented than she had for some time . |
| 2 | The agreement endorsed the principle of " self-sufficiency " , which stipulated that waste should be treated or disposed of as close as possible to the point of production , although it provided for some flexibility in the case of smaller countries . |
| 3 | It was above all the place to which you were advised to go if you had for some reason been shot , in either war or peace . |
| 4 | If they ask for some cheese , you wo n't get it on the meat counter will you ? |
| 5 | Once you are in the loft , it is better to use compression or push-fit fittings since they allow for some adjustment later and the fire risk of using a blowlamp is avoided . |
| 6 | When you ask for some information from hard disk , the coaching controller grabs more information than you need from the same area of the disk . |
| 7 | The issue of conscription was a particularly tender one for the union , for it had for some time been under pressure from the Admiralty over breaches of the obligation of seamen , nominally enforced by the Board of Trade , that sailors should be on board their ships on time and hence not delay sailings . |