Example sentences of "and it [modal v] be some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But mainly these diseases have now been er controlled if not completely eradicated and as a result the world 's population is er is likely to zoom up as you can see right off the top end of the , of the graph and we 're expecting something like eight billion people er and , and still rising at the end of the , of the century and it 'll be some time way into the next century before the world 's population actually starts to er er to level out . |
| 2 | Although the opposition has no experience of sheltering such a prominent figure underground , Mr Devaty 's move appears to have caught by surprise not only his friends , but the country 's creaky legal machinery , and it may be some time before his non-appearance prompts a full-scale police hunt for him . |
| 3 | Herons generally fish at dawn before the gardener has stirred and it may be some time before the pool-owner is aware that his fish are disappearing . |
| 4 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's true , and it might be some comfort to her , ’ John Foley said mildly . |
| 6 | Whereas things appeared stable in Britain at that time , overseas there existed events of change — in Italy there existed no unity and much of the land was occupied by the forces of Austria , but they were removed and in 1833 , a united Italy was advocated under Papal rule , but that proved not to be successful and it would be some years before Garibaldi was able to form the Italian National Association for the Unification of Italy which only achieved its objective in 1871 . |
| 7 | That apart Derby are unstoppable at home and it must be some consolation to Arthur Cox that the twelve million pound team he assembled at last looks the part . |
| 8 | And it will be some days this time , because Christmas day is on Saturday , so it 's a very long , long weekend and holiday period . |