Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nah , but he , he do , what I mean is some people enjoy |
| 2 | All I want is some friends , but as soon as I get some real good friends they go off and leave me . |
| 3 | All I want is some action , and I do n't mean the action of my facial muscles working overtime in order to produce streams of bullshit . |
| 4 | All I want is some cigarettes . ’ |
| 5 | All I want is some idea of why he tucks himself away down here in general practice running a one-man show — ’ |
| 6 | Oh I 'm thinking we came out here all I want is some |
| 7 | We follow the building of the hotel , we follow the bank robbers ’ plans , and at the end of the book there are what I hope are some not too implausible twists and turns . ’ |
| 8 | Which I suppose is some sort of ability |
| 9 | Well what I saw was some tail lights going along the road . |
| 10 | This equipment I kept for about three years , although I never forgot the quality of the original sounds I 'd heard , so I decided to invest in what I thought was some serious equipment . |
| 11 | What I have tried to do in this chapter is to suggest a way of looking at towns as though they were a special kind of landscape — as indeed they are — to get behind the guide-books and the individual buildings to the secret history of these places : to draw attention to what I think are some of the significant bits of urban landscape that point the way into this secret history . |
| 12 | and proposals and I 'd like to start with a vote just to find out what kind of hundred this is , do you have a driving licence ? , button one for yes and button two for no seventy two of this hundred have a driving licence which I think is some way above the National average , let me ask you do you have the use of a car or other vehicle whenever you want it ? , button one for yes and button two for no and of seventy two er licence holders , sixty three have the use of a car which again I think is some way over the National average , now what cars do you have ? , now let see what people are driving here there |
| 13 | and proposals and I 'd like to start with a vote just to find out what kind of hundred this is , do you have a driving licence ? , button one for yes and button two for no seventy two of this hundred have a driving licence which I think is some way above the National average , let me ask you do you have the use of a car or other vehicle whenever you want it ? , button one for yes and button two for no and of seventy two er licence holders , sixty three have the use of a car which again I think is some way over the National average , now what cars do you have ? , now let see what people are driving here there |
| 14 | Ken commented earlier that er er prior to the Financial Services Act coming into force which I think was some time in nineteen eighty-eight , the er D T I was responsible and there come back to the D T I if these sort of things had applied and er compensation effectively by the D T I for mal-administration or whatever so that er say we do n't pretend to be pension experts , so any retrospection that I would suggest might well be appropriate as at the date of the Financial Services Act becoming into force . |
| 15 | Contrariety will only appear here if it is specified that apples ( or pears ) constituted the whole of the purchase : All I bought were some apples/pears . |
| 16 | All I had were some trout in the freezer by courtesy of the millpond . |
| 17 | ‘ The last thing I need is some husband-hunting female , scarcely out of the schoolroom , who thinks this is going to be some sort of pleasure cruise ! ’ |
| 18 | Looking back on the decision a few years later , he interpreted it in these terms : " What I wanted was some counterweight to my changeable and restless inclinations , a science that could be pursued with cool impartiality , with cold logic , with regular work , without its results touching me at all deeply . " |
| 19 | It 's no use going on a six day trail ride , with six hours daily in the saddle , if all you want is some gentle hacking in a scenic setting , with perhaps a few longer pub rides as an added bonus . |
| 20 | Diana was treated with kid gloves when all she needed was some sensible advice , a cuddle and a consoling word . |
| 21 | All she had were some notes she made in the car , witnessed by Dexter . |
| 22 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 23 | To locate edges in images all you need is some means of calculating the rate of change of intensity of the image and locating the points where that rate is maximal . |
| 24 | The Amstrad 2286 is one such example , In the case of a 386 machine all you need is some software — EMM386.EXE that comes with MS-DOS 5 , 386MAX or QEMM . |
| 25 | What you need is some of this . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ What you need is some rest , ’ said Luke . |
| 27 | What would you say were some of your happiest memories of your time spent with the County Council ? |
| 28 | Considering it was meant for children it was surprising how many of the characters were unpleasant , even Tinkerbell , whom she supposed was some sort of bad fairy . |
| 29 | But his speech seemed a curiously formal introduction to what she supposed was some kind of orgy . |
| 30 | Now all we want is some bread and some onions an' we 're set . |