Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I suspect that Mains rather got some enjoyment out of appearing as some grim nemesis of the south . |
| 2 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 3 | So we went and had and there was a little space , you know normal bit bigger than average and a little hooked thing and it opened up and down came some steps and we went up with trepidation I must say . |
| 4 | In the final confrontation Jaq and Grey Knights had fought through savage ranks of cultists who all showed some mark of Chaos — a tentacle , a sting , tendrils instead of hair , suckers , claws ; through to the warlock of the coven ensconced deep within the caverns where young captives whimpered piteously in cages . |
| 5 | The frontispiece from a copy of the music from the Peer Gynt suite by Grieg was a beautiful piece of artwork even before it was decorated , so I only arranged some flowers in two of the corners , rather than all the way round , which would have overpowered the original design . |
| 6 | He suddenly felt some sympathy for her : her intentions had been evil but Jane could hardly have foreseen the appalling results of her maliciousness — if indeed Jim Lancaster had stormed off and murdered his wife . |
| 7 | Not only did some people continue to read their newspapers , but others actually gathered to watch ! |
| 8 | In fact he had me arriving at the scene in a police car with two tones , at , at , at that time we did n't have police cars with two tones , just siren , so they obviously put some sound on it . |
| 9 | In his whimsical way the British prime Minister observed , ‘ This argument naturally had some appeal to me on general grounds ’ : but he did not respond . |
| 10 | Interest rate was never judged the most important factor ( nor was total cost of credit ) with things costing up to £100 , and with these even adding in people 's second and third choice factors showed that interest rates only had some importance for about 12 per cent of shoppers . |
| 11 | Were n't gon na get nothing , I was on , I only wanted some money . |
| 12 | I soon made some friends that day . |
| 13 | But I guess they just got some way . |
| 14 | ‘ Just got some stuff on my mind , ’ she told Josie , and Josie did n't press her further . |
| 15 | Just got some sandwiches to do . |
| 16 | I already recognised some members of the Union Jack Club , and Colonel Fawcett gave me a hearty handshake while his thin , ill-looking wife reminded me about joining the bridge games . |
| 17 | The newly formed Requalification Group began exerting pressure on the Bulgarians who finally committed some resources to this work . |
| 18 | ‘ I just rented some protection . ’ |
| 19 | I just heard some horseshit about a hoax call to a radio show … ’ |
| 20 | On the other hand , it was obvious from the shadows like sooty thumbprints beneath his eyes and the tension around his mouth that he desperately needed some sleep . |
| 21 | She desperately needed some time alone to think . |
| 22 | I just fancied I know , but I just fancied some custard |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway he just grabbed some papers — and he was off again . ’ |
| 24 | So , I just pulled some blankets over me and waited for somebody to come . |
| 25 | I just did some checking , that 's all . ’ |
| 26 | No do n't come up I 'll slide this down it 's not very heavy , I just put some bits of stuff in , it 's not terribly heavy |
| 27 | The traditional Conservative cry against the nationalised industries thus had some plausibility for anyone concerned with a correct allocation of investment resources in the economy : though it should be remembered that the electricity boards were ( unlike private industry ) not in general free to invest as much as they wished at low rates of return , but were subject to annual quantitative limits agreed with the Minister . |
| 28 | He just had some time to spare waiting for Maria Luisa to return and why not fill it with a bit of Ruth-baiting ? |
| 29 | That 's an interesting actually side chart , I mean this is completely off the agenda and things , but erm , I just had some information up from er , from RADA and er |
| 30 | One or two members already had some knowledge of it from press reports and Black 's fellow employees in Short Brothers . |