Example sentences of "[Wh det] be some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed to the plate on which were some slices of cold streaky bacon . |
| 2 | She was made to stand naked on two stools which were some yard apart . |
| 3 | The son of a wealthy London merchant , Lethieullier was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries ; he knew both William and John Hunter , who in turn must have been aware of his collection of Egyptian antiquities , amongst which were some mummies brought back from Egypt to Aldersbrook by Lethieullier 's cousin , Colonel William Lethieullier . |
| 4 | I 'm using ‘ happy ’ in one specific turn of phrase , which is some kind of extension of its basic meaning . ’ |
| 5 | The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is currently investigating the pre-tax price of cars , which is some 30% higher in Britain than in , say , Belgium . |
| 6 | I mean , John , who was a local builder , sold a house a day for five years , which is some building . |
| 7 | A reservoir had to be constructed to drive the wheel , which is some distance away from the pump shaft . |
| 8 | Stig makes a full recovery which is some compensation . |
| 9 | What we do need is the equivalent of what we 've got in the documents which I 've given to you which is some sort of allowance for every bit of control of the thing . |
| 10 | 639 to ‘ this day ’ , that is , Adomnán 's time of writing , c . 700 , which is some time after the power of the northern Angles beyond the Forth had been shattered at Nechtanesmere in 685 , and the reference is rather to the failure of the kings of Scottish Dál Riata to regain control of Irish Dál Riata in Antrim . |
| 11 | The client will not necessarily understand , particularly a first-time buyer , that the deposit has to be paid on exchange of contracts , which is some time before the mortgage advance becomes available . |
| 12 | This is one of the reasons why we are saying to the government that they should consider what our competitor countries do , which is some form of temporary credit management ; some form of temporary credit controls to squeeze off this surge in demand before it really gets going and pushes inflation up again . |
| 13 | On one occasion a very experienced pilot in a Nimbus 2 was starting on a car launch when it swung off the runway into a K8 which was some distance ahead . |
| 14 | Another specific usage of private stations was that of Railway Staff halts which enabled staff to reach a place of work which was some distance from a public stopping place . |
| 15 | This is compared with the 1990 figure which was some 35% higher . |
| 16 | Sadly , the last time I saw it , which was some years ago , it had pretty well faded beyond recognition . |
| 17 | What are some things you could do or habits you could develop which would make your partner feel glad he or she has a relationship with you ? |
| 18 | What are some anchor points in the log 1O scale ? |
| 19 | The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in . |
| 20 | What 's some time ? |