Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I want is some idea of why he tucks himself away down here in general practice running a one-man show — ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Which I suppose is some sort of ability |
| 4 | Well what I saw was some tail lights going along the road . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . " |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ What you need is some rest , ’ said Luke . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But his speech seemed a curiously formal introduction to what she supposed was some kind of orgy . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Now all we want is some bread and some onions an' we 're set . |
| 15 | Some result from experiences or preferences , and are reactions to our fears or those we feel are some kind of threat to us . |
| 16 | Now , all we need is some glamour , some sex , some amphetamine … |
| 17 | In almost all villages however there has been some element of change , and usually there has been a set of related changes in which social polarization is accompanied by segregation and a shift of political power to a new ruling group , dominated by in-migrants . |
| 18 | It is thought that there has been some element of a share dealing ring in the Dunsdale case . |
| 19 | There has been some standardisation on input pulse widths and in general , pulse widths of 0.75mS to 2.2mS will produce an output shaft rotation of about 180 degrees . |
| 20 | Either there has been some mistake , or else Acamar has faded . |
| 21 | There has been some expansion , too , of opportunities for women in the white-collar categories of employment ; |
| 22 | There has been a contraction and closure of plants , especially in the central urban areas , while there has been some expansion elsewhere . |
| 23 | In recent years there has been some awareness on the part of planners of the role of rural planning policies in exaggerating the scarcity of rural housing and achieving comparatively little for those in greatest housing need . |
| 24 | There has been some speculation that Mohammed 's father was a member of a Nazarean sect and that Mohammed himself was raised in Nazarean traditions . |
| 25 | will prevent him having to consider a mass of trivial complaints where it is unlikely that criminal charges would ever be brought but there has been some concern that the chief officer of police is given a discretion whether or not to refer complaints which disclose criminal conduct to the D.P.P. , although this decision is of course supervised . |
| 26 | There has been some concern , over the last 10 years , about the involvement of the ethnic minorities in Great Britain in the Criminal Justice System . |
| 27 | There has been some concern expressed that these courses offered by the former colleges of education have different objectives from those in art colleges , and might therefore lack professional competence , thereby creating ‘ a dual standard within higher education ’ . |
| 28 | There has been some concern expressed by British Coal on this issue . |
| 29 | There has been some concern that several teachers took tickets to sell but failed to let know whether or not they had sold them which made catering difficult . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , there has been some crossover of knowledge between these two camps , with each benefiting from the fertilization that has followed . |