Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 2 | Searching Ellie 's face , perhaps looking for some resemblance , she gave a funny little sigh . |
| 3 | But it may not be enough according to some industry commentators . |
| 4 | His assembled staff stared stonily back , as he looked round at them , apparently calling for some kind of congratulations . |
| 5 | without perhaps compromising in some way of actually saying to you in January . |
| 6 | Can the Minister tell us whether Britain 's shipyards will be assured of a very early decision on a type 42 replacement , thus allowing for some continuity of work and ending the grave uncertainty in the shipyards so that men and management can get on with what they do best — building ships in British yards ? |
| 7 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 8 | She faltered , desperately searching for some excuse . |
| 9 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 10 | Just waiting for some tax forms . |
| 11 | With an effort Shannon pulled herself up to her full five-feet-three-inch height , desperately striving for some sort of dignity , even though she was shivering all over . |
| 12 | Anderton said yesterday : ‘ I was just coming into some form when I had to have my operation . |
| 13 | I tell you what though , boss , with those sort of resources , we 're not just dealing with some terrorist splinter group . |
| 14 | He 's just as likely to be found talking to a six-strong student society in Bangor as addressing 500 top Earth scientists in Washington ; he will have a drink with ( and on ) me just as readily ( or so he makes it appear ) as he will have lunch with ( and no doubt on ) the director of the US National Science Foundation ; if he 's not corresponding with some editor over some esoteric point of science , he 's trying to persuade the high-ups at the European Space Agency to do something adventurous in planetology for a change . |
| 15 | Yeah , mate , I 've just got in myself change stations but er Richard 's just talking about some kid who died from meningitis but it does n't mean a lot these days does it ? |
| 16 | Since let signifies here not intervening in some event which is already under way , it is obvious that the letting must be thought of as coinciding in time with the actualization of the other event . |
| 17 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 18 | I gave the money to a thankfully dumb-struck fiddle-player on Sauchiehall Street and walked away feeling like some sort of martyred saint . |
| 19 | Yeah and it , of course it was an icy road when he went through there it was your side 's not working for some reason . |
| 20 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 21 | There were suggestions that the Khartoum government might now be willing to contemplate secession for the south , eventually leading to some form of federation with the north . |
| 22 | The idea is for a number of undergraduates in science and engineering ( about 80 this year ) to assist teachers by working with small groups of kids in the classroom , usually helping with some form of practical work , answering their questions and guiding them , if necessary , through the experiments . |
| 23 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 24 | A learner is usually searching for some property which fulfils criteria which have nothing to do directly with the observed data . |
| 25 | He could start thinking he 's a poached egg and wander off looking for some toast to sit on . ’ |
| 26 | Or perhaps still according to some plan established days before . |
| 27 | She was still feeling to some degree quite bemused as she walked along to her room . |
| 28 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 29 | If the effect is not present , or the unit is clearly malfunctioning in some way , switch off at once and recheck all the wiring . |
| 30 | It seems to me we 're also coming across some sort of Eastern influence here as well . |