Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] on some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course this is not an absolute distinction , as historical descriptions depend on some kind of theoretical orientation , and theory depends on systematic observation and description of linguistic forms ( otherwise there is nothing to have a theory about ) . |
| 2 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
| 3 | Your uncle must be years and years older than she is , and anyway , I rather gathered she 'd got her sights set on some fellow whose name she would n't tell me . |
| 4 | Both of these problems depend on some clarification of what can be legitimately called censorship , and the question of what is censorship will be examined later . |
| 5 | A print by Stockdale , in the year 1810 , of the rear of the Church certainly shows two figures engaged on some work , possibly carpentry . |
| 6 | But as he goes , he passes a village where the villagers insist on some music from him . |
| 7 | It is immaterial that the accused uses force on some person other than the one from whom he takes the item . |
| 8 | Yeah I got some work and me boys got on some post putting up , he said , but mind you , it might er dry up I do n't know , it looks a bit er , thick does n't it ? |