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 | She faltered , desperately searching for some excuse . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Just waiting for some tax forms . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Anderton said yesterday : ‘ I was just coming into some form when I had to have my operation . |
| 12 | I tell you what though , boss , with those sort of resources , we 're not just dealing with some terrorist splinter group . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 15 | I gave the money to a thankfully dumb-struck fiddle-player on Sauchiehall Street and walked away feeling like some sort of martyred saint . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | A learner is usually searching for some property which fulfils criteria which have nothing to do directly with the observed data . |
| 20 | Or perhaps still according to some plan established days before . |
| 21 | She was still feeling to some degree quite bemused as she walked along to her room . |
| 22 | If the effect is not present , or the unit is clearly malfunctioning in some way , switch off at once and recheck all the wiring . |
| 23 | It seems to me we 're also coming across some sort of Eastern influence here as well . |
| 24 | It seems highly likely , for example , that much of the nitrate now appearing in some ground water in Britain was actually first released almost fifty years ago , when grassland was ploughed to make way for cereal as the country strove to increase its home-grown food supply . |
| 25 | ‘ We are really looking for some sort of justice for these people . |
| 26 | But probably a guard had spotted it and it was right now sitting in some staff-room in Queen Street station , or Gallanach . |
| 27 | In particular , can Poulantzas explain specific conjunctures and the shifting relations between classes without tacitly relying on some sort of volun-tarism ? |
| 28 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 29 | The pop style of Tom Jones was a development of Richardson 's magpie approach to cinema aesthetics , already evident in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner , even drawing upon some pantomime elements from the ‘ Carry On ’ films . |
| 30 | It is not surprising to find the Russian government in 1784 asking officially for information on the organisation of the ministry ; and the memorandum drawn up in response to this request by one of the premiers commis paints , even allowing for some gilding of the lily , an impressive picture of the efficiency with which , at least in theory , correspondence was classified , answered and indexed . |