Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But unions are for representing people properly , responsibly , not for using as some vehicle for your own political obsessions . |
| 2 | After walking for some time , having covered about half the distance between the two stations , Willie became aware of a steady , yet rather unnerving sound just ahead as if someone was hammering the rails . |
| 3 | After walking for some time through the wood Valdemar put his finger to his lips and motioned us to be quiet . |
| 4 | After listening for some time , I began to grow uneasy , feeling increasingly suspicious that his faith , though enthusiastic , was almost entirely groundless . |
| 5 | After riding for some time in the dark , they finally caught up with the cart at a toll-gate . |
| 6 | Above all , research of the kind described above is informative and helpful in some ways as a tool for looking with some objectivity at children 's writing ; but it does not isolate areas of difficulty or suggest teaching strategies to promote more effective writing . |
| 7 | As the influence of the black-and-whites is so massive , it is worth looking in some detail at how they developed and came by their different names . |
| 8 | And I remember just sort of leaping onto some grass and just letting it go , you know , could of been . |
| 9 | Even in the throes of laughing at some remark passed by Grace Bird , Bunny watched Geoffrey . |
| 10 | One kind of answer refers to the increasing differentiation of social functions as human societies become larger and more complex , and to the need for a superior authority in society capable of regulating conflicts of interest among individuals and groups and of representing in some fashion the ‘ general interest ’ . |
| 11 | We may certainly talk of animals , in the absence of speech , ‘ consciously intending ’ or being compassionate , both of which carry implications of understanding to some degree . |
| 12 | Yesterday Dr Williamson said : ‘ I am aware of a difference of understanding between some committee members and the health authority . |
| 13 | Yesterday Dr Williamson said : ‘ I am aware of a difference of understanding between some committee members and the health authority . |
| 14 | Instead of acting as some source of " alternative expertise " , projects have been run by union committees and have involved releasing both workers representatives and specialists to produce specifications for new technology and associated systems . |
| 15 | It happened to me when I was sort of looking at some sort of electronic engineering that I was n't supposed to be doing I was just looking at it for interest like Well I 'd like to have the time to spend on that but I 'll leave that thank you very much . |
| 16 | ‘ We are in danger of turning into some seaside vaudeville , ’ was the view of the Prime Minister . |
| 17 | ‘ He may have considered the possibility of selling at some stage in the past , ’ she conceded reluctantly . |
| 18 | He quotes the report as stating : ’ … it is reasonable for mankind to behave on the assumption that all vertebrates are capable of suffering to some degree or another . ’ |
| 19 | Such a view helped trade union leaders to think in terms of coming to some type of arrangement with industrialists who were feeling the pinch of economic policy . |
| 20 | Right , well I I part of me says , the the there are two aspects , the other side of the coin a little bit , if we talk about recording achievement and not recording failure , we here have an opportunity to point out to youngsters , encourage youngsters in that they are all capable of achieving in some way and to get them to write down that they have achieved , that 's the other side of the coin . |
| 21 | Touch legering means , quite simply , that you hold the line and feel for bites instead of relying on some kind of visual indication . |
| 22 | Theirs was not the insecurity of peasants , at the mercy of periodic — and to be honest , often more murderous — catastrophes such as drought and famine , but capable of predicting with some accuracy how a poor man or woman would spend most days of their lives from birth to the graveyard . |
| 23 | Here we consider the incidence of features which are fore-grounded ( 1.4 ) by virtue of departing in some way from general norms of communication by means of the language code ; for example , exploitation of regularities of formal patterning , or of deviations from the linguistic code . |
| 24 | It is worth describing in some detail the evolution of the Inservice Panel , since it is the evaluators ' judgement that a number of lessons might be learnt from its somewhat chequered career . |
| 25 | It is worth going to some trouble to ensure that those involved understand that they are not facing an inquisition or a witch hunt but directly influencing management in their area . |
| 26 | This was a remarkably-thorough and penetrative survey of the WEA 's work in a predominantly-rural area ; worth citing at some length because it encapsulates much of the spirit of the Eastern District at this time . |
| 27 | Others may make more conventional protests but the pain looks like continuing for some time . |
| 28 | An example may , in consequence , be worth considering at some length . |
| 29 | Niklaus is 32 , although he looks no more than 20 , and so talked with gentle mockery about the influence of French climbing on his younger compatriots before announcing with some pride that there will be 1200 routes in the forthcoming Stockholm guide . |
| 30 | If you would be interested in contributing in some way please telephone . |