Example sentences of "[prep] some [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to see Mr Remington-Hart about some patient and to spend next Sunday catching up on ‘ cold ’ cases . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry I have n't written since then , but I 've felt very confused about some things that happened with us and you did n't seem to want to say any more . |
| 3 | He kept babbling then about some fiend that had taken possession of him . |
| 4 | But we had to tell them about some modifications that needed to be done . |
| 5 | It is not always clear , though , what it is about some events that leads to severe and prolonged distress . |
| 6 | We wrapped camouflage squares round our heads and faces as some protection and jumped into the trench . |
| 7 | And er she wanted er you know she has visions of us filling the streets of from to with banners waving and the we asked for no banners in the first rally we had back in October because we did n't want it to be seen as some thing that had you know big sort of take over and everybody you know the Communist Party and the language people and er all the different factions being able to wave their banners you know , We support the Blaenau quarry men . |
| 8 | we 'll go through go through some papers and start cutting out things |
| 9 | One more adventurous youngster searched through some seaweed and found a crab . |
| 10 | If this conviction arises through my preaching , it is frequently through some phrase or thrust that I had not intended . |
| 11 | For example , during its mad dash his plunging horse had burst through some bushes and disturbed a she-bear with her cubs , but had gone on before the bear could react . |
| 12 | Then she stoops for some pebbles and warns that I 'd better come in now . |
| 13 | The other one erm is within the university itself because we do have a support organisation here for teaching within the university , and it is possible for groups of teachers in any part of the university to ask for some help and support in looking at one of the courses they 're involved in teaching . |
| 14 | He did not speak in the room , allowing his clothes to fall on to the floor in the darkness , waiting for some stir or sign from Rose , but the only sound in the room was the brushing of his own clothes falling in the darkness . |
| 15 | Exchange control was introduced in 1930 and has been in force ever since , but subject to the provisions of exchange control it was a basic tenet of pre-communist Hungarian law that foreigners had the same rights as Hungarians in all respects ( but for some professions and performing public functions Hungarian citizenship was necessary ) . |
| 16 | She had guessed that the reason was something to do with Jennifer for she had known that her sister had n't been well for some while and had been undergoing tests since experiencing stabbing pain in her right eye and numbness in her legs . |
| 17 | Nijkamp of the Netherlands spent the previous night in a Paris hospital as his wife gave birth to their first child , got back at 5am for some sleep and went on to paddle to last place . |
| 18 | If you look around for some field that has yet to be used in a crime story and then insist on using it when it has not filled you with enthusiasm , your book will be leaden . |
| 19 | Requirements concerning the degree of processing or working were made more flexible by doubling the tolerance of non-originating components to 10 per cent , abolishing the double threshold rule for some products and lowering the percentage of added value required for others , and reducing the threshold for obtaining derogations ( that is , waiving of the rules-of-origin requirements ) from 60 per cent to 45 per cent of local added value in finished products . |
| 20 | Of course , one must also remember that a live pianist will be capable of making mistakes , so allow for some nervousness and do n't get too ambitious . |
| 21 | 6 If you wish to make use of the scripts as they stand or in some adapted form for some purpose and use distinct from those outlined in paragraphs 2 and 3 above , you will please first seek our written permission to do so . |
| 22 | He may be mute for some minutes and have difficulty in naming objects and carrying out commands for a little while thereafter . |
| 23 | I slow down for some cows and greet many people but I do n't usually have to stop now , even for elders . |
| 24 | This approach has paid dividends for some indies and has helped to establish the following companies as real market forces : Mute with Depeche Mode , Rough Trade with the Smiths , stiff with Madness , and more recently silvertone with the stone Roses . |
| 25 | ‘ But I know some people have felt so miserable they have seen their doctor for some medicine and have been told that the fumes are the likely cause of their symptoms . |
| 26 | The consequences for some nations or subgroups in a population of being without access to environmental data or the tools for analysing them while others have such access are potentially profound — as the European Commission has recognized in issuing a directive on public access to environmental data ( CEC 1990d ) — yet space limitations have also precluded their discussion . |
| 27 | I realised that I had n't visited her for some weeks and agreed to go to her house after school . |
| 28 | I was on a local council for some years that thought it was well run , but we still found it possible to get rid of a tier of management . |
| 29 | Emily Driver worked in dictionary publishing for some years whilst campaigning on the subject of child abuse . |
| 30 | ‘ Your father should go back home for some years and take you with him . |