Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Spadeadam Rocket Establishment came into being some time after 1950 when the Cold War was at its height . |
| 2 | ‘ There seemed to be some doubt in your mind about my exact gender , ’ Maggie put in drily , and he cast her an irritated look , his dark eyes running over her again as she sat facing him , her hands in the pockets of the loose shirt . |
| 3 | I can not remember if he asked if they were British or not , but there seemed to be some doubt as to whose side these bombers were on . |
| 4 | In all four cases where there seemed to be some knowledge of the victim before the alleged offences were committed , the cases were contested by alleging the woman 's consent . |
| 5 | Basically , the latest , and I must n't take any credit , and there seemed to be some credit , Chair . |
| 6 | There seemed to be some kind of a row going on upstairs . |
| 7 | It seemed to be some kind of ferry , because they were being poled across from one side of the canal to the other — while they remained standing , like people on a packed London bus . |
| 8 | of for a long time ) and this was a puzzle still to be solved , but at least there seemed to be some evidence that fusion was happening , proving their original hypothesis . |
| 9 | Finally , there also seemed to be some evidence than an internal bias towards helplessness ( similar to Seligman 's concept ) was implicated at some stage , in making PMP more likely or leading to poor coping responses . |
| 10 | The robes were stained and torn , but there still seemed to be some blood on the bones . |
| 11 | Next year , though , she would be twenty-five , and that seemed to be some sort of milestone . |
| 12 | As for the Lothian lands in lay possession , Thorfinn 's message explained , there certainly seemed to be some confusion as to where the frontiers lay , and to which overlord , if any , the present owners should pay service and dues . |
| 13 | There is , however , bound to be some unease on both sides , and this will disappear only as members of both institutes work together in running courses , planning local centre events , and other ventures . |
| 14 | Existing users can have their products upgraded for a cost expected to be some £500 per site ; new users can buy products from the wide-ranging series at between £900 and £50,000 . |
| 15 | " Is this meant to be some kind of a threat ? " |
| 16 | In a very small voice , she said , ‘ Was that meant to be some kind of proposal ? |
| 17 | It depicted what he took to be some sort of religious ritual . |
| 18 | In fact Devon appeared to be some way behind other areas of the country in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 19 | For example , in a normal conversation between a child and an adult , if the child said ‘ er … um ’ or looked puzzled in response to a question , the adult would attempt to resolve what appeared to be some problem of understanding by rephrasing the question or asking what the problem was . |
| 20 | There appeared to be some problem with our papers regarding the tonnage we were hauling until a 20DM note was produced and we insisted that we did not require a receipt . |
| 21 | It appeared to be some disturbance of the atmosphere , a puckering slash of the ethereal epidermis itself . |
| 22 | There was extensive second-degree smutting and several nasty blots of what appeared to be some kind of industrial lubricant . |
| 23 | The Monteith experiment ( summarized very baldly ) concluded that its experience had been broadly encouraging , that there appeared to be some evidence of correlation of a student 's personal library effectiveness and other measures of educational development , and that ( of course ) more research was necessary . |
| 24 | However , from the supplementary information collected , by questionnaire , from LEAs a year alter the initial review , there appeared to be some increase in the use of the reported incidence of practical work , and about two-thirds of the completed questionnaires indicated that calculator skills were tested . |
| 25 | There appeared to be some similarity with the decline of Macmillan 's regime in the early sixties — Cabinet reshuffles ; acute balance of payments ' difficulties , a shaky pound , and high interest rates ; a renewal of strikes on the railways , the docks , and in local government services ; a somewhat disaffected public apprehensive at Britain 's declining power in the world . |
| 26 | In practice , however , there appeared to be some ambivalence about whether care programming was aimed at people being discharged from hospital or at a wider range of those who use mental health services . |
| 27 | Er and if he 'd of walked up to John two minutes later he probably would n't have made it because we had a right erm but we did feel there had to be some initials . |
| 28 | But there must be some way — there had to be some way of getting news . |
| 29 | There had to be some way of putting an end to his domineering activities . |
| 30 | There had to be some way to break out of it and get back to reality . |