Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should a main branch be broken off for some reason ( by vineyard machinery , for example ) , it is permissible to bring out a shoot half-way along the next branch to fill the gap . |
| 2 | It only requires behaviour to be broken down into some specifics , the equivalent of building blocks , and for those specifics to be cast into a coherent plan of action . |
| 3 | Either way , ’ he added more earnestly , ‘ they 'll undoubtedly be tucked away in some suitably black and hidden corner . ’ |
| 4 | The makings of a quite substantial tomato salad mystique are scattered around waiting to be gathered up by some enterprising buyer who will get the produce flown in from Barcelona or Marseilles , Naples , Valencia or even possibly from Portugal , where the tomatoes are as good and plentiful as anywhere in Mediterranean lands . |
| 5 | In this relaxed , sun-dappled atmosphere of banyan trees , velvet sand and wide horizons , the Maldives seem like a lost corner of the globe , waiting to be stumbled across by some shipwrecked mariner . |
| 6 | We were all absolutely fagged out , and promptly dropped off to sleep at 4 a.m. , only to be caught later by some children who betrayed us to the patrols . |
| 7 | He and Philip Burton conducted what could be looked on as some kind of elaborate courtship ritual which would result in his hurtling on to a world stage . |
| 8 | The state is to be rolled back in some areas and rolled forward in others … |
| 9 | The remainder of this book is devoted to putting forward further theoretical considerations and to suggesting ways in which analysis can be carried forward about some of these opportunities and effects of new technology at work . |
| 10 | Although conservatories not exceeding 30m 2 in floor area at ground level are still exempt from the regulations , there is a proviso that exemption is only permissible if the glazing satisfies the new Part N. In practical terms , this means that all low-level glazing must be carried out with some form of safety glass or similar product . |
| 11 | Such task analysis can only be carried out to some cost-effective limit beyond which the skilled operator must be trusted to get things right by applying his broad expertise . |
| 12 | The instructions therein were religiously followed and within a few weeks a recognisable fuselage could be sat in for some ‘ hangar flying ’ . |
| 13 | Due to jamming , however , the tether could initially only be wound out to some 230 metres and , although it was subsequently freed , another attempt was cancelled to avoid the risk of having to jettison the Italian Space Agency satellite which had been safely recovered . |
| 14 | Drake at rest distinctive with shortish bill , chestnut head , buff crown , grey underparts and white line on wing ; in flight can be picked out at some distance by conspicuous white forewing . |
| 15 | In spite of this , there is plenty of scope for what is sought to be greatly reduced ; it is also possible for the permission to be limited in time , in other words for the development , building and/or use to be permitted only until some date in the future . |
| 16 | Instead , both position and velocity would have to be smeared out with some probability distribution around the nucleus . |
| 17 | Despite recent insights then , a respectable case can be made out for some form of intervention in some natural monopoly cases . |
| 18 | Before we go a word about tomorrow night 's programme when we 'll be looking back at some of the highlights from the first ten years of Central News . |
| 19 | Leith has been the scene of many interesting events and developments over the years and proof of this can still be seen today in some of the old buildings and narrow streets , and to a lesser extent , in the docks . |
| 20 | This feature derived from Cézanne 's work can be seen also in some of Braque 's l'Estaque landscapes . |
| 21 | I am not yet wholly sure about the specific terms of the policy taken out , but it appears that in the eventuality of the jewel being stolen , either before or after her death , the insurance money is payable to her husband — and is not to be syphoned off into some trust fund or other . |
| 22 | Often the whole length of the radial shields is visible and they may be bowed upwards in some specimens . |
| 23 | Alternatively , money must be in a form that enables it to be transferred indirectly through some acceptable mechanism . |
| 24 | So many made it onto land only to be turned back by some unforeseen ailment . |
| 25 | Eliza was under no illusions that this meant they would be spending more time together : ‘ John , of course , will not remain there long , ’ she told her mother , ‘ but be wandering off in some direction … ’ . |
| 26 | Nor was it easy to be thrust together with some grandmothers . |
| 27 | He does not expect the effects of the Budget to be felt locally for some time . |
| 28 | So , expecting to be whisked off to some faraway hot spot for a mild spell of brainwashing , we duly prepared to bring you next week 's Unigram from under the shade of a palm tree on a secluded sandy beach — or at least somewhere nicer than four storeys above the Charing Cross Road in rainy central London . |
| 29 | ‘ You mean I 'm suddenly going to be whisked off to some other dimension ? |
| 30 | Seeming contradictions can be explained in situations where conservation policies may be drawn up in some areas ( perhaps financed by foreign aid , and attached to prestigious foreign fellowships and enhanced salaries for senior officials ) — but in a neighbouring area a carte-blanche logging contract is offered to a transnational company . |