Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge .
2 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
3 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
4 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
5 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
6 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
7 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
8 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
9 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
10 As is often the case in this sort of situation , both sides are right to some degree .
11 Such behaviour may depend at least partly on the teacher 's skill in setting up situations which will elicit the best from each child : most people are shy in some situations and confident in others , and different people 's responses to the same situation may vary sharply .
12 ‘ The enormity of the figures describing zero-point energy has led theorists to question from time to time whether these numbers should be taken seriously , or whether they are due to some defect or misinterpretation of the theory .
13 The local skaters take it upon themselves to remove some dangerous panelling designed to withstand loose board , however the local council see this as an act of vandalism and feeling are strong amongst some councillors to get rid of the ramp .
14 We are grateful for some help received to date from QP and if other friends wish to be identified with the work in a practical manner , this would be much appreciated .
15 H Your health and fitness are deficient in some respect .
16 Different colours are available ; browns look natural , bright colours are popular with some fishkeepers , but may detract from the fish .
17 Most building materials are porous to some extent , although in a well-designed and properly maintained building the absorbed moisture can evaporate harmlessly to the outside .
18 We may know these things on an intellectual level , but there 's nothing like having the emotional truth of them brought home on a gut level-none of us are free from some degree of the self-blame that makes so many women feel responsible for their own rape .
19 Some parents recognize that their family or their particular teenagers are different in some way or another .
20 Although modern America and Western Europe , as well as Russia and Eastern Europe , are different in some respects from the type of society with which Freud was familiar before and after the First World War , there is still great value in Freud 's conceptualizations for understanding some problems in these societies .
21 A product 's actual ingredients are subject to some variation depending on the local supplier , the region of the country and the season of the year .
22 The proposal from the Commission for a coordinated Industrial Policy is therefore an attempt to move the EC towards a federal system , where all policies which affect the industrial base are subject to some kind of Community involvement .
23 Unfortunately , all language tests are subject to some degree of unreliability .
24 Because these values are subject to some degree of change , you wo n't want to use constants .
25 Future trends in marital status are subject to some uncertainty .
26 But they differ from private enterprise in that their defining characteristic , indeed the rationale for their existence , is that they are subject to some form of political control .
27 The radial shields are visible in some specimens but in others they are partially or totally obscured by the spinelets .
28 ( Although pendant lights are perfect in some situations , like a rise-and-fall fitting over a dining table . )
29 These results , which show that Blacks and Whites are similar in some aspects of their attitude to the police , tend to differ from those in some other studies ( such as the P.S.I .
30 The result is a more suitable map ( Figure 4.11(b) ) on which it is clear that data are unavailable for some countries .
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