Example sentences of "be [vb pp] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 2 | However , once divisions are given some independence they may make decisions that are not in the best interests of the group as a whole . |
| 3 | Secured creditors are given some protection : no proposal or modification that affects their rights to enforce security can be approved unless they concur . |
| 4 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 5 | Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake . |
| 6 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 7 | These arguments are given some strength when we realise that the claims being made for English language by Lyons are remarkably similar to those being made for other aspects of English in general , or of English class culture in particular , by other writers . |
| 8 | The emergence of a set of strategies which encompass the whole institution can be developed at the same time as local links and local issues are given some priority . |
| 9 | Special considerations : the appellant had been diagnosed some time previously as HIV positive and more recently AIDS had developed . |
| 10 | The local government system of the time had been given some shape by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 , but it was not until the end of the century that it acquired a structure that would enable it to take on the range of functions it has today . |
| 11 | It was perhaps as well John Hounsell had been given some forewarning . |
| 12 | It is very easy to get involved in discussing whether Olive ought to have been given some knowledge of French wines before George moved , or perhaps persuaded to move to the city along with him . |
| 13 | ‘ Linking ’ and ‘ intrusive ’ are special cases of juncture ; this name refers to the relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately precede and follow it , and has been given some importance in phonological theory . |
| 14 | On Saturday he had been given some time off to visit his critically ill sister , 17-year-old Lillian , as she lay in hospital . |
| 15 | This counter-argument has been given some recognition by the courts , in that the ‘ reasonable relationship rule ’ is no longer a rule of law . |
| 16 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |
| 17 | gone to their GP 's , and often have been given some sort of medicine for their depression but have n't had the counselling side of things dealt with and they 've just been given re-prescriptions , not necessarily seen every time for a re-prescription . |
| 18 | We appreciate the County put on an interesting programme of events , but since we are situated some distance from County Headquarters and public transport is virtually non-existent , we are unable to participate in very much . |
| 19 | Its best vines are located some distance from the village on the gentle southern slopes of Mont Ferré , on the eastern edge of a small hamlet called Varsovie . |
| 20 | This consisted of a milk bottle filled with water to which had been added some lemon juice , and four rounds of Vienna bread , which should have contained beef , but it had run out . |
| 21 | A lot of erm group one plans are , there are about ten thousand plans that are showing an arrears status at the moment , and premium has been missed some time ago , it 's not a , not a current premium , which means on the fifteenth of June or the first of July we will automatically go in and pick up two premiums , we 'll t we 'll try and collect the arrears without having notified the client of it in any way at all . |
| 22 | Mr Stuart-Moore said the notebook containing the master plan had been written some time before and some details had been altered . |
| 23 | It is possible to think that this plebeian has been lent some part of Naipaul 's aristocratic fastidiousness , some part of his hostility , while also suffering the consequences of an exposure to these qualities , and to recall that both Ahmed and the author of An Area of Darkness are preoccupied with the hanks of human shit that litter certain landscapes . |
| 24 | Whilst librarians have been saved some paperwork , statistics of use for individual theses will now be impossible to obtain from BLDSC , and the present type of research methodology will no longer be practicable . |
| 25 | So there 's a period of six weeks when they 're given some time to settle in and after that period there 's a review date set where myself , the supervisor , the key worker , the client , the client 's social worker in the community and family or anybody close will be invited . |
| 26 | The project has been drawn some criticism , however , from those who argue that it does not take sufficient account of the interests of local tribal people . |
| 27 | The boat had been bought some time earlier but had been abandoned due to decay and damage . |
| 28 | When people thought that the difficulty had been the credit firm 's fault , about half said that the company had made some mistake — such as claiming that arrears were owed , when in fact payments were up to date ; about half said they had been refused some type of credit which they had applied for . |
| 29 | The vineyards of Bisseuil are set some distance back from the village and grow at a height of about 160 metres on the south-east-facing slopes of Mont Aigu , which forms the eastern side of the Val d'Or in which Avenay is located . |
| 30 | The granite outcrops that produce a succession of high moors along the spine of Devon and Cornwall are late Carboniferous ( about 300 million years old ) , and probably are linked some distance below the surface to form a single , large batholith . |