Example sentences of "some [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As patriots , we think we have some Cambodians to support us , ’ said Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan in an interview in Paris in August . |
| 2 | I waved my sword like a madman , screamed at some men-at-arms to follow me , and raced like a whippet to the postern gate . |
| 3 | Some accounts have it that the Leviathan was actually the mate of the land beast BEHEMOTH . |
| 4 | Some pool-owners prefer their concrete pool to have a coloured finish and this can be provided during the mixing stage . |
| 5 | But outbreaks of Bovine TB have doubled in Gloucestershire and some surrounding counties over the last 3 years and some vets say we must throw aside sentimentality and act now BEFORE the problem reaches epidemic proportions . |
| 6 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 7 | Indeed , Ford 's own potted history of Dagenham records that ‘ some experts said it was unworkable ’ . |
| 8 | Some experts suggested they were due to other industries nearby — like chemical factories and oil refineries . |
| 9 | From the sketchy results available , some experts think they see flaws in the study , in the sampling and testing procedures especially . |
| 10 | It stood north of the village , and some experts believe it may have been the fulling mill called Beckmill in 1474 . |
| 11 | The savings on operating costs alone were immense , some experts putting it in the order of £2 million a year . |
| 12 | In addition , the whole climate of opinion created by the Government has induced some employers to short-change their staff as and when the possibility has arisen . |
| 13 | I always donate to these organisations and have benefited to the extent that organisations like THT , Body Positive and LAGER have made the general public aware of the infection and have made some employers take it into account . |
| 14 | Their ability to demand high wages was by 1790 causing some employers to dislodge their hold by introducing machinery : " we are determined to destroy all sorts of Masheens for printing in the Kingdom " , runs one of the milder sentences in an anonymous letter from the journeymen received by one employer . |
| 15 | They are generally very attractive and well made ; the dyes are of excellent quality , although there is a tendency by some groups to overwash their items , which weakens the pile ( p. 27 ) . |
| 16 | In this connection , central government and LEAs were urged to be sensitive to the wishes of some groups to have their daughters educated in single-sex schools . |
| 17 | In South Africa , ants visiting Ficus sur to tend homopterans deter parasitoids of the figs , thus enhancing pollination success , but some ants feed on arriving pollinators , while some birds eat them as they emerge . |
| 18 | Some birds laid their eggs on the floor and others showed signs of frustration . |
| 19 | The present-day breeding habits of some birds give us a reasonably good idea of how polyandry evolved . |
| 20 | Some Florentines liked them because they were picturesque . |
| 21 | By the same token , the dodos of Mauritius were giant pigeons ( though some biologists believe they were closer to rails ) . |
| 22 | Some artists separate their art from their lives , some are articulate about their aims , others are gruffly evasive . |
| 23 | It may be appropriate sometimes to use a material which does not confirm to a given-set of standards ; equally some artists need their materials to be consistent . |
| 24 | some artists expect us to make them stars . |
| 25 | Corbett looked into her harassed face and fearful eyes and , digging into his purse , drew out some coins handed them to her . |
| 26 | Clubs had agreed a deal with Central for the first two months of the season , but it was thrown into doubt after some clubs said they were n't getting paid enough . |
| 27 | ‘ Some clubs found it difficult , though , and I do n't think you get results which are ‘ correct ’ in those situations . ’ |
| 28 | Some clubs pursued their aim by focusing on recreation , physical exercise , and outdoor games ; some were more concerned with general academic education ; others with religious instruction ; while many tried to offer varied programmes . |
| 29 | Some Clubs feature their own children 's programme , not necessarily based on a pirate theme . |
| 30 | If , as I have argued , it is normal and typical of human beings to have basic impulses to assist other creatures in distress , to find them appealing to view , and in some cases to enjoy their close proximity ( infants reach out naturally towards a puppy but get agitated by wasps or beetles ) , it does not follow that we know how to treat them . |