Example sentences of "some [noun pl] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In one hand he carried a canvas satchel , some maps and a flashlight , which he added to the pile before eyeing her find .
2 There are some signs that the market is itself seeking to bridge this gap between ownership and control .
3 There are some signs that the three patterns are becoming less distinct .
4 As I write to you there are some signs that the economies of the United States and the United Kingdom have started to emerge from recession .
5 Some of these worms may also secrete anticoagulant , and small vessels , ruptured in the digestion of the mucosal plug , may continue to bleed for some minutes after the worm has moved to a fresh site .
6 It was some minutes before the hubbub died down .
7 I will deal with three central issues : the desire for an English national tradition , the belief of Dr F. R. Leavis and his followers that the study of literature promotes moral sensitivity , and the claim by some post-structuralists that the privileged status accorded to ‘ great ’ literature reflects an unacceptable ideology .
8 On another occasion , Gordon was outraged when a Supreme Court judge released some prisoners because the magistrate had incorrectly described ‘ theft of cattle ’ as ‘ cattle stealing ’ on the charge sheet .
9 And rules prohibiting the commercial use of some products that the plant was designed to produce have not been rescinded .
10 Such has been the economic leverage of some groups that the role of government has become increasingly one of arbiter between the demands of groups rather than one of policy leader .
11 We are concerned if we perform badly or dangerously at some times and the effects of poor performance will also be of interest to managers and the general public .
12 Some hours before the train is due to leave , a bullock-cart , or camel-cart , or perhaps even an elephant-lorry , arrives at the bungalow , and takes the whole of the load to the station , in charge of the head ‘ boy ’ .
13 This could be in some cases because the prosecutor ( often a trading standards officer ) does not always suggest it and , in other cases , because magistrates tend to refuse if the defendant disputes the fact , or the amount , of the victim 's loss .
14 In some cases when a property is to be monitored for a lengthy period , i.e. over 12 months , we are prepared to consider paying for temporary cosmetic repairs to keep the property more presentable internally .
15 I take good care to emphasise that the sensation as we stall and recover is not a symptom and that it can occur in normal flight and in some cases when the aircraft flies through turbulence .
16 The enamel has been removed along the entire length of the salient angles , leaving a smooth edge in some cases and a surprisingly uneven edge in others .
17 It should be feasible to employ the review form in some cases and the de novo form in others , depending on the nature of the problems encountered in the primary investigation .
18 Subsequent investigations have led to some revisions of Gilbert 's original findings and it is now thought by some researchers that the laccoliths radiate from central discordant intrusions known as stocks ( Fig. 5.17 ) .
19 Other issues raised in this report included the pooling of the internal audit service of some authorities and the establishment of audit committees .
20 Throughout the debate , shortfall has been defined as the gap between fees charged by some homes and the maximum level of income support which we will pay for different categories of persons in those homes .
21 I tried to pull myself out but my foot was caught in some branches and the current squashed the canoe hard up against me , allowing me no movement .
22 There are signs in some schools that the most successful activities have been those which mainly involve boys , and that home economics and other subjects taken mainly by girls have fared less well .
23 The archbishop could delay and immensely complicate matters , but his appeal to Rome in August 1297 had been barred , his excommunication of violators was countered by a writ of prohibition , his resolution was isolated by the alarmist fears of some clergy and the divided loyalties of others , especially those who were the king 's servants ; above all , Boniface VIII 's temporizing in France suggested that no archbishop henceforth could rely on papal support .
24 A further consequence of a rather haphazard system of acquiring information for the recommendation of schools was a suspicion on the part of some headteachers that the invitation to participate was based on personal contacts and the preferences and prejudices of , for example , the local inspector .
25 These include jacanas , tinamous , phalaropes , some sandpipers and the dunnock .
26 ‘ Add a few more vegetables , some carrots or a tin of peas , and a bouillon cube — or even just water — and serve rather a lot of potatoes with it . ’
27 A single order may not be sufficient for this latter aim , and it is advisable to go back to the shelves some months after the new stock has reached them and decide whether a further order is necessary .
28 No new date has been set , but it will be some months after the children have moved into the new school .
29 It is likely to be some months before the inspector reports to the Secretary of State .
30 ‘ We had been working together with the county council for some months and the failure of this appeal was extremely disappointing .
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