SOME


Meaning of SOME in English

pronoun , determiner

1) ~ to + inf. (we have ~ to sell; we have ~ books to sell)

2) ~ of (~ of them)

USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows. When a noun follows, the use of of the limits the meaning--we saw ~ people; we saw ~ of the people whom we had discussed earlier, (see also the Usage Note for ~thing )

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.