The phrase "some scruples" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to have some moral or ethical doubts or hesitation about something. Example: "Despite his reputation as a ruthless businessman, he still had some scruples about deceiving his clients."
It is that the new treasury chief has some scruples about saying things that he knows to be untrue.
The carciofi, or artichokes, were, to put it technically, awesome — but I will confess that I had already, even pre-crisis, some scruples about the carbonara.
Although I felt some scruples about patronizing the airline, there weren't any satisfying options; the other airlines that fly to Bagan include Air Bagan and Asian Wings (both owned by the Tay Za-sanctioned Htoo Group), Air Mandalay, (partly owned by the Myanmar government) and Air Kanbawza (owned by the Burmese banker U Aung Ko Win, another confidante of the generals).
It was only because the British and the Americans had some scruples, and were moved by the determined idealism of the non-violent protesters, that they acquiesced to their demands.
He recalled, "I had some scruples, for even then I dreamed of Parliament.
This is why some scruple-deprived people are making counterfeit Vologda butter and pawning it off on hapless Russians as the Real Thing.
From some scruple of Catholic decency, someone has draped this icon like an injured combatant: Jesus has been parodically transformed into a casualty of war.
He seemed innocent of some ordinary scruples.
Why bother with some silly scruple or toehold of conscience?
I'd seldom miss a chance to display my scientific integrity by digging my heels in over some technical scruple or other.
Famous though Barbette was as an acrobat at that time, he was as naïve about moviemaking as the others had been, and he shared some of their scruples.
