Example sentences of "and [vb -s] a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laing could have added that it is also now a company that employs tens of thousands of people and produces a phenomenal amount of food snacks . |
| 2 | The kitchen is quite beautifully designed and has a staggering amount of storage space , along with really small double sink and a washing up machine , and electric gadgets of every variety . |
| 3 | By anybody 's calculations that is much more than inflation and allows a tremendous amount of growth — and growth there has been . |
| 4 | That this form of tool use is learned rather than inherited , and requires a reasonable amount of skill , is illustrated by the fact that juvenile herons are not good at it . |
| 5 | The interpretation of the data is simple and requires a minimum amount of calculation . |
| 6 | It is , however , time consuming and requires a fair amount of practice before anything worthwhile is produced . |
| 7 | ‘ Jeffrey has huge energy and puts a tremendous amount into his books and promoting them , ’ says a rival , who was an under-bidder for the deal . |
| 8 | To help with raising this portion of the budget , Highlander has a regular mailing list for donations , distributes nearly 7,000 mailed copies of the ‘ Highlander Newsletter , ’ and generates a certain amount by ‘ self-sufficiency ’ i.e. profits from the sale of records , books , cattle , and from farm produce which is surplus to requirements The donations from the ‘ Public ’ source also form a significant part of the total running budget of Highlander , and this generally consists of awards from Charitable organisations , Trusts and Foundations interested in adult education , leadership development , or specifically sympathetic to the aims of particular programs , ( e.g funding for cultural exchange workshops ) . |
| 9 | He has a branch office in Gracechurch Street , and spends a considerable amount of time in this country . ’ |
| 10 | Barth travels far and wide through the Bible , from Genesis to Revelation , and digests , criticises , and re-states a vast amount of material from the previous history of Christian thought , and from contemporary discussion — much of this in lengthy pages of tiny print , which readers are sometimes relieved to discover can be passed over without loss of the main drift ( though it should be said that some of the finest passages are to be found in the small print ) . |