Example sentences of "in a [adj] amount [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychologists have found that a great number of items can be learned in a fixed amount of time if these fit into established and interconnected patterns . |
| 2 | Furthermore , a great number of items can be learnt in a fixed amount of time if these fit into established and interconnected patterns ; and the smaller the difference between one step and the next , the better the learning . |
| 3 | On my next visit to Southampton I tried in vain for a chat with the young man who had just won a match for Hampshire and deserved to bask in a discreet amount of praise . |
| 4 | A large enzyme pool turning over at the same rate as a small one would produce more new enzyme , which would result in a greater amount of enzyme being available for secretion . |
| 5 | Normally we need to look at large numbers of objects ( tens , or perhaps hundreds ) : the analytical technique must therefore give results in a reasonable amount of time per sample and cope with large numbers of objects . |
| 6 | For the children , Penny has put in a tremendous amount of time , effort , and shoe leather to produce a really useful booklet of activities to go to locally with under 5's . |
| 7 | All this involves him in a vast amount of estate business as well as , he says with a mixture of relish and despair , ‘ this desperate business of patronage ’ . |
| 8 | If you work now , not you know , not killing yourself but if you can put in a certain amount of work now and go without watching telly , sitting round , listening |
| 9 | We keep our staff in a certain amount of darkness . |
| 10 | Answering this kind of question will inevitably involve you in a certain amount of guesswork , because you ca n't know for certain what has been going on , but some assumptions are more likely than others . |
| 11 | Even so , I was throwing in a certain amount of text in an attempt to build an entire justification for the picture , so that exhibition at the Tate was a display of areas of interest rather than paintings . |
| 12 | As it makes its way along , the carp also takes in a certain amount of plant matter . |
| 13 | Yes I think that over the course of our married life we had a number of moves for various reasons , generally to improve the accommodation , erm as standard of life increased so the desire to have a better house to live in or rather in those days a house was out of the question , we generally had rooms in a house , erm , they , the flat for instance that we were bombed out from was a basement flat , erm according to the estate agents it was a garden flat , erm and it meant that you had access to the front garden and the back garden , but as for being a garden flat it was below the level of the garden in the front and at the back it was on the level with the erm green grass at the back of the house , it was also along side of the trolley bus depot , so there it was considerably noisy , nevertheless it was a self contained flat , the first one we 'd had , no the second one we 'd had and we were perfectly happy there although of course it did have minor difficulties , the fact that you used the front door with people who had flats on the other remaining three floors , but nevertheless it did involve you in a certain amount of community living , you were aware of your neighbours , you had to be very conscious of them and they were very conscious of you . |
| 14 | Frieda suggests that you can get great results in a minimum amount of time by remembering this fact . |
| 15 | While this may appear to emphasise the role of the exchange of primitive valuables , perhaps ceremonial in nature , there are also links between the island and Kent in a limited amount of metalwork , dress and burial form which have encouraged the connections to be viewed in familial terms . |
| 16 | This will involve the developer in a substantial amount of design work , including both site layout and individual house designs . |
| 17 | Simmer the petals in a small amount of water until tender . |
| 18 | He says we have watches that are meant to be divers ' watches but immersed in a small amount of water they fill up . |
| 19 | Stir the batter , then make at least eight pancakes in a small , non-stick frying pan , cooking each side in a small amount of oil or fat until golden . |
| 20 | Also , any attempts to kill wild animals , or almost all attempts , do result in a large amount of suffering . |
| 21 | Clearly these involved Roger in a considerable amount of work , and at a time when Roger 's wife was giving birth to their daughter in the UK ! |
| 22 | An inset was at one time created for Skelton , and it resulted in a considerable amount of building on the south side . |
| 23 | They may still be in a considerable amount of pain and shock , they will undoubtedly have financial worries and they may well be experiencing difficulties in coming to terms with the implications of the accident for themselves and their families . |
| 24 | Is not it time that the Government , who pay in a massive amount of money — equivalent to a net contribution of £3 a week per family — simply deducted £109 million from the vast amount that they send to Brussels every month ? |
| 25 | You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel . |
| 26 | In fact , London qualified ambulance workers are being offered £12,100 , while to get anywhere near £25,000 a Metropolitan police constable would have to be putting in a huge amount of overtime — the annual pay of a PC with three years ' experience is £12,756 . |
| 27 | Taking in so many events , Official and Confidential involved Summers in a huge amount of research . |
| 28 | It might crack more readily in a given amount of sun . |
| 29 | This finding suggests that children were signalling their recognition of ambiguity in the message by engaging in an increased amount of comparison activity . |
| 30 | ‘ Characteristically they had put in an immense amount of work resulting in an immense amount of waste paper . |