Example sentences of "[n mass] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures show 13,891 crimes committed in Darlington in 1991 a rise of 150pc on the 5,536 in 1979 . |
| 2 | Against a background of uncertainty on European currency markets and continuing pressure on the French franc following the November realignment of the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) , the Norwegian central bank floated the krone on the exchange markets on Dec. 10 . |
| 3 | The machine is being pitched at banks and telephone companies ; it also said it plans to make available ruggedised versions of the 340 and 350 systems and servers ; and that it cut prices 17% on the Powerserver 950 , and 14% on the 400Mb disk drive for the RS/6000 . |
| 4 | The interim dividend is 3.5p , against 3.2p , while earnings stayed at 9.2p on the higher capital . |
| 5 | Matilda , sitting in the second row about ten feet away from Miss Honey , put her.elbows on the desk and cupped her face in her hands , and this time she gave the order right at the beginning . |
| 6 | Commercial netting blamed for lack of cod on the Holderness coast . |
| 7 | The ban will cover cod on the eastern Scotian shelf off Nova Scotia , the southern Gulf of St Lawrence , the Sydney Bight area off Cape Breton and the south coast of Newfoundland . |
| 8 | Mrs Allan and her husband Stuart , 52 , have spent more than £20,000 on the search . |
| 9 | For bonds which do not fall in value below £20,000 on the first anniversary there is a bonus of 0.4% gross ( 0.3% net ) . |
| 10 | Martin Shipton 's interesting article Keeping the green light burning ( Echo April 1 ) quoted the views of Labour , Conservative and Liberal Democrat spokes-people on the environment but did not include an interview with a Green Party representative . |
| 11 | The night before , Cati had fallen asleep sitting with her mother and Rosa on the balcony in the cool of the evening ; when her mother had given her a gentle push to rouse her ; she found her slightly feverish and put her to bed . |
| 12 | He shows Anna la piazza Rosa on the map . |
| 13 | Can you find la piazza Rosa on the map ? |
| 14 | In Turpan itself , summer temperatures touch 47°C in the air and 75°C on the Earth 's surface . |
| 15 | IN THESE days when money is scarce for most rugby clubs Morley earned themselves £1,500 on the toss of a coin over the weekend . |
| 16 | If we go back to the education example , and suppose that the first vote is between L and M , then if the rich vote sincerely L wins , and in the second round H defeats L. On the other hand , if the rich had voted for M in the first round , then M would have gone on to win in the second round . |
| 17 | An 11-pounder I caught came to such a bite , and four others around 9lb on the same day to similar bites . |
| 18 | Pike anglers are reporting catches up to 9lb on the canal . |
| 19 | SMCC also cut prices on Sparcstation 10 models 41 , 52 and 54 by up to 21% and up to 25% on the model 30 , which is now $14,000 . |
| 20 | Sun also cut prices on Sparcstation 10 models 41 , 52 and 54 by up to 21% and up to 25% on the model 30 , which now costs $14,000 . |
| 21 | He took the box without speaking and almost with the same movement dropped three and sixpence on the table . |
| 22 | She had spent her last sixpence on the tea . |
| 23 | They will be at the Ranch on Tuesday , March 3 , at 7.30pm and admission costs £1 on the door . |
| 24 | A gimmick I employ with this pulse system is that train-detector circuits are referenced to 13V so that l.e.d.s on the track-diagram show an 18Hz flicker for moving trains and are steady for stationary ones . |
| 25 | Mark the positions of the 20 l.e.d.s on the front of the tie using a pen . |
| 26 | I crossed the street and climbed on a stool and lost £20 on the 3.45 . |
| 27 | The driver , wearing a flourescent jacket with the word police , demanded a £20 on the spot fine . |
| 28 | Look , heron on the edge of that alfalfa field . ’ |
| 29 | Today 's super prize is a Rover Metro 1.1s , worth around £9,500 on the road , which will come to our winner fully taxed for a year and with a full tank of petrol . |
| 30 | Just because you 've run up $100,000 on the meter you think you own me . |