Example sentences of "[n mass] [noun] [vb base] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real net incomes of beef and sheep farmers have fallen by more than half since 1984 , as have land prices in real terms . |
| 2 | Modern methods of livestock farming have come under severe attack since the 1989 outbreak of salmonella . |
| 3 | One is certainly not enough , when you consider the number of cars and drivers who use this stretch of motorway each day.It 's unwise for people tol have to drive for more than an hour and a half without taking a break . |
| 4 | Over the four years that The Catering Guild has been in existence , staff numbers have grown to 490 , spread nationally . |
| 5 | Since buying the company , its staff numbers have fallen from 25 to six . |
| 6 | Run by a corporate-style board chaired by Sir Andrew Hugh-Smith , the exchange is leaner than it was — staff numbers have fallen by two-thirds in five years . |
| 7 | New Works Inspectors have moved to new accommodation on ground floor . |
| 8 | Egglishaw et al. ( 1987 ) , for example , have shown that salmon catches have declined in many Scottish streams and rivers which drain afforested catchments , and Ormerod et al. ( 1987 ) have discussed the reduction in diversity that occurs in the invertebrate faunas of streams in Wales after afforestation . |
| 9 | Large and small shellfish companies have applied for Several Orders , and they are being promoted for environmental and economic reasons by the industry body , the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers . |
| 10 | Rhino numbers have declined by 90 per cent since the 1970s as a result of being hunted for their horn . |