Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer is probably yes , provided there were concessionary tax rates for the retired and proper facilities for their leisure and recreation ; for surely these people only go to a foreign land for these reasons ? |
| 2 | Since most people still live within a mundane world view , we also need to keep a foot in both worlds , to stay grounded in common-sense reality , to acknowledge that ‘ This might sound crazy , but I think that blocked sink ( or flock of seagulls , or broken light bulb ) was a message to myself . ’ |
| 3 | Such people usually point to a single statistic for evidence ; for instance , that the public sector employs about 30% of the labour force or , as with Milton Friedman , that public expenditure at around 60% of National Income threatens to destroy freedom and democracy . |
| 4 | The motel-supermarket-hamburger civilization has now been superimposed on what was left of nineteenth-century towns , and has further worn down the differences between one region and the next , but it is doubtful whether the mass mind or the mass man has yet come to pass , except to the extent that people always conform to a prevailing style while it lasts . |
| 5 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 6 | The mass media potentially serve as an important source of scientific information for the public . |
| 7 | Publisher 's themed series now account for a significant part of the market , but are too many thought up by designers and marketing departments rather than horticulturalists ? |