Example sentences of "[n mass] is [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One moment the tow is quite normal and the next , his aircraft is diving vertically into the ground . |
| 2 | Primary data is gathered directly from the persons concerned , be they customers , wholesalers , or even competitors , for example . |
| 3 | Normally geometric data is entered directly into the system by calling up the appropriate entry command and responding with the necessary parameters and syntax . |
| 4 | Data is held temporarily within the cache until either a time delay expires , the computer is idle or the cache becomes full . |
| 5 | Note that this is of limited use as it implies that the data is held only in the index or in the main file . |
| 6 | Whatever the size , an acer is grown mainly for the leaves — for their shape , their poise and their colouring — and not for the flowers , which are insignificant . |
| 7 | LABOUR OF LOVE A sludge-grey turbot is held proudly against the plastic overalls of a fish gutter in Newlyn market . |
| 8 | The role of health board staff is explored further in the next section . |
| 9 | There are no meanings " per se " , as distinct from meaningful expressions ; and what an expression means is determined entirely by the use that such an expression may be put to within the particular language game of which it forms a part . |
| 10 | They also refuse to accept a recommendation of a zero quota for coastal sperm whales because , they say , this particular whale species is caught entirely within the 200 mile ( 320 km ) exclusive economic zone , and therefore free from IWC restrictions . |
| 11 | About 830,000 tonnes of tuna is sold annually in the US , and canners have often failed to disclose on their labels where the tuna was caught , let alone under what conditions . |
| 12 | High ground on the right , topped by the hall at Heath , pulls back while a sewage works is located close to the left bank but remains hidden . |
| 13 | The British headquarters is given only as The OTO Oasis , BM Box 3338 , London , WC1N 3XX . |
| 14 | The initial part of the i.p.s.p. is caused solely by the activation of GABA A receptors ( which contain integral Cl - channels ) and this is supplemented and followed by the activation of GABA B receptors ( which are indirectly coupled to K + channels ) . |