Example sentences of "[n mass] are [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are frequently presented with data consisting of observations at successive points of time ; such data are said to form a time series . |
| 2 | Only companies employing over 20 people are required to submit a return to the Standard Industrial Classification survey , which gather statistics on , among other things , a company 's turnover , number of employees and productivity . |
| 3 | A lot of countries do n't have control over their own economies , they do n't have control over things like whether of not people are going to have jobs , whether or not people are going to make a livelihood , whether or not people are going to even be able to live in the country , because in Ireland something like 1000 people a week are leaving the country in order to get work . |
| 4 | ‘ A high degree of awareness can make the problem worse because some young people are persuaded to carry a knife or weapon to defend themselves with , ’ he said . |
| 5 | High level sales are forecast to produce a pay-off of £160k and to have a probability of 0·2 of being achieved . |
| 6 | High level sales are forecast to produce a pay-off of £160k and to have a probability of 0.2 of being achieved . |
| 7 | The Graphs Page , the last page of the notebook , is where graphs , text and graphics are linked to build a slide show . |