Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] have [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , British and French cavalry had been stationed close behind the Allied line , with the object of quickly exploiting a breakthrough . |
| 2 | A spokeswoman for the independent Kings Fund Institute said : ‘ There 's a myth that old people have been getting fitter . |
| 3 | During the terrible retreat from Mons in late August , certain officers wrote home of their impression that their foot-sore infantry had been accompanied one night by a mysterious force of cavalry , of which no trace could be found next day . |
| 4 | It has the power to reform and transform lives ad through it countless people have been given new strength . |
| 5 | The present rendezvous had been riding high on my chart of dreads . |
| 6 | Peter Kemp , Durham County Council 's director of social services , said so far around 90 elderly people had been found new homes . |
| 7 | Mr Kemp said that so far around 90 elderly people had been found new homes most in other council-run establishments . |
| 8 | For years , an important desire of many working people has been to take annual holidays in the sun . |
| 9 | Administrative staff have been offered additional hours and upgraded posts . |
| 10 | Breeder David Neville says in the past people have been fined small amounts . |
| 11 | POSC member companies — the oil industry 's open systems user organisation — and the group 's permanent staff have been evaluating potential SIP components since last December . |
| 12 | Four birds of a previously unknown species have been found dead in a bird trader 's cage in Tanzania . |