Example sentences of "[subord] [n mass] [adv] [vb base] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About 20% live in the country , or rural areas , but less than 2% actually make a living by farming . |
| 2 | If you wish to draw an angle larger than 180° simply draw an angle equal to the angle required , subtracted from 360° . |
| 3 | But perhaps worst of all , it has been clearly demonstrated that while a change in attitudes to a brand or product can precede a purchase of that brand , it can equally well follow the purchase : does attitude change influence a purchase , or does it merely result from it ? — since people often feel the need to justify a purchase , especially a major purchase , after they have made it . |
| 4 | I mean I I just do not really understand whether people fully realize the gravity of the economic situation that we face . |
| 5 | Even when people intellectually accept the need for change , they are sometimes emotionally unable to make the adjustment . |
| 6 | This research is concerned with the special occasions when people specifically close a topic . |