Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [n mass] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Animals that do this include fish such as the cod , which of course are highly mobile even as adults ; crustacea such as crabs and lobsters ; echinoderms such as sea urchins ; gastropod molluscs such as winkles , which are mobile as adults but are not able to travel huge distances ; and also — crucially — most of the animals which are sessile as adults — that is , remain immobile in one place .
2 However , it was better to give people some skills although overall it was a waste of money in West Belfast .
3 It is possible to interpret data this way and , if independent evidence supports the dual process hypothesis , it may turn out to be the correct one .
4 Now expected late next month , the pen-driven handheld computer is said to be able to organise data such as an appointments diary and can communicate with other machines by dialling phone numbers and sending facsimile messages .
5 South Korean electronics companies have revised upwards their export targets for this year , encouraged by a surge in their shipments during the first quarter of this year : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it had raised its export target to $6,200m from its original target of $5,800m , and from $4,700m last year ; Goldstar Co Ltd said it would be able to export $3,400m this year , up from its previous target of $3,200m and the $2,570m last year ; Daewoo Electronics Co Ltd says it sees a smaller increase .
6 Then we 'll be able to get people that way .
7 In agreement with the above mentioned data this effect is also observed in HeLa cells .
8 Erm , and we put to them they ca n't take a simplistic approach of saying this is what 's to cover the cost in selling from there and that is all that 's available to place people more appropriately in the community .
9 496 armed robberies totalling £1.3 million last year compared to 375 totalling £900,000 this year .
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