Example sentences of "[prep] the [n mass] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlucky not to gain selection for the 800m in last year 's Barcelona Olympics , Strang , who ran a ‘ blinder ’ for Scotland in the 1990 Commonwealth Games 4x400 silver medal-winning team in Auckland , has made a remarkable transition up to 1,500m . |
| 2 | For the mink in America , winter is one of the best times for muskrats . |
| 3 | Also the farmers plant crops of grass ( ley grass ) which they use to provide rich grazing for the livestock in summer and hay and silage for the winter . |
| 4 | They were , in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , responsible for the general management of this category of Crown properties — for the felling of timber in the forests for the Royal Navy , for repairs to Crown property , for royal gifts to subjects , or for sale ; for dealing with claims to customary rights in the Forest , for paying the keepers ' wages and for providing hay for the deer in times of scarcity . |
| 5 | All current applications relating to XH558 ( they closed on July 31 ) were treated as ‘ expressions of interest ’ and that the ‘ most suitable ’ of these would then be invited to tender for the aircraft in a two-stage operation . |
| 6 | Very much the same story as I conjectured for Nosema in the flour beetle and for the fluke in the snail . |
| 7 | It also requires that working conditions for the staff in such areas are improved , work loads are lessened , research facilities improved and other similar measures adopted that would make working in such areas satisfying and challenging . |
| 8 | Software designers will never agree to a standard format for the data in their programs so instead there has to be another piece of software that will bundle the information into a standard format to enable it to be transmitted to another computer . |
| 9 | The Association proved once again to be a formidable field force when helping the appeal , and provided an excellent point of reference for the media in respect of both the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the work of the Association . |
| 10 | The absence of any coherent and agreed philosophy for the media in many African countries is a matter which is of obvious concern to many of that continent 's politicians as well as its media professionals , and a number of African leaders have addressed themselves to the problem . |
| 11 | For the present , however , there is no alternative for the media in many cases other than to exhaust their limited remedies in local courts , and then file a complaint with the European Commission of Human Rights in Strasbourg . |
| 12 | The " offer of amends " would be a valuable protection for the media in cases of unintentional defamation , were it not encumbered by what the Faulks Committee described as " expensive rigmarole " — a procedure which requires the swearing of a detailed affidavit about how the confusion arose , which must be served at the same time as the offer of amends . |
| 13 | If Florence Nightingale were carrying her lamp through the corridors of the National Health Service today , she would almost certainly be searching for the people in charge . |
| 14 | ‘ I do those characters for the people in the bars , who love it , ’ responds Wayans . |
| 15 | The survey of district managers — who are responsible for buying health care for the people in their area — by the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts showed that : FEWER than half support the system of opt-out hospitals . |
| 16 | Also when we was giving this demonstration for the people in Bloxwich for the , our unit in King George 's playing fields , we 'd got all our weaponry on , on , on show what we 'd got Vickers machine gun , the Brownings rifles this anti-tank bomb anti-tank tube , whatever you li gun , whatever you like to call it , but also we 'd got what , what was termed a bucket bomb . |
| 17 | Well I mean I ca n't say enough for the people in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , I mean they 've got a great burns unit there and I mean er er I think the plastic surgeons and what knot are about they must be some of the best in the world . |
| 18 | I recognise that it is , equally , a disappointment for the other yards which had tendered for the work , and for the people in those areas . |
| 19 | ‘ I felt sorry for the people in the awful rain . |
| 20 | I think you know , Lincolnshire has done a dam good job for the people in Lincolnshire whether it in roads , whether it be old peoples homes , or whether it be in schools , whether it be in fire stations , police stations , I admit to where one could say across the board , they could compare , that they could compare , they might compare they might live in one area and work in another . |
| 21 | As you know , we fixed the roundabout for the people in town , I ca n't remember the name of the place . |
| 22 | oh yes , I , I need a that has to be signed for the people in er Norwich , okay , yes , so , you want a F P , F P and |
| 23 | I er I du n no I think you maybe do in the fifth year but I doubt it , but I mean it 's so stupid though we got it opposite our school I mean it 's not as if it would be that difficult for the people in our school to pay for us . |
| 24 | As the statistics in Table 8 indicate , heavy physical work during pregnancy ( see for instance the categories of unskilled labourers and unskilled construction workers ) more often lead to premature birth than conditions of other occupations . |
| 25 | It captures the idea that humanity should be respected for its own sake , so that people should not be treated in organizations solely as the means in an economizing process . |
| 26 | cold as the fish in other people 's hands . |
| 27 | and smug as the fish in the proverb , |
| 28 | The Gamecock ; a single seat fighter plane , best remembered as the aircraft in which the famous pilot , Douglas Bader crashed and lost his legs . |
| 29 | Rapidly moving vertical subjects such as the people in this crowd can sometimes result in focus hunting when auto is being used . |
| 30 | In using the phrase " the same A " in relation to a species I am already implicitly acknowledging the distinction between the species in question and its exemplifying instances . |