Example sentences of "[adj] in a [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both count for three seconds , maintaining the formation … one thousand and one , one thousand and two , one thousand and three … then he banks hard over left in a 4g turn . |
| 2 | The professor was closely involved in a series of benevolence programmes for Israel , including the B'nai B'rith charity organisation , and was recently in Poland to negotiate a settlement in the row over the presence of a Catholic convent on the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp . |
| 3 | Investigation of the feet of the fines ( property documents ) for the period revealed that in 1392/3 , 1398/9 and 1410/11 Andrew had indeed been involved in a series of transactions concerning an estate of some 200 acres , which obviously had belonged to the family for a long time . |
| 4 | Even when you have convinced the travel agent that there is such a place , you are likely to become involved in a series of long telephone conversations . |
| 5 | Others not exhibiting include Sun , Hewlett-Packard and the Santa Cruz Operation , although these companies will be involved in a series of vendor-led seminars . |
| 6 | The centre has been involved in a series of projects . |
| 7 | In the years 1899–1904 Hooley was involved in a series of dubious companies concerned with exploiting concessions on foreign territories . |
| 8 | Pramarn 's effective demotion was seen as a consequence of the Bangkok gubernatorial elections , since he and Chamlong had been involved in a series of highly publicized conflicts during 1989 . |
| 9 | The move followed the court martial and sentencing to death of 10 soldiers , allegedly involved in a series of murders and robberies in Kinshasa . |
| 10 | Employees in the metal and engineering industries were involved in a series of strikes on July 5 and 6 , and settled on July 13 for pay increases of 20 per cent , a 40-hour week and a 12-month job-security guarantee . |
| 11 | In addition to dealing with difficulties such as the forthcoming prosecution of the deposed Panamanian dictator , Manuel Noriega , Thornburgh was also involved in a series of struggles with Congress over several important pieces of legislation including the civil rights bill and an omnibus anti-crime package . |
| 12 | Talking of reruns Madam er deputy speaker , er I almost feel I 'm involved in a series of reruns with the er with the minister himself because er in a series of bills er committees in the eighties , standing committees on the building societies bill , on the banking bill , on the financial services er bill , as they all were , er he was speaking at that time er in favour of more effective regulation , backing the votes of this side er for kind , the kind of policies it 's introducing today . |
| 13 | Richard Duriez and Annette Tibbles were involved in a series of ALF raids , mostly directed at the meat trade . |
| 14 | The pair you may recall , kidnapped and threatened a youth whom they believed to be involved in a series of thefts . |
| 15 | The pair you may recall , kidnapped and threatened a youth whom they believed to be involved in a series of thefts . |
| 16 | Around 30 writers will be in Derry during the five days and will be involved in a series of readings , workshops and discussions . |
| 17 | A MAN was involved in a series of robberies on Merseyside , including an armed bank raid in which guns were fired , it was alleged yesterday . |
| 18 | A MAN accused of an armed bank raid was involved in a series of robberies on Merseyside , a court heard . |
| 19 | He was quickly involved in a series of crashes which earned him the nickname |
| 20 | The man is believed to have been involved in a series of robberies in the north of England over recent months . |
| 21 | As a result , it will be suitable for both longitudinal or transverse settings , and can sit low in a chassis . |
| 22 | The barrage was the most devastating in a series of recent rocket attacks on Kabul by the Western-backed mujahedin . |
| 23 | PRESTON LODGE are to join with local football club Preston Athletic in a £500,000 project to upgrade Pennypit Park . |
| 24 | At Cambridge , he signed Dion Dublin on a free from Norwich — the same Dublin who joined Manchester United in a £1 million deal last month . |
| 25 | The textbase STATLT holding the statutes for England has been developed and refined in a series of projects since 1980 and at the start of the project described here already provided a very detailed definition of the data structure [ 1 ] , full text-searching facilities , symbolic addressing in the manner of Figure 2 and a multi-valued attribute marg-note-xref in each text unit to record cross-references made to other parts of the text [ 23 ] . |
| 26 | Mosaic is a small pebble effect , in five duet-tone pastel colourways , available in a 2m width to allow a seam-free fit in most bathrooms . |
| 27 | Now available in a 25ml sachet for 25p . |
| 28 | Details are available in a series of publications which may be obtained free of charge from : |
| 29 | They also have a Graphite Pure Stick Pencil , which is again available in a series of grades and has a plastic casing so that hands can be kept clean whilst working . |
| 30 | In fact several recent studies have shown that up to 15% of defective items have passed unnoticed in a 100% inspection . |