Example sentences of "[n mass] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ethnographic data which Marxist anthropologists discuss under the headings " modes of production " and " relations of production " are of central importance in any kind of holistic , functionalist analysis . |
| 2 | Not all Heroes are nobles by any means — some are ordinary folk whose outstanding abilities and deeds makes them the equal of any other hero on the battlefield . |
| 3 | Not all Heroes are nobles by any means , some are ordinary folk whose outstanding abilities and deeds makes them the equal of any other Hero on the battlefield . |
| 4 | Agony aunt Claire Rayner said last night : ‘ People are often despairing — especially in the cases of offspring whose ageing parents fear they will not be properly looked after when they have gone . |
| 5 | Yeah , erm modern when in choosing a mate and er connection with that because with the assumption that males generally do n't give any parental investment what really benefit them to you know biologically can , can support the offspring themselves short period of time why ca n't they then go you know to have their own I mean |
| 6 | The moment you feel it you should stop the strike and allow the fish its initial run , which is short-lived but quite strong . |
| 7 | In one corner stood a case of stuffed fish whose glassy eyes seemed to gaze with malevolence at the newcomers . |
| 8 | And , as you can see , if I did have a m a mutant gene that promoted reproductive success by a hundred percent what natural selection means , enhanced reproductive success . ? |
| 9 | nervosa which essentially means , er loss of body weight or fifteen percent your normal preoccupation with weight , and loss of your periods for three months and a morbid fear of gaining weight . |
| 10 | The views are still tremendous in the Lakes , but sitting down to be surrounded by two or three belligerent sheep whose main occupation in life is to steal my cheese and pickle sandwich is about the best way of spoiling a good day out . |
| 11 | There is a chief superintendent in RUC Headquarters whose sole responsibility is community relations , and no complaints were made about the level of managerial support given them by Easton 's senior officers , something unusual for ordinary policemen and women in the RUC , and particularly so compared to community policing sections in other forces ( Grimshaw and Jefferson 1987 ) . |
| 12 | In the light of these partial versions of reality , I suggest there is a need to look beyond the surface presentation , whether handed out in the form of a press release or in the crime statistics which senior officers consistently use as an indication of social mayhem . |
| 13 | Shooting a fierce look of hatred at Damian Flint beside her , striding along , his face hard , she saw a ruthless swine whose main objective was to get Rachel to be his wife so he could fulfil his ambitions and take Swift for his own . |
| 14 | Ferrari chose to hide its two-pedal Mondial on component supplier Valeo 's stand in the faint hope of convincing people its clutchless transmission was no more than a experimental engineering car . |
| 15 | For most people their only experience of the law in action is likely to be the local magistrates court . |
| 16 | It 's easy to sit up here for hours , feeling fresh and invigorated and envying the local people their beautiful surroundings , but we were keen to press on and see a Stone Age burial chamber sited just off the path . |
| 17 | Capitalism and economic growth will not guarantee the Chinese people their human rights . |
| 18 | Indeed , they conclude that ‘ it is television that gives millions of people their basic idea of reality ’ , and this may be particularly true for older people , who on average watch 33 hours of television a week , 11 hours more than the national average . |
| 19 | In return he presented the Pack with a WWF miniature shield as a token of appreciation of the £200 their golden silence had contributed to WWF funds . |
| 20 | Fond as she is of children , however , they are by no means her only interest . |
| 21 | To investigate ways ln which certain improvements can be made for storage space and blackout . |
| 22 | Most obviously the very people who Distant Voices , Still Lives is about — the working class . |
| 23 | This is reflected in the practices of senior day-centre staff whose primary loyalty is to their employer rather than to the users . |
| 24 | Fully trained friendly staff whose only wish is to ensure your maximum enjoyment . |
| 25 | He had a sneaking suspicion Philpott had members of staff whose sole function was to dig up the personal indiscretions of those people who could be beneficial to UNACO , then use them as a form of blackmail to get what he wanted . |
| 26 | ‘ It was an attack on the whole community — on sick children and their parents , on old people whose much-needed operations will have to be delayed , on the medical staff who devotedly care for them , and on the security forces who will continue to defend the community and to bring terrorists to justice . ’ |
| 27 | It was an attack on the whole community — on sick children and their parents , on old people whose much-needed operations will have to be delayed , on the medical staff who devotedly care for them , and on the security forces who will continue to defend the community and bring terrorists to justice . |
| 28 | My hon. Friend the Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) is right to point out that revelations such as these terrify people whose lifelong pension contributions are at the mercy of those responsible for the action taken at Mirror Group Newspapers . |
| 29 | Thus , research carried out over the past few years indicates that the traits described above actually overlap considerably with those found in so-called ‘ schizotypal ’ individuals , i.e. People whose temperamental make-up seems similar to that underlying schizophrenia , continuous with it in the personality domain but without any obvious signs of psychotic illness . |
| 30 | Only people whose total income is less than their personal allowances are allowed to register for gross interest payments . |