Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaving aside the famous names , which will inevitably be more costly , great numbers of obscure and humble folk have chosen this friendly and attractive method of identifying their precious books and have thereby secured a small niche in the history of bibliophily . |
| 2 | Some deep-sea fish have developed another solution . |
| 3 | Fish have overcome this difficulty by having almost spherical lenses . |
| 4 | Once the two fish have accepted each other , a pseudospawning will take place where no eggs will be produced . |
| 5 | well we just do this , people get asked this drive as responsible and driving that children under fourteen are sitting |
| 6 | Since the spring , 40,000 people have visited this spot , pitching tents and sleeping rough , bringing money and food and leaving their banners and messages of solidarity . |
| 7 | yes yes , yes I was surprised people I suppose most people have seen those before actually |
| 8 | ‘ Bond has been one of the walking wounded for so long that most people have seen this coming and should have provided against it , ’ a banking executive said . |
| 9 | Very old people have lived most of their lives in a society where more people attended services of worship and found religious belief of value to them . |
| 10 | Whe whether Alan should write out and ask everybody and we said , oh no people have done that ad nauseam and they 'll only write back and say , well I 've done this before and you 've still never listened to me . |
| 11 | In Australia , for example , there is no doubt that the Aboriginal people have done much to encourage grassland these past 40 000 years , by their use of fires , which they light to encourage new growth and attract animals for hunting . |
| 12 | I know when , when invented scales back in the early thirties er typically they were declarative statements which people had to agree or disagree with erm but er I think perhaps more recently people have gone more for things that are a bit like how would you feel , what do you think type statements erm so er |
| 13 | Older people have absorbed these attitudes which they once held as young people , and lead their lives in ways which confirm the stereotyped images , and perpetuate the myths of ageism from generation to generation . |
| 14 | Again many people have watered this saying down . |
| 15 | Two people have indicated that . |
| 16 | Like-minded people have noticed this , with the results that they 've always drawn diverse audiences . |
| 17 | Many people have felt this summer that a night in the packed to bursting Gouter refuge has been enough to turn anyone to narcotics . |
| 18 | seventeen and since then people have discovered more and in a sense the list is more or less limitless . |
| 19 | which people have obtained these jobs--how many are ex-miners , for example ? |
| 20 | A lot of people have made that mistake and the kids think ‘ Hang on a minute , we 're just beginning to like that stuff ’ , then you change to something completely different . |
| 21 | Chair can I make a suggestion quite clearly a large number of people have made some very good and valid recommendations or suggestions to you and the board this evening and you 've said on many occasions this evening the board will obviously go away discuss those and take a view on the particular ideas . |
| 22 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 23 | People have said that already . |
| 24 | Er , firstly that I 'm too fast and and er a number of people have said this to me so er and it 's true so I do n't wish to elaborate further on that . |
| 25 | This means that these 43 people have lost any right to apply for an exit visa , whereas normally Jews waiting to leave keep on applying hoping that eventually the visa will be granted . |
| 26 | People have had enough of crime in rural areas . |
| 27 | But , you know , you three dear people have changed all that : you 've brought something new into my life with that beautiful dress and coat . ’ |
| 28 | A day of reflection and appreciation , certainly to the living and the dead members of the famous Three-Ninetieth Group and most certainly to our , our very close and dear friends the British people have shown this sort of involvement and appreciation in memory of , of those times and sacrifices . |
| 29 | Most people have forgotten all about Greg Martin . |
| 30 | ‘ Sadly , I think people have taken that privilege , ’ she says . |