Example sentences of "[n mass] and [prep] an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Flying at 2,000mph and at an altitude of 80,000ft crews often saw more of the world in one day than most people see in their lifetime . |
| 2 | Opposition parties continue to accuse the ruling PS of suppression of dissent , in particular by restricting access to the media and by an unfair electoral law . |
| 3 | A United States State Department travel advisory warning to US citizens on April 21 , alerting them to alleged security risks in Kenya , drew an angry response from local media and from an official of the ruling Kenya African National Union ( KANU ) the following day . |
| 4 | In July 1914 air travel was still a novelty to many people and during an outing by employees of an Accrington firm of billiard table makers to Blackpool , a deaf employee named Jack Hargreaves became possibly the first deaf man ever to go up in an aeroplane when he went up as a passenger in a two-seater Fokkers biplane piloted by a Mr. H. Blackburn . |
| 5 | Sir Anthony launched his investigation last November following complaints by MPs and after an independent report into the DTI 's role by the former Monopolies Commission chairman , Sir Godfray Le Quesne , which the then Trade Secretary , Lord Young , concluded cleared his department of any responsibility . |
| 6 | Competition between male mountain goats is rather less than in some other species and as an evolutionary result the sexes are very similar in size and appearance . |