Example sentences of "[det] [n mass] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the battering , the plane is undergoing minor repairs at RAF Lyneham Another aircraft has taken its place . |
| 2 | This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four-seater if you watch the weight and balance . |
| 3 | Er well we always start from what does the operator of this aircraft want to use it for . |
| 4 | This Report was , of course , the subject of much debate , particularly concerning the validity of some data used to support its contentions . |
| 5 | Orbits were fitted to this data set using a metric with for isotropic coordinates . |
| 6 | However , this walrus had reckoned without the courage and determination of a certain Tiki , also a kiwi , who vows to rescue his like-feathered friends . |
| 7 | Sums laid out by administrators ranged from hundreds of pounds spent repaying deceased 's debts to a few pence spent mending children 's shoes . |
| 8 | Between his eighth and twelfth years , he was at four Plymouth schools , and then , not even on a regular basis ; he only attended when his grandmother could get together the few pence required to pay his fee . |
| 9 | Being now unfit to work , he was left to spend his time as he pleased , and he devoted himself to reading , selling scraps of old iron and painting children 's books and shop labels to raise the few pence needed to buy the books . |
| 10 | Although my household and ARP duties did not allow of a visit to the Western hospital some folk came to see us at the main post , and laugh at the fact that the Steward of the hospital had had to send the last of his well-trained clerks to Egypt to help count the number of prisoners and try to get the provision for them in some sort of order . |
| 11 | I know that some folk have had cases from America which have not been too well done , and , in fact , felt that they were over-embalmed and no make-up . |
| 12 | WHILE some folk have won their currency gambles , many more are n't so lucky . |
| 13 | I then added a few alchemilla leaves to provide a contrast with the dark background . |
| 14 | Some fish seem to recover even faster . |
| 15 | Whether fed on flake , frozen or live food , this fish seems to thrive . |
| 16 | Some statistics do back this up . |
| 17 | Some swine had bashed the offside rear three-quarter in a very clumsy attempt to park behind me . |
| 18 | The Turkish army was said by the Iraqi government and by some media reports to have used napalm . |
| 19 | Is this means calculated to bring congruence on ethical matters among those who use it properly ? |
| 20 | Local GPs and social workers need to know that guaranteed specialist assistance is at hand both day and night and , as distress and despair do not conveniently confine themselves to the hours of nine to five , this means having experienced consultant psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses on call for community work at all times . |
| 21 | From time to time somebody would burst into song or laughter , and some people continued to whisper on and off all through the night . |
| 22 | Some people try to force their partner to be the person they want them to be . |
| 23 | Here , in Britain too , some people try to do that , though for most of us it is n't easy since we have no prosperity . |
| 24 | Some people try to use the escape hatch of saying that the problem is a religious one , but it is not , although there are substantial religious overtones . |
| 25 | One of the greatest sources of human happiness is sexual love , and some people try to pursue this source of satisfaction above all else . |
| 26 | But some people try to trick children into doing something by giving them sweets or money . |
| 27 | Some people try to introduce toys that do not reinforce gender stereotypes but , nevertheless , girls are much more likely to get dolls to dress up in the latest fashion , boys more likely to get toys for military-type games . |
| 28 | Puppies do not grow into very large ears , as some people try to tell you . |
| 29 | Some people try to keep their fish at a temperature of about 70°F ( usually in an attempt to reduce the electricity bill ) and then wonder why their pets are sluggish , wo n't feed , and do n't show any sign of breeding . |
| 30 | Some people began to throw stones , the police hustled the teller off the pitch into a police car and drove him hurriedly away . |