Example sentences of "[noun] [n mass] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the paperwork had been removed and burnt , but the caravan had been the working place of the squadron — the squadron headquarters in other words — and so against the CO 's most urgent requests and orders the airman turned the tractor round and raced back , grabbing " Jane " and her pants off the caravan wall , thrusting them into the arms of the CO and then retraced his steps in the direction of El Alamein . |
| 2 | Of course , there is a particular problem with death certificate data in developing countries , but there is plenty of other evidence for the epidemic . |
| 3 | This threatens the reliability of both basic population data and attempts to use these new census data in social indicators to identify poverty . |
| 4 | Defensive armament was four 13mm machine-guns and six 20mm cannon in remotely-controlled turrets . |
| 5 | By the end of 1990 the total number of Vietnamese boat people in neighbouring countries had reached 110,000 , of whom 52,000 were in Hong Kong , 20,300 in Indonesia , 14,900 in Malaysia and 14,100 in Thailand . |
| 6 | We would like to hear from people who regularly attend Auction Sales in different areas or who would be prepared to attend and be good enough to send us regular fair and balanced reports of their observations ; conclusions and recommendations with regard to the numbers of and general condition of the animals ; their handling and treatment ; attendance by officials at the Sales ; facilities for the animals , e.g. hay , water , etc. , and more particularly what happens to the rubbish section ? |
| 7 | The weekend will have workshops on Trade and the Bible , Trade and the Individual , Trade and the Media , Worship , the video , ‘ Bitter Sweet ’ , Christian Aid staff in practical sketches and ‘ Climbing the Wall ’ — ideas for fundraising and local activity as well as Traidcraft and exhibitions . |
| 8 | Although not immediately apparent in studies of ‘ variable ’ plant species , it must be expected , in view of the non-uniform disperser fauna in tropical regions , that wide-ranging species will probably be shown to have such patterns . |
| 9 | A jury also awarded Mrs Roddenberry $900,000 in punitive damages after finding Mr Roddenberry , who died in 1991 , and his company had tried to hide Star Trek profits from her . |
| 10 | This fish is similar to M. argenteus in many respects but it is a much deeper fish with more elongated dorsal and anal fins complimenting its extraordinary-deep body . |
| 11 | Their views may have been coloured by the fact that they found evidence of significant misreporting of publication data in some areas , to the extent that they suggest automatically lowering research ratings as a penalty for discovered deliberate misreporting . |
| 12 | Their views may have been coloured by the fact that they found evidence of significant misreporting of publication data in some areas , to the extent that they suggest automatically lowering research ratings as a penalty for discovered deliberate misreporting . |
| 13 | Dr Wolff compared the number of cases of leukaemia and lymphoma with car ownership statistics in 22 countries during the period 1984=88 . |
| 14 | They practically doubled the council staff in 5 years . |
| 15 | The data are gathered mainly by intensive interviewing and observation of systems and management staff in ten organisations from the private and public sectors . |
| 16 | From sales support to head of IFA Sales in 24 years — ‘ Brilliant ! ’ |
| 17 | Thus in both countries people in white-collar jobs — managers , administrators , scientists and so on — will grow in numbers while the jobs in manual occupations will increase either more slowly or decline . |
| 18 | I anticipate that 1993 will continue to see further improvements in new home sales in most parts of North America , but that our business will still face difficulties , along with the rest of the industry in California . |
| 19 | Using chemiluminescence produced by cells and extracts , several investigators have showed the role of reactive oxygen species in different disorders . |
| 20 | The Treasury reaped a record £454,000 in lost deposits from more than 900 candidates who failed to win five per cent of the vote . |
| 21 | What we appear to have here is a system where the structure of intervention , as displayed in the file data in other areas , bears only an indirect relationship to what actually happened in Team D. ( The specialist worker in Team C may have been operating in ways that in some respects are not wholly dissimilar , but the approach of the specialist team would seem radically different ) . |
| 22 | He was with Wilson Staff in those days , and they had written asking for a good caddie for the centenary Open . |
| 23 | At the entrance to the club we were searched with metal detectors by security staff in sharp suits . |
| 24 | ( In 1961 , for instance , the ‘ leading publisher ’ had more than 50 per cent of evening sales in seven regions . |
| 25 | The new plan , announced in January by Lord James , aims to rely entirely on non-specialist staff in primary schools to teach four European languages ; French , German , Spanish and Italian . |
| 26 | Record sales in foreign territories can take up to two years before they are paid . |
| 27 | to pasture swine in five districts . |
| 28 | In response to the initiative , the IMF was expected to unblock $240,000,000 in further credits [ see also pp. 37040 ; 37244 ; 37451 ] of which Argentina would receive $180,000,000 , with the remainder being deposited into a special account already containing $60,000,000 from a previous IMF loan . |
| 29 | If imports account for close to 50% of UK sales in those sectors , a 10% devaluation would directly raise the RPI by around 2% over a period of , say , one to two years . |
| 30 | They have bootlegged time ( i.e. used discretionary time on the job ) , found contact people in various sectors of the company , and in general done outlandish things in order to get a hearing for their idea . |