Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [n mass] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's one of a series of pieces ‘ featuring compositional surveying , whereby physical characteristics and statistics form the basis of a piece 's musical realisation … |
| 2 | It 's set in an Afrikaaner village and is the true story of a widow who is inspired to sculpt hundreds of animals and people following the death of her husband . |
| 3 | These relationships between politicians , parties and people form the basis of the chapter . |
| 4 | Seated beside Miss Jarman on the faded red-leather seat , she could see houses and shops and people passing the window , and a certain pleasure added to her nervous apprehension . |
| 5 | The railway enthusiasts have spent six months and £5,000 repairing the Peckett Locomotive in time for the start of the steam weekends . |
| 6 | DARLINGTON Railway Preservation Society members have spent six months and £5,000 repairing the Peckett Locomotive in time for the start of the steam weekends . |
| 7 | The whole interview exercise was time-consuming but useful and both parents and staff welcomed the opportunity to take time to air their views — something which often gets neglected in the busy routine of ‘ getting things done ’ . |
| 8 | At auction it took five agonising minutes and £700 to secure the house . |
| 9 | I do n't know if it all came to Oxford , but certainly most of it did , and erm the city council actually spent six shillings and sixpence strewing the streets with flowers to welcome her , which erm when we have a look at the amount of money that was being , having to be raised elsewhere it was quite generous really . |
| 10 | The company needs to raise £24m £8m to cover running costs and £16m to finance the £110m debt . |
| 11 | Only after the civil war broke out between Christians and Druze did the French put troops ashore , but European ‘ interest ’ in Lebanon had already been clearly established . |
| 12 | As experience grew this was followed in selected cases with workshops at which key managers and staff discussed the findings and prepared their own action plans . |
| 13 | In , both girls and staff found the visit of the bus a positive and profitable experience , and the school received excellent publicity . |
| 14 | The illusory world of " Maya " revealed its meaning — not only through the constantly shifting physical environment , but also through the all-night Wayang shadow-puppet dramas , where the shadow parade of gods and demons , creatures and people reflects the eternal dynamics between order and chaos . |
| 15 | 85% found ECAs helpful in clarifying standards and 92% found the ECA role to be appropriate to a devolved assessment system . |
| 16 | It shows a sunny day , sailboats and people enjoying the recreational benefits . |
| 17 | But the BMA statement also claimed it was ‘ essential that decisions are made soon in order to avoid hospitals and staff suffering the effects of the blight ’ . |
| 18 | Wolves and deer haunt the gorges and lake shores of the great Sila Massif with its quaint Alpine towns like San Giovanni in Fiore . |
| 19 | The launch conference was successful in many ways , one of which was the opportunity it gave for students and staff to display the already high quality of work across many areas of the curriculum . |
| 20 | Chapter 4 looks at how physics students and staff construct the subject ‘ physics ’ , and at the way in which this affects , and is affected by , their ideas about humanities disciplines . |
| 21 | The overall aim of the Enterprise Centre is to enable students and staff to develop the essential enterprise/transferable skills to operate and succeed in a changing employment and business environment and thus make Napier University more responsive to the needs of work . |
| 22 | The estuary is the country 's most important for birds ; nearly 300,000 waders and wildfowl spend the winter on its mudflats and marshes . |
| 23 | However , with Lebanese Forces tanks and infantry surrounding the embassy , Aoun remained in the building as of early November . |
| 24 | In the same way , the most polygamous species of goats and sheep have the largest horns or antlers . |
| 25 | The ward is thus a ready-made learning resource centre with the facilities and staff to promote the development of good nursing care by the student . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , river dolphins and catfish inhabit the same river , and between 1950 and 1980 , about half the 100 or so baiji found dead had died from swallowing or being snagged by fish hooks . |