Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I can I say that in my opinion that the county council 's current budgeting strategy which effectively imposes a two percent efficiency saving which I might add in figures come to something like one point five million erm is , is of concern but what is of greater concern is the further possibility of a four percent er reduction which is being sought in blocks of three percent and one percent next year for ninety four ninety five which is to the amount of two point eight million at the current prices will in my opinion decimate the present level of service provision in policing . |
| 2 | He has successfully rescued a whole series of major houses , without a penny of historic buildings grants , by adapting them as self-contained houses and cottages . |
| 3 | In Britain in the early days of cinema , prosecutions were brought not for obscenity , but for breaches of licensing conditions , and when certification became the rule in 1923 , legal actions ceased for half a century until sex suddenly became a burning media issue in most Western countries . |
| 4 | The experienced eye can frequently tell at a glance that all is not well in a pond or aquarium without necessarily seeing a single fish . |
| 5 | Even if you are only seeing a few people there should be someone to greet them on arrival and make them feel they have come to the right place on the right day . |
| 6 | Getting on with what you should be doing that can only see a few people doing that who are actually getting on with what they should have been doing while you are waiting . |
| 7 | We have about 140 international specialists in human gene mapping coming together to use a new data base system developed at the John Hopkins university in collaboration with people in London at the I C R F Labs and that data base will provide information on all those genes we have already identified and mapped . |
| 8 | The tornado aircraft was developed under a cost plus environment er contracting environment and erm at the time that was actually the most efficient an and probably the only practical way to do because the the risks inherent in having three partner companies that do n't know how the others work , getting together to build a single aircraft , were , were extremely high . |
| 9 | Overwhelmed by the viciousness of the attack , Pearl Heart could only manage a slight bob of her head . |
| 10 | The presenter said she could only recall a few people , and volunteered the story of David Parkin throwing a glass of wine at his wife and how she had watched Maggie Parkin stalk out of the room trying to pretend that nothing had happened . |
| 11 | The accumulation of an ever-increasing number of empirical case studies which together comprise(d) a broadening data base to describe users , activities and patterns of use in relation to the existing supply of opportunities . |
| 12 | On the other hand , UK firms only acquired a mere £4.2 billion of European assets in 1990 , which was less than the French and even the Swedes . |
| 13 | As you can see , we have only mentioned a few fish that are possible to keep in a community set up , but the options are vast as there are a large number of species of fish to choose from . |
| 14 | Over the past few years , however , live colouration has become an important criterion in taxonomy , and as synspilum differs markedly from melanurum in this respect , and has a different distribution , it is now once again generally considered a separate species , albeit probably very closely-related . |
| 15 | But reed beds have been set and were beginning to spread , islands created from spoil already sprouted a healthy flora , and freshly planted trees and shrubs were doing well . |
| 16 | Such questions will often generate discussion among the students generally and thus provide a useful means of stimulating their interest . |
| 17 | The catsuit in the picture above costs a cool £1,760 , but it is n't impossible to find cheaper alternatives . |
| 18 | Renault , who supply the £100,000 engines — changed every 400 miles — said : ‘ We 've already had a few people on to us saying they 're not going to buy our cars . |
| 19 | The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives . |
| 20 | Birmingham Children 's Hospital has just had a new fish tank donated by the city 's Aqualand Pet Centre . |
| 21 | I can just see a little haddock at home , receiving a phone call saying he 's won a prize . |
| 22 | ‘ Just admiring a pretty pair of almond eyes . ’ |
| 23 | Germany already pays a staggering 68% of the Community s income : the system of ‘ concentric circles ’ would only increase her influence over the Community even more and if the club was reduced to eight she would unavoidably become dominant . |
| 24 | Openg opportunity to just get a few bob . |
| 25 | They crossed the road to face the oncoming traffic and had just passed a 40 mph speed limit sign when he looked over his shoulder and saw a car heading towards them on the wrong side of the road . |
| 26 | Aye well this man that I ke know he had quite a lot of money and he just gave a six pence to the kirk , and he had always plenty of money when he died . |
| 27 | Even if it IS about money , again a player should not have to leave Leeds if he does nt want to just to get a few bob extra . |
| 28 | After chasing the Mister Big of Acid House , the press finally had a real-life folk devil , Mister C. The tabloids could n't have asked for anything better |
| 29 | After chasing the special Mister Big of Acid House , the press finally had a real-life folk devil , Mister C. Like it or not , he 's rave culture 's first pop face . |
| 30 | ‘ I ai n't breaking no law , guvnor , I 'm just borrowing a few pence off my friend here for a drink . ’ |