Example sentences of "[n mass] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been using Lotus 1-2-3 to draw various graphs from the data I collect each week . |
| 2 | The rules stipulate that these boards can have a maximum hull thickness of 16.5cm which includes most boards produced today . |
| 3 | But for now , pilots like the Trislander as one of the few aircraft which allows real flying in today 's increasingly automated world . |
| 4 | ( 1987 ) publish data which indicates that dementia prevalence rates are higher among females than males ( Table 5.4 ) , as do Vetter et al . |
| 5 | Overlooking the causal nature of meaning with respect to usage leads here to obvious circularity within the formal framework however : to is first defined as necessary to support a clausal complement with no discussion of the data which contradict this postulate ( cf She helped lift him out of the bed ; You 've missed things . |
| 6 | Inside the aircraft you do internal checks . |
| 7 | It was in the shape of a V with the entrance at the point of the V. We covered both trenches with large pieces of wood scrounged from the back garden of Brigade H.Q On top of the wood were placed thick pieces of turf which acted as very good camouflage . |
| 8 | To counteract difficulties in collection and methodological evaluation of the data we used several refinements of the method , including designation of a central data coordinator and use of a simple 10 point ( rather than a continuous ) scale . |
| 9 | Finally , as prices range from £15,190 to £26,910 it represents superb value for such a high specification . |
| 10 | However , the instruction manual , though extremely comprehensive , is written in that awful Americanese which makes similar pamphlets printed in Japan almost a pleasure to read ! |
| 11 | But sheep which cross national barriers , such as slaughter lambs for France , must carry a flock mark and for practical reasons that almost certainly means ear tags . |
| 12 | Yet it has also spawned some monstrous offspring which include such distortions as a dismissive attitude towards women , a view of work as punishment , a view of pain and hardship as revealing personal guilt , a view of the body and anything to do with it as inherently evil , a view of the earth as the property of homo sapiens who can choose what to do with it , a view of God as an insensitive , self-opinionated , unjust task-master concerned about protecting his own property and the slavish obedience of the human-beings he has created . |
| 13 | But none of the assiduous folk who compiled these guides to English usage was prepared to contemplate the opinion that research is typified by the act of locating a person 's telephone number . |
| 14 | Drama must , perforce , have an ultimate target and destination and that was always the Clarion call to the earlier distinguished folk who trod these boards . |
| 15 | Just before the treeline , at 13,200ft we reached Dzongri hut . |
| 16 | First Division strugglers County were trying to recoup most of the £225,000 they paid eight months ago to prise Wilson from Stamford Bridge . |
| 17 | For a yearly payment of £5 he conveyed that piece of his estate to the Apothecaries Company , with one particular proviso : that every year fifty dried specimens grown there in the same year be supplied to the Royal Society of London . |
| 18 | When it comes to choosing cavalry you have fewer options than with infantry but you are still spoiled for choice compared to most armies . |
| 19 | In plastics , specialists in the field , Fort , offer two robust polypropylene models — the 4.5cu ft RK90 with tilt bar at £49.95 and the 5cu ft TK100 at £59.95 which has front brace and deep tray . |
| 20 | Although it is common practice to distinguish what Henry Sweet called ‘ form-words ’ as distinct from ‘ full words ’ and to locate the former in grammar rather than lexis , it has to be noted that these ‘ form-words ’ have emerged over time from full-blown lexical sources , and for the most part still have recognizable kin which show clear signs of the relationship . |
| 21 | You can either raise the pH level using a buffer or , if you do not wish to go to the expense and trouble involved in this , why not choose fish which prefer acidic water . |
| 22 | Mothers love squid because it 's good value ( you can eat most of it ) and easy to prepare ( unlike , say raw fish which takes considerable skill . |
| 23 | There are few other freshwater tropical fish which have such diversity of colour than the Killifish or egg-laying toothcarp . |
| 24 | Whizz-Kidz , the movement for non-mobile children , is looking for 300 sponsored runners to pledge either a minimum of £1,250 which guarantees free entry and flight , or £2,250 which includes accommodation as well . |
| 25 | The characteristic of a chattel slave is that he(she) has no recognized kin who have continuing rights and obligations by virtue of their kinship . |
| 26 | The 58% who identified less dependence on farm income as a benefit represented those for whom the farm provided a considerable proportion of total income but which could not provide a living income on its own . |
| 27 | They had never drunk more than a couple of beers each , never raised their voices , and always complimented Trent on the fish he grilled each evening . |
| 28 | The University of Edinburgh has installed its seventh Meiko Scientific Ltd parallel computer — the latest is a 1GFLOPS Computing Surface MPP system worth £500,000 which comprises 12 Intel 80860 CPUs , each with 32Mb RAM . |
| 29 | Sponges ( Porifera ) , rarely used as aquarium subjects , also reproduce by releasing eggs and sperm which form free swimming pelagic larvae . |
| 30 | Odd , is n't it ? ’ says 52-year-old Cleese who met new wife Alyce-Faye Eichelberger two years ago . |