Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asserted that the spread of home and shares ownership was causing an enterprise culture to take root in which more indigenous companies will spring up , creating the opportunity for Scotland to become a headquarters rather than a branch economy . |
| 2 | In a keynote speech on the economy , the Scottish Secretary will set out his desire to see Scotland develop into a headquarters rather than a branch economy . |
| 3 | It can provide a precis only where the topic is something that it knows about , so that it has some sense of what conceptual relationships to expect in the story . |
| 4 | The US government will start selling thematic mapper data only when the sensor is fully proven , some time over the next year . |
| 5 | Secondly , engineering inspectors of AIB had been called upon to provide the engineering input to RAF boards of inquiry concerning accidents to military aircraft ever since the Branch was part of the old Air Ministry and consequently their expertise in jet aircraft investigating techniques was already at a high pitch before the first civil jet airliners entered service . |
| 6 | These crash boats made a great noise , and part of the plan was to fly Anson aircraft overhead as the run was made to the beach , this being timed to a nicety . |
| 7 | Naturally , a computer can send its data faster than a printer can handle it , and this situation is made worse by using PostScript . |
| 8 | Shares in mobile phone operator Vodafone Group Plc rose fivepence to 379p yesterday after the company said that subscriber figures for April gave the company its best month in three years for connections to its network , with net new connections standing at 18,766 ; for the first time since LowCall was launched in October , net new connections to the business base exceeded net new LowCall connections . |
| 9 | It is important , however , that we keep accurate records , though it is not so important we make rigid rules that can preclude the recording of a well-authenticated fish simply because a rule was not strictly adhered to . |
| 10 | The TBMs start work from a point some 45m down while the bottom of the shaft acts as a mucking basis from which slurry is pumped to the nearby Fond Pignon spoil disposal site . |
| 11 | Because it was organised by local people rather than a government agency it ensured a wide attendance of local people and created an atmosphere in which serious debate could take place . |
| 12 | Shopping seemed to be a chore for people rather than a joy . ’ |
| 13 | Laurie had a passion and a warmth for people rather than the state . |
| 14 | That the poem is about the people rather than the prospect is seen in the following passage : |
| 15 | Your job is by no means over when the advertising begins to appear . |
| 16 | I 've chased more people off than the security has . |
| 17 | This suggestion seems in the right neighbourhood , for if checkerboard solutions do have a defect , it must lie in their distinctive feature , that they treat people differently when no principle can justify the distinction . |
| 18 | Mark Williams and John Austin from Pest Control Oxford have a competition running between them for sales up until the year end . |
| 19 | With Dad 's being a builder he 's showing fellows how to get people out if a house is demolished . |
| 20 | The fire service did their best to help people even though the station was flooded . |
| 21 | The impact that it has on these people particularly as the Chair said , the retained service , can be quite profound because they , unlike the whole time firemen can be catapulted from being a joiner one minute into being a rescue operator the next minute . |
| 22 | Internal meetings — Held specifically for partners/managers and staff ie where the purpose is to acquaint participants with the mechanics and administration of the organisation — Career development discussions |
| 23 | It 's a sort of salmon rather than the pink . |
| 24 | Thus shares in Betterware Consumer Products dropped 12p to 180p yesterday as the market knocked the retail sector for six in the wake of the interest rate hike . |
| 25 | A recent survey by stockbrokers UBS Phillips & Drew calculated that in an average year , someone with a mortgage would pay £540 less to live in a £65,000 home than a person paying a market rent . |
| 26 | The 80486 applications will run 27% faster when the compiler has been used . |
| 27 | 486 applications will run 27% faster when the compiler has been used . |
| 28 | Substitute honey for sugar in drinks and at meal times , serve fresh fruit rather than a dessert . |
| 29 | Blood-tests are now available to tell whether someone has had German measles in the past , and nobody in their right mind would suggest that such a positive blood test indicated the presence of active German measles long after the patient had recovered from the infection . |
| 30 | There 's a useful 159lb ft torque at 2100rpm just after the turbo comes on stream , and the lighter three-door has all the power it reasonably needs , even though it is not as smoothly delivered as the Shogun 's . |