Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun] [Wh pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , however , of those 71% of accountants who would like to have more holiday entitlement , 42.7% did n't even manage to use all of the time they were due at present . |
| 2 | They wore no uniform , of course , but maintained a corps of stewards who could be exceedingly rough to anyone who dared to voice dissent at one of Carolan 's meetings . |
| 3 | It 's said John Wayne started his acting career as an extra , so when you next watch Inspector Morse , look out for the people of Oxford who could be stars of the making . |
| 4 | Then they 'll be put on show in what we call habitat displays ' so that all the people of America who wo n't ever come here will be able to see them iii our nation 's capital just as they once lived in these jungles . |
| 5 | These were people of means who could afford to foot the bill : no appeal to the fear of physical pain was needed here . |
| 6 | ‘ In this game you need people like Simon who can be called up at a moment 's notice . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The Rosemount is primarily for short-term patients , people like Jennifer who ca n't manage alone and who need respite care . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Most of the residents are there on a permanent basis , but there 's a brand-new wing that has just been opened and is almost exclusively for short-term patients — people like Jennifer who ca n't be left alone , who need constant attention . ’ |
| 9 | I think it is a shame because I think there are another 150,000 people in England who would really like the album if they were aware of it . ’ |
| 10 | And , as we observed earlier , there are still people in Britain who can ascribe a fire caused by lightning in York to God 's wrath at the appointment of a somewhat outspoken bishop — as if , amid the violence , hatred , prejudice , insensitivity and menace of the modern world , God had nothing more pressing on His mind , nothing better to do with His resources . |
| 11 | Perhaps , however , among the 10 per cent who do not know of the CAB , there are many people in difficulty who might be helped if only they were aware of the service it provides . |
| 12 | They can laugh because they 're the only people in Romania who can go where they want . |
| 13 | There may still be a few people in Islay who will remember , no doubt with appreciation , the Coats libraries , a source of firstly recreation and secondly instruction , when books were scarce in the island except in the houses of the proprietors , and to a lesser degree , the doctor , the ministers and the schoolmasters , long before popular newspapers , radio and television were easily available , |
| 14 | There is widespread agreement that there are many mentally disturbed people in prison who would be better off in hospital . |
| 15 | This date of April I can understand the Minister er the Minister of Transport is concerned , but unless something is done pretty quickly there 'll be a lot of people in Leeds who will be worrying about what 's going to happen on er around the station because there is this small group of people no not always from the town concerned or the city concerned , who behave in this abysmal way and British Transport Police have a very good record at the stations and on the trains as they can move from one part of the country to another . |
| 16 | Compact should make it easier for all teachers from Compact schools to meet people from industry who would be prepared to share in curriculum development . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sure Signorina Hastings has staff in London who can handle business in her absence , ’ Stephanie Marsa put in , her cool , high voice precise and colourless . |
| 18 | five or six other people on campus who could potentially do it with a just one night 's look an and a diagram . |
| 19 | Social workers were given specific help in identifying their function to find ways to keep old people at home who might otherwise have gone into a residential home . |
| 20 | Using the above information , the manager calculates the number of service staff by grade who should be on annual leave for each week of the year . |
| 21 | The simplest reason for the disappointing subscription is that the novelty of a kitchen maid poet had dissipated in the four years since the first subscription , especially among the gentry around Brackley who might now observe Philip Leapor enjoying the fruits of the first volume . |
| 22 | Colleagues regard Dick as a safe pair of hands who can be relied upon to step in when required . |
| 23 | I ca n't name names , but the song concerns a series of people who 'd recognise themselves in there if they examined the lyrics . |