Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A statement may be made in writing , orally or even by contract , for example , by making the goods tell a lie about themselves as in the case where the seller patched up a crack in the barrel of a cannon so as to make it appear unfractured , Horsfall v. Thomas ( 1862 ) . |
| 2 | All the rhetoric about redoubling efforts to fulfil the plan or striding confidently towards the future in imitation of the Great Leader was intended in practice to pacify the people rather than to stimulate them . |
| 3 | There are many other characteristics of bad organizations , ones in fact which are designed to switch off their people rather than to switch them on . |
| 4 | Quite a number of speakers stressed the importance of events like this to bring people together and to help us recognise our collective strengths . |
| 5 | It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants . |