Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the first problem facing any study of land use is the paucity of good and compatible data , for as the upper section of Table 8.2 shows , there can be considerable variations between different estimates , although the data do provide broad answers to the main points of interest defined by Peters ( 1970 ) namely : How much land is there ? how is it distributed between the major land uses ? and how have the allocations changed over time ( and space ) ? |
| 2 | But the radars used by the Iraqi missile batteries and aircraft have threatened allied patrols . |
| 3 | Crime , vandalism and delinquency are confined to a minority , handful they said , in a district where the majority of folk want to lead decent lives in peace and quiet . |
| 4 | Several thousand species of fish have developed bony connections of some kind to link their swim bladders to the inner ear capsules , so that the vibrations picked up and amplified by the sympathetic resonance of the swim bladder are transmitted to the semicircular canals . |
| 5 | In fact the staff tend to work longer hours , midweek and weekends , serving breakfast , lunch and evening meals to delegates , as well as function buffets , often working from 7.00am until late at night . |
| 6 | You might very well say that you were the greatest law lecturer in the world , because people tend to say these things about themselves . |
| 7 | Most people tend to remember two things about the cult 1960s television series The Prisoner . |
| 8 | People tend to remember those facts that |
| 9 | Obese people tend to have higher levels of insulin than those of normal weight , and the disadvantage of insulin is that it tends to further encourage the body to deposit rather than burn up fat . |
| 10 | Field dependence tends to arise in those who are more socialised and group-orientated in a society which emphasises order ; these people tend to have stronger perceptions and feelings for others . |
| 11 | It 's another thing people tend to make crass comments about , or crass assumptions anyway . |
| 12 | And yet the family is often the last place where people expect to find these qualities . |
| 13 | DI 'd through a desk and recorded onto both DAT and cassette utilising the onboard amp simulator , the distortion could n't be described as amazing , but I presume this must be what people expect to hear these days , although to me it does n't sound too close to what you 'd get from a guitar amp . |
| 14 | If people want to exchange any goods , they will do so by barter . |
| 15 | If people want to prescribe unproved forms of treatment , or to receive them , that is their choice . |
| 16 | Because it 's human nature people want to get better things . |
| 17 | People want to experience new things . |
| 18 | If you have a somewhat limited understanding of sex you may have wondered why people contrive to incorporate such things as whips , chains , handcuffs and strange costumes into their sexual relations . |
| 19 | Most people manage to avoid these areas like the plague , though they would n't have been bothered by stagediving at all — so I 'm afraid that Wiz 's well-intentioned argument that people can go near the front when there are no stagedivers fails . |
| 20 | Sue Robertson , Educational Officer at The South Bank Centre , feels extremely grateful to Kodak for their essential contribution to this project , and believes that it 's very important to combat the idea many young people seem to have that galleries are very boring places to visit . |
| 21 | That is not to say that reasonable protection from development should not be given to particular areas , for it is important to retain the character of the land and to ensure that all tastes are catered for : For instance , some people like to climb dangerous rocks in pouring rain . |
| 22 | Obviously I do n't do that with every song because a lot of people like to hear certain things as they are on the record . |
| 23 | Did people emigrate to escape bad conditions at home or to seek better ones abroad ? |
| 24 | Each season at Perth about 5,000 people pay to see five plays for the price of four . |
| 25 | Oh that 's nice but people keep knocking little bits off it . |
| 26 | 5 Which of the following notions would you say was the most frequent reason why intelligent people fail to ask such questions ? |
| 27 | It could be wrong , and the product might make a loss , if sales fail to reach 10,000 units . |
| 28 | He says not everyone knows their serial number but some people do know distinguishing marks on their hi fi . |
| 29 | Mind you some people do like different types of defender . |
| 30 | Erm , you know people do say these things about computer codes . |