Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Older people tend to stay in hospital a couple of days more , but generally their recovery is as rapid and as satisfying |
2 | Most begin by asserting their commitment to democracy , yet few would commit themselves completely to the notion that if the people want to wallow in sin , they should be permitted to do so . |
3 | Of course , if two members of staff happen to fall in love and decide to marry , it would be churlish to be apportioning blame ; but what I find a major irritation are those persons — and housekeepers are particularly guilty here — who have no genuine commitment to their profession and who are essentially going from post to post looking for romance . |
4 | IT IS a sad fact that some people seem to change in personality immediately they get behind the wheel of a car adopting an aggressive and impatient approach where every second seems to count . |
5 | And yet , of course , that derogatory , throw-away term of abuse does sum up a position that some people choose to adopt in defence of the natural world and its species . |
6 | Now , he had the Sergeant Major and his sales force to deal in person with small customers like Nina . |
7 | Clearly , the more money people wish to hold in relation to their spending , the greater is their demand for money and the lower is velocity . |
8 | The amount of time and energy staff need to spend in communicating ( and sometimes miscommunicating ) with each other comes over very strongly , and one can see how easily misunderstanding , resentment or perhaps even hostility can develop when individuals work in close proximity under pressure , even where channels of communication may seem open and well defined . |
9 | We would have to cut down a lot of woodland , we would have to alter our environment substantially , and that is something that people have to bear in mind when advocating free-range . |
10 | What people have to keep in mind , and what people really should be very concerned about here in Great Britain is the fact that this is a very contentious industry , that there are a number of competitors out there who have taken to slinging innuendo around as if it were mud . |
11 | Erm advertising is something that people need to do in order to succeed . |
12 | And while some politicians point to falling numbers of hospital beds as an illustration of NHS cash cuts , Mr Akehurst says this drop reflects advances in surgical technology which have dramatically reduced the amount of time people need to stay in hospital . |
13 | The initial and critical assumption is that because people need to work in order to live , the economic basis of a society governs all human relationships and culture . |
14 | What we 've got is a tremendous gap in what people need to know in society , in all areas of society , to handle this computer revolution . |