Example sentences of "[n mass] [am/are] [verb] with [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The fry are born with large black eyes , but these steadily reduce in size over a period of weeks until they are covered with a cartilaginous sheath . |
2 | According to McGuire et al ( 1987 ) the literature suggests that 80% of elderly people admitted to geriatric hospitals are on medication and 10% are admitted with iatrogenic drug-related problems . |
3 | The result is that all the other countries which buy US manufactured aircraft are fitted with poor quality CVR installations unless , like new Zealand , they go out of their way to require ‘ hot mike ’ systems . |
4 | Most teleost fish are equipped with gas-filled ‘ swim-bladders ’ , with which they can adjust their buoyancy to the particular depth . |
5 | Since individual media are competing with one another this is , perhaps , hardly surprising ; but where much of the research is done under the auspices of joint committees representing agencies , advertisers , and media it is slightly frustrating that so little seems to have been achieved . |
6 | Particularly important is the evidence that , where elderly people are sharing with younger relatives , these arrangements often were entered into in the first instance for the benefit of the younger as much as the older generation . |
7 | He told her , ‘ Some people are blessed with more weight in some areas than others . |
8 | Many people are faced with serious losses . |
9 | This is connected to questions about why some people are born with poor health and touches on some very deep aspects of philosophy which I will not attempt to discuss in this book . |
10 | This is based upon the belief that older people are treated with greater compassion now than ever before . |
11 | ‘ Many people are dying with great indignity and with great suffering , ’ said John Oliver , general secretary of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society . |
12 | The manner in which people are helped with those confused and painful feelings may have considerable significance for their future mental health . |
13 | Similarly , the remaining professional or technical staff are combined with administrative grades on the basis of salary . |
14 | Titles with graphics are marked with one asterisk , titles with sound with two . |
15 | Colours in earthy shades of old gold , burnt orange , stone and mink are toned with muted brights to create a warm palette . |
16 | The pair are pictured with two of their colleagues from the transport department . |
17 | The commission-hungry staff smell money and class , and the pair are welcomed with open arms . |
18 | Dynamics are handled with unusual force due to its solid bass , and musical architecture is not , for once , underplayed . |