Example sentences of "[n mass] [am/are] [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The primary site becomes apparent in 20% of patients during their lifetime and 75% are found at necropsy . |
| 2 | In Britain 1.5m people are drinking at levels that are definitely harmful ( 50 plus units a week for men , 36 for women ) , and another 7m exceed the recommended limits of 21 units a week for men , 14 for women . |
| 3 | It can be concluded therefore that the action project appears to make a difference in terms of the length of time people are sustained at home , but only to a certain type of dementia sufferer , and the numbers affected are likely to be small unless a wide geographical area is covered . |
| 4 | Hundreds of people are queueing at cinemas across the region to see Hollywood 's new dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park . |
| 5 | Hundreds of people are queueing at cinemas across the region to see Hollywood 's new dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park . |
| 6 | But then when people are driving at night and catch a glimpse of a barn owl in their headlights , they should feel lucky , too . |
| 7 | Staff are protesting at cuts in the education budget which will cost jobs and increase class sizes . |
| 8 | About 200 Liverpool staff are employed at Eagle Star 's India Buildings offices in Water Street . |
| 9 | Thirty clerical and secretarial staff are going at Mildenhall pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough as it moves its management team to Welwyn Garden City , Hertfordshire . |
| 10 | so far this year , packed chlorine sales are running at 160% of budget and ICI Watercare have been able to supply new overseas markets which had previously been impossible because of the shortage of packages . |
| 11 | In Spain , breads flavoured with cinnamon and dried fruit are baked at Easter , and some contain hard-boiled eggs , according to Elizabeth Luard 's European Festival Food . |