Example sentences of "[n mass] 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 . |