Example sentences of "[n mass] are [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , now I can produce some variants on the next few figures , they , this is the one in the third paragraph which says that two thousand eight hundred , er took two eight nine one two , er , hours would be needed this year , that is working on the commissions erm current estimate of six percent of complaints going to stage two , erm , the reality in York is that seven point five percent are going to stage two , and if one took account of that reality , and I 'm bound to say that in in estimating terms we do n't , but if one did take in reality that would push that figure for this year up to thirty thousand four hundred and forty nine . |
| 2 | This is n't possible in the confines of a tank , so the new fish are hounded to death . |
| 3 | The men and women of the 9th Supply Regiment of the Royal Logistical Corps are going to Split in Croatia . |
| 4 | In this context , people are said to practice female mutilation as a habit . |
| 5 | In one room two people are dancing to music which only they can hear . |
| 6 | erm if people are restored to confidence , feel that they are able to travel , that of course reduces the number of people who are going to stay in this country and have their holidays here , and Stan , if I can come back to you , I mean we it is almost arguing against the point that you were making a few moments ago that , you know , you want people to stay in this country . |
| 7 | ‘ I feel nothing but disgust that these bombs should be planted at a time and in places where ordinary people are going to work . ’ |
| 8 | It is not the case that whenever we become a member of a civil society , a body politic , that we are so to speak signing the social contract erm think of it erm a little bit like erm a social club erm East Biddock Old Comrades Club was actually established in the way Locke describes , you know , a group of citizens of East Biddock came together and decided to establish a social club subsequently of course all sorts of people are admitted to membership of East Biddock Old Comrades Club but that as a process which , although very similar to the original contract of establishment , is n't actually erm the same , you know , they 're not actually re-establishing the civil society , they 're joining one that already exists . |
| 9 | It 's claimed more and more young people are turning to prostitution and begging on the streets of Nottingham as homelessness continues to increase . |
| 10 | While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won , our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment . |
| 11 | That is why people are attracted to horror books , because it makes us feel part of the action for a little time but yet we can get out of it as soon as we desire . |
| 12 | It may be that people are drawn to journalism because of this negativity — the chance to cut everyone else down to size to make themselves feel better . |
| 13 | Coach crash … more than fifty people are taken to hospital . |
| 14 | They set fire to houses and some of the younger people are taken to prison and tortured for information about the Shanti Bahini ( there are now about 2,000 tribal people in prison without trial ) . |
| 15 | He has termed the prize-money on offer ‘ obscene ’ and his winnings of $300,000 are going to charity . |
| 16 | Essentially the engineer 's role is to monitor and supervise the construction and to ensure that the works are completed to time , cost and colour . |
| 17 | In mammals , about 50% of the carbohydrates consumed are normally oxidised to carbon dioxide and water to produce energy and about 30 to 40% are converted to fat . |