Example sentences of "[n mass] are [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is n't possible in the confines of a tank , so the new fish are hounded to death . |
| 2 | In this context , people are said to practice female mutilation as a habit . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won , our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Coach crash … more than fifty people are taken to hospital . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |