Example sentences of "the [n mass] are [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fry are on the small side , so they , too , are well camouflaged . |
| 2 | This is important when the fish are in the swim and perhaps ready to bite as soon as they see the bait sinking through the water . |
| 3 | The statistics are among the findings of a health and lifestyles survey carried out on a sample of 10,000 people from throughout Cheshire and Wirral . |
| 4 | The statistics are among the findings of a health and lifestyles survey carried out on a sample of 10,000 people from throughout Cheshire and Wirral . |
| 5 | Tory success in the elections to Anne 's first Parliament in 1702 led Dr Henry Sacheverell to boast that " the Majority of the People are for the Church of England " . |
| 6 | The people are behind the party . ’ |
| 7 | Even in the aftermath of the Sacheverell affair , Francis Atterbury could still maintain that " the Voice of the People is the Cry of Hell " , and that " The People are by the Voice of Heaven declared Foolish , Sottish , void of Understanding , wise for Wickedness ; and senseless for Good " . |
| 8 | On the table so whatever you 're sharing out goes on top there 's the table put some little legs on okay there 's the table whatever you 're sharing out goes on top and we 're sitting here with our knees under the table okay so the people are underneath the table . |
| 9 | The starfish are among the most important of invertebrate predators living today . |
| 10 | The pair are among the world 's most important and successful artists . |
| 11 | Two others from the series are in the Manchester City Art Gallery , the remaining two are untraced . |
| 12 | Mountains in the tropics are like the world in miniature : hot wet forest at the bottom , cold and tundra-like at the top , and everything in between . |