Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [adv] [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for their non-availability will not surprise anyone who has dealings with an insurance company — the policies apparently attract people who make claims . |
| 2 | The reason for such nonchalance is that the snakes seldom bite people and , even if they do , rarely inject much venom . |
| 3 | The CAPs currently generate 3% of the firm 's turnover , but Brossa plans to double the number of centres in the near future . |
| 4 | The owners now want £30,000 . |
| 5 | The Inns now contribute £1.5 million per year by way of scholarships to new entrants . |
| 6 | They also calculate that the Americans already have 18% of the Japanese market . |
| 7 | The volunteers also help people whose pets have been stolen . |
| 8 | As the shot is fired , the gates instantly drop 800mm below the surface . |
| 9 | For ages five to 11 , the tests normally cost £24.50 , but SHE readers will pay only £20 . |
| 10 | I check for nitrite , and nitrate , but the tests always show 0ppm. pH is maintained at 6.5 , using Waterlife Buffer and Sera pH Minus . |
| 11 | The students also questioned Yuan Mu about the fate of Zhao Ziyang and the selection of Jiang Zemin as Zhao 's successor but received no answers . |
| 12 | Austin , Texas-based Dell Computer Corp keeps them coming — yesterday added seven new 80486-based Dimension personal computers at from $1,400 including colour monitor and enhanced graphics built in through an integrated local bus video system : the systems also include 4Mb , 170Mb disk , 3.5 ’ and 5.25 ’ floppies , 512Kb video RAM MS-DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1 installed , and mouse . |
| 13 | But the events also encourage people to enjoy tasting and using these important local products — and the local people are keen to share their knowledge and love of apple growing with enthusiastic visitors . |
| 14 | In the first week of the forty-day share sale period , the unions only invested £871,000 , and two weeks before the closing date the total had only crept up to £927,500 . |
| 15 | The shares immediately jumped 40p , but did not really take off until American buying late in the session pushed them up 71p to end the day at 1,153p . |