Example sentences of "by [n mass] [verb] in the " in BNC.

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1 An additional finding was that oxides of nitrogen emitted by aircraft flying in the upper troposphere would shift the balance between ozone destruction and ozone production by water vapour radicals , leading to ozone production in that level of the atmosphere .
2 He thought they had been carved by people living in the tombs , perhaps the monks , who dreamed fine dreams of other places , who longed for new horizons .
3 Yesterday Lis , North Wales area secretary for Christian Aid , was giving her backing to a major campaign to promote better understanding of the problems faced by people living in the Third World .
4 It is usually a part-time appointment , often held by people distinguished in the world outside university , such as lawyers and business people .
5 The house is two knocked into one and used mainly by people working in the area .
6 Quick action by staff resulted in the rescue of a number of carriages before the fire took hold of the entire building .
7 The Directorate have discussed the disruption to travel arrangements which will be experienced by staff working in the city centre on Friday 11 December as a result of the European Summit .
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