Example sentences of "[n mass] tend [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the manner of remuneration and , more important , the de jure employment status of contract computer staff tend to differ from agency secretarial/office staff . |
| 2 | Older people tend to stay in hospital a couple of days more , but generally their recovery is as rapid and as satisfying |
| 3 | It 's perhaps understandable that most people tend to think of life insurance in one of two ways — either as a means of cushioning loved ones against the financial upset that sudden death could cause , or as an investment with the future in mind . |
| 4 | A lot of people tend to look at assertion as being aggressive there 's a total difference . |
| 5 | Antarctic zooplankton is characterized by an almost complete absence of larvae of benthic animals , and surface layers are rich in individuals but poor in species ; numbers of species tend to increase with depth ( Knox , 1970 ) . |
| 6 | Spanish and Portuguese N. lapillus tend to live under mussel clumps and in this habitat banded shells are undoubtedly cryptic . |