Example sentences of "in a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychologists have found that a great number of items can be learned in a fixed amount of time if these fit into established and interconnected patterns . |
| 2 | Furthermore , a great number of items can be learnt in a fixed amount of time if these fit into established and interconnected patterns ; and the smaller the difference between one step and the next , the better the learning . |
| 3 | On my next visit to Southampton I tried in vain for a chat with the young man who had just won a match for Hampshire and deserved to bask in a discreet amount of praise . |
| 4 | Colour the remaining fondant a pale cream colour ( use a tiny amount of diluted yellow food colouring ) and knead in a tiny amount of brown until almost mixed in but still a bit ‘ muddy ’ . |
| 5 | A large enzyme pool turning over at the same rate as a small one would produce more new enzyme , which would result in a greater amount of enzyme being available for secretion . |
| 6 | Normally we need to look at large numbers of objects ( tens , or perhaps hundreds ) : the analytical technique must therefore give results in a reasonable amount of time per sample and cope with large numbers of objects . |
| 7 | Yeah the main difficulty is in is in the time period because it 's it 's quite likely that I mean I 'd we 'd been we 'd been hoping that the target candidate could put in a reasonable amount of personal commitment to the campaign . |
| 8 | For the children , Penny has put in a tremendous amount of time , effort , and shoe leather to produce a really useful booklet of activities to go to locally with under 5's . |
| 9 | All this involves him in a vast amount of estate business as well as , he says with a mixture of relish and despair , ‘ this desperate business of patronage ’ . |
| 10 | As it makes its way along , the carp also takes in a certain amount of plant matter . |
| 11 | Answering this kind of question will inevitably involve you in a certain amount of guesswork , because you ca n't know for certain what has been going on , but some assumptions are more likely than others . |
| 12 | Even so , I was throwing in a certain amount of text in an attempt to build an entire justification for the picture , so that exhibition at the Tate was a display of areas of interest rather than paintings . |
| 13 | Within the new universities one response to this perception of student " inadequacy " was to engage in a certain amount of disciplinary " cross-fertilization " ; and to depend more upon the " civilizing power " of a few " great books " considered to have some contemporary " relevance " than upon a " professional " approach to English studies . |
| 14 | Yes I think that over the course of our married life we had a number of moves for various reasons , generally to improve the accommodation , erm as standard of life increased so the desire to have a better house to live in or rather in those days a house was out of the question , we generally had rooms in a house , erm , they , the flat for instance that we were bombed out from was a basement flat , erm according to the estate agents it was a garden flat , erm and it meant that you had access to the front garden and the back garden , but as for being a garden flat it was below the level of the garden in the front and at the back it was on the level with the erm green grass at the back of the house , it was also along side of the trolley bus depot , so there it was considerably noisy , nevertheless it was a self contained flat , the first one we 'd had , no the second one we 'd had and we were perfectly happy there although of course it did have minor difficulties , the fact that you used the front door with people who had flats on the other remaining three floors , but nevertheless it did involve you in a certain amount of community living , you were aware of your neighbours , you had to be very conscious of them and they were very conscious of you . |
| 15 | We keep our staff in a certain amount of darkness . |
| 16 | If you work now , not you know , not killing yourself but if you can put in a certain amount of work now and go without watching telly , sitting round , listening |
| 17 | They believed in progress , in a certain amount of representative government , a certain amount of civil rights and liberties , so long as these were compatible with the rule of law and with the kind of order which kept the poor in their place . |
| 18 | Frieda suggests that you can get great results in a minimum amount of time by remembering this fact . |
| 19 | While this may appear to emphasise the role of the exchange of primitive valuables , perhaps ceremonial in nature , there are also links between the island and Kent in a limited amount of metalwork , dress and burial form which have encouraged the connections to be viewed in familial terms . |
| 20 | Having been involved in a substantial amount of this sort of work for 15 years , I believe it is correct to aver that once a person reaches 60 there is an unwritten rule or convention which determines that he or she shall not receive a first appointment . |
| 21 | This will involve the developer in a substantial amount of design work , including both site layout and individual house designs . |
| 22 | Cook sweetcorn and broccoli in a small amount of salted boiling water . |
| 23 | Then steam or boil the vegetables in a small amount of salted water , before draining and tossing them in melted butter . |
| 24 | Simmer the petals in a small amount of water until tender . |
| 25 | Stir the batter , then make at least eight pancakes in a small , non-stick frying pan , cooking each side in a small amount of oil or fat until golden . |
| 26 | With amniocentesis , the cells are found in a small amount of the amniotic fluid withdrawn from around the baby , while chorionic villus sampling involves removing a tiny amount of tissue from the developing placenta earlier on in pregnancy . |
| 27 | The solid mixture is then dissolved in a small amount of the solvent and added to the top of the column . |
| 28 | He says we have watches that are meant to be divers ' watches but immersed in a small amount of water they fill up . |
| 29 | Also , any attempts to kill wild animals , or almost all attempts , do result in a large amount of suffering . |
| 30 | Clearly these involved Roger in a considerable amount of work , and at a time when Roger 's wife was giving birth to their daughter in the UK ! |