Example sentences of "[prep] the [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A salvage operation was under way for the £6 million chopper . |
| 2 | The immense difficulties lying in the way of an understanding of the mysteries of generation , and the late stage in history when the riddle was solved , is also evident when we consider another commonly used term for the sperm cell , namely ‘ spermatozoon ’ . |
| 3 | The doctor explained to her how hard it sometimes was for the sperm to coincide with the eggs ; she just had to continue to keep the Shah interested . |
| 4 | He emerged two minutes later with a bulky small man , and the Land Rover turned on to the Cambridge road , making for the headquarters of the regional crime squad . |
| 5 | NATO was already providing staff and equipment for the headquarters of the United Nations Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) near Sarajevo , the Bosnian capital . |
| 6 | Alex Bennett , 14 , also of Nova Centurion , shaved 0.05sec off the British junior record for the 50m backstroke set five years ago . |
| 7 | In 1648 he was serving as a commissioner for the militia and for the collection of tax arrears in London , by which time he had also already branched out into commerce , being recorded as a shipowner . |
| 8 | What had begun as an amusing jaunt for the militia showed every promise of ending in disaster . |
| 9 | There were demands in the press for the militia to be allowed greater use of firearms and for Interior Ministry troops to be provided with more and better equipment ( notably computers , communications equipment and vehicles ) . |
| 10 | If you are a lucky qualifier for the £100,000 Double First Prize Draw — Congratulations ! — do n't forget you must reply within 14 days . |
| 11 | If you are a lucky qualifier for the £100,000 Double First Prize Draw — Congratulations ! — do n't forget you must reply within 14 days . |
| 12 | MARK JOHNSTON 'S dream double attempt failed in France yesterday — but only just.Johnston sent out Marina Park for the £100,000 Prix Morny at Deauville in a bid to add to Quick Ransom 's Ebor success last week . |
| 13 | There could be a capacity Crayford audience tonight for the £3,000 final of the Carsberg Vase . |
| 14 | They Old Trafford 's senior strikers are in no mood to budge for the £1.2 million Frenchman , who showed his pedigree on Eusebio 's big night in Lisbon this week . |
| 15 | Pembridge , Roland Franklin 's vehicle for the £697million bid for DRG , bought more shares yesterday . |
| 16 | 1784 " The Meeting considering that there is now no Charity Schoolmaster in the Parish of Kildaltan , and Therefore the four pounds yearly for said Schoolmaster falls , and the Gentlemen of the Parish of Kildaltan having represented that they wish to have a fund for Purchasing Communion Tables & furms , and that four pounds sterl. will be necessary for that purpose , … agree to stent themselves for the sd. four pounds for this year . " |
| 17 | When the localiser makes a demand for a left or right correction , refer back at once to Horizon and Heading using rudder for the 2° to 5° heading change . |
| 18 | The five-year-old , switched from Jenny Pitman 's yard by owners Dale and Shirley Robbins before the start of the season , is now hot favourite for the £25,000 Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle at Aintree 's new meeting on November 23 . |
| 19 | He is certainly the administrative head of a large organization which is responsible for the statistics , but he does not collect data personally from even one household . |
| 20 | In Liverpool William Rathbone extracted figures from the muster roles which Clarkson used as the basis for the statistics on mortality , disease and desertion amongst seamen engaged in the slave trade and which apparently impressed the Privy Council committee . |
| 21 | He sounded ‘ a bit doubtful ’ when he telephoned with his claim for the £10,000 jackpot in Saturday 's game with number 10-10-02-13 . |
| 22 | Sludds , winner of the title in 1984 , has been struggling unsuccessfully to make an impression on the European tour , but now looks a very good bet indeed for the £10,000 first prize in the Irish Championship . |
| 23 | In 1751 the Garden Committee recommended Miller be given an allowance of £4 a year to compensate him for the £4 increase in the rent of his house . |
| 24 | Studies for the £1bn Mersey Barrage scheme have been shelved with no immediate plans for further work . |
| 25 | Studies for the £1bn Mersey Barrage scheme have Ironically , the project has reached the end of the road as its counterpart in Cardiff Bay begins its final stages through the House of Commons . |
| 26 | Obviously they blamed the poor performance of students for the 15% and their ability to get the best out of the students for the 47% . |
| 27 | The brown trout season opened on the rivers last Sunday and Thornaby AA enjoyed a tremendous response as 74 anglers competed for the Trout Cup on the Tees between Croft and Hurworth . |
| 28 | Unlucky not to gain selection for the 800m in last year 's Barcelona Olympics , Strang , who ran a ‘ blinder ’ for Scotland in the 1990 Commonwealth Games 4x400 silver medal-winning team in Auckland , has made a remarkable transition up to 1,500m . |
| 29 | Sir Henry said he wanted the money for the car hire as repayment for the £125 he paid to Buchan as compensation for the loss of his sports shop . |
| 30 | The bridge provides a link to a small island for the salmon fishermen and is erected in May and dismantled in September . |