Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among people aged 25–74 the only analyses in our paper are of leukaemia and lymphoma for 1984–90 , using data derived from the data collection study . |
| 2 | When they were weighed in June they averaged 23.9kg compared with the 20.5kg of Bleu du Maine crosses managed in the same way . |
| 3 | We are convinced that the philosophy which was originally intended to predominate in the post-war UK child care legislation — namely that the work of public agencies was to provide supportive services to families , part of which could include admission to care as a means ultimately of preserving family relationships in the long run — has been lost from current practice . |
| 4 | There are areas that are just what they want things passed on the hoof. left , right and centre when anyone else outside these areas wants it we 're told no money , no capital , ca n't be spent this year , wipe it off and I think you should be very careful or you might have a backlash where you least want it . |
| 5 | ‘ So jetting means to go like an aircraft . |
| 6 | His attempt to pass Alesi resulted in the pair colliding and the right front wheel of his Benetton broke in suspicious circumstances . |
| 7 | Bob Haboldt , who showed a mixture of Italian , French , Dutch and Flemish works mostly priced at FFr 50–150,000 , sold four , but found collectors surprised by the FFr 500,000 ( £51,500 ; $89,700 ) he was asking for a very rare study of deer by Jan Brueghel the Elder and the FFr 400,000 ( £41,200 ; $71,750 ) he expected for a study of standing men by Pietro da Cortona . |
| 8 | The drive to increase productivity resulted in a series of conflicts with the unions as Sir Michael sought the right to manage . |
| 9 | In a keynote speech on the economy , the Scottish Secretary will set out his desire to see Scotland develop into a headquarters rather than a branch economy . |
| 10 | It is clear that many people are now using asylum claims as a means of evading immigration control . |
| 11 | wanting £40 spent on a £10 book . |
| 12 | But you you 've got the drift and as long as I I persuade people to listen to the people who 've been doing it for so long |
| 13 | I hope your excellent paper will bring pressure to bear on the media and make April 23 a special day , and make the English realise they want to be ruled by their own countryman . |
| 14 | If the plea for EC aid is successful , it will cover costs incurred by the fish farming industry to preserve consumer confidence in their products after the tanker ran aground . |
| 15 | Having loved Martha from the bottom of his heart , Sam now found that he loved his daughter every bit as much , and could hardly tear himself away from the cradle , where he would spend hours gazing at the fruit and blessing of the union . |
| 16 | He sees turnover accelerating from the 15% growth recorded in the 1993 fiscal second quarter to March . |
| 17 | Piggy unfortunately had also got diarrhoea caused by the fruit . |
| 18 | Is it realistic to expect initiatives to come from the people themselves ? |
| 19 | Was the V. & A. 's Chairman trying to tell us something about the government 's degree of responsibility for the staff restructuring plans announced by the V. & A. 's Director and rashly endorsed by himself in 1989 ? |
| 20 | If this is possible , then it should also be possible for speakers to use code switching as a means to change their own personas in the course of conversation . |
| 21 | Labour disputes , involving two of the public sector 's most powerful unions , marked a challenge to the government 's strategy of containing wage increases as a means of controlling inflation . |
| 22 | The three main opposition factions ( including the Khmer Rouge ) are also using timber exports as a means of financing their activities . |
| 23 | There is no sense spending £10 to check on a £20 debtor . |
| 24 | Lyle Shelton in Bearcat Rare Bear started people talking about the 500mph mark , with a winning average speed of 481mph . |
| 25 | In 1797 , as part of his duties as a young laird , Kinloch was appointed to command the Coupar–Angus Company of the Volunteers , territorials who were recruited to meet the danger of a possible French invasion , but in Scotland confined their activities to suppressing riots aroused by the Militia Acts and the press gangs . |
| 26 | Losing bets helped towards a £2OO donation to the Tadworth Court Children 's Hospital . |
| 27 | All the leaf sprung Land Rovers use spring mounts on the chassis of common spacing . |
| 28 | All the windows in my carriage shattered , and sent glass flying across the people inside . ’ |
| 29 | An obvious criticism of the Braverman de-skilling thesis comes from the data showing a growing percentage of the workforce with formal qualifications . |
| 30 | England , defeated by these two then , now saw Akram go for a duck , a nifty piece of stumping by Russell from a curving , cutting ball from his captain . |