Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] [verb] in [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But participant observation you stand the best chance really of being able to check the accuracy of what , th they 're telling you in terms of behaviour and wha , and what people say , and what different people say in those situations over the , so you know .
2 It does not and very few people decline in all spheres of competence at once .
3 Iraqi Airways urged Iran , Jordan and Tunisia to return the 33 civil aircraft stranded in those countries before the Gulf war .
4 But real people come in all shapes and sizes . ’
5 B. heros is a widespread species recorded in most oceans except the Arctic and Southern Oceans .
6 I think this building is dreadful for the poor people living in those houses just behind it .
7 Inexorably Rose moved on through the entremets and coffee , sending eight people scurrying in all directions as he masterminded the performance , the objects of which were far from clear to Auguste .
8 They argued in favour of this possibility on the following grounds : ( 1 ) cuckoos ‘ regularly parasitized three other corvid species in the Guadix area , whereas the magpie was the only commonly parasitized species in nearby areas of ancient sympatry , although all corvid species bred in both areas of recent and of ancient sympatry ’ .
9 Some agricultural colleges are beginning to think about organic husbandry and small-scale farming but few have any staff experienced in these aspects and none yet provide full-time courses suitable for a smallholder .
10 Ignoring his advisers , he concentrated his efforts in finding ways of improving life for the young people living in those areas .
11 It seems odd , now , but so it was : this is what young people did in those days .
12 It is probable , however , that imports of fur from certain species caught in such traps in non-member countries will be permitted into the community until 1995 .
13 Not only will the Air-Britain register answer many more such queries , but it also provides a comprehensive listing of foreign-registered aircraft domiciled in these shores .
14 Now I should explain why I believe that Cornwall is a special case and why so many local people argued in these terms .
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