Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [n mass] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is certainly the perception of people working in the field that the level of sign language skill exhibited by hearing people , even those who function as interpreters for deaf people , is much lower than it should be . |
| 2 | What structuralism studies about cultural phenomena is something not available ( or at least not manifestly available ) to the consciousness of people participating in the phenomenon under study . |
| 3 | The expansion of the Virgin operation , the sharp influx of profits ( the loss of £900,000 reported at the beginning of 1981 had been turned into a profit of £1.5m by the beginning of 1982 ) , and the more aggressive attitude of performers to selling themselves had all put Virgin in a more competitive milieu and frame of mind . |
| 4 | A composite picture of the position of large companies within the economy is presented in a study of statistics relating to the ‘ top 100 ’ manufacturing companies published by the Department of Industry in 1976 . |
| 5 | He was shown a viedotape of people swimming in the Drina River in bitter winter weather after an air drop , trying to save food that was floating downstream . |
| 6 | The tenant however entered into possession and paid the yearly rent of £30 reserved by the agreement . |
| 7 | As the ‘ degree of control a person or a collectivity of people exercises over the actions of others ’ the sociological examination of power is conventionally linked with male-oriented stratification analysis , and with the analysis of formal institutions such as government . |
| 8 | We have created a considerable number of new jobs in south Norfolk ; regrettably , some of these were at the expense of people affected by the closure of the Ipswich site , but nevertheless , such opportunities in a rural environment have been viewed very positively by the local community . |
| 9 | Hence the figure of 110.97p calculated for the last published results is not strictly comparable with that ( 131.2p ) calculated for the half-yearly figures . |
| 10 | The Committee awarded a grant of £386 based on the 1991/92 payment plus a 4% inflationary allowance given to all organisations seeking financial support on an annual basis . |
| 11 | He also states that the agreements made with Sonnabend clients regarding the purchase of works destined for the May 1991 show were written out after he had notified Sonnabend that he was leaving them . |
| 12 | The gigantic man turned him slowly , against the tide of people pressing to the epicentre , and planted him squarely on his feet . |
| 13 | The second kind of data consists of the attributes or properties of the spatial entities shown on the maps . |
| 14 | Family size at longer durations of marriage has been rather stable in recent years ; the similarity of family building of people born in the 1960s to that of the 1920s does not imply much reduction in family size . |
| 15 | The figure represents a rise of £848 compared to the 1991 surplus . |
| 16 | Subsequent guidance enabled regional health authorities ( RHAs ) to pay grants to local authorities for the support of people resettled in the community from the NHS hospitals . |
| 17 | However , most modern studies on the police emphasize the variety of people attracted to the force and now focus more on styles of policing ( for example , see Black 1980 ; Broderick 1973 ; Brown 1981 ; Cain 1973 ; Muir 1977 ; Reiner 1978 , 1985 ; Shearing 1981 ; Walsh 1977 ; Wilson 1968 ) , although the idea that policing attracts people with distinct personality traits is still popular among some social psychologists ( see Colman 1983 ; Colman and Gorman 1982 ; cf. Waddington 1982 ) . |
| 18 | The vast majority of people listen during the day , and the station has a different editorial approach to its weekday daytime programmes and to its evening and weekend shows . |
| 19 | The average reading speed at which comprehension is possible varies from 200–400 words per minute — with the majority of people sticking around the 200 word mark . |
| 20 | Whilst CBHPs ( the projects providing co-ordinating staff ) are externally funded , most community effort is self-reliant which shows a powerful commitment considering that the majority of people live below the poverty level . |
| 21 | Probably , the majority of people infected with the virus of type B hepatitis will suffer no important consequences . |
| 22 | In these circumstances , the majority of staff employed by the Council will transfer to the successor authorities . |
| 23 | As a result of the second limb of what is now s681(1) ( a ) being passed into law , the Inland Revenue could assess all the income under Part XV of the Taxes Act ; with regard to the income of £2,000 derived from the American shares the Inland Revenue may have an option whether to charge the same under Case V of Schedule D or if , for instance , s672 is the relevant provision under which Part XV is applied , then under Case VI of Schedule D ( s679 ) . |
| 24 | ’ Killer Bombs ’ The sirns waled , The sirne ecoed through the streets as the planes ( zoomed ) across the sky Droaned there was a quick burst of ack Ack fire Then a whistling of Bombs all around Suddenly here was silence Then a rumble , Then a boom getting louder like a volcano The sky filled smoke and flames Black Bright orange leeping through the air across the sky in the middle of the noise a child 's crying Then the shouting of people trapped in the rubble House in flames all around The loud ringing of fire engines rushing to the fire More and more voices ( shouting ) for help screaming Body lieing all around . |
| 25 | Then the shouting of People trapped in the ruble |
| 26 | The smell of sheep hung in the atmosphere soaking into sawdust and Harris Tweed alike . |
| 27 | But much more important for me was to be exposed to the experience of people working with the poor in the Third World whose suffering results from debt . |
| 28 | According to the World Bank , the proportion of Thais living below the poverty line fell from 59% in 1960 to 26% in 1986 and , with the three years of double-digit economic growth that followed , must have fallen much further since . |
| 29 | A large proportion of people employed in the borough — 23 per cent . |
| 30 | Public transport in the town was frequent and fairly cheap and a high proportion of people travelling to the shops did so by bus . |