Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [pron] [be] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | All these species ( except Woodlarks and Red-backed Shrikes ) breed in other habitats , for example Stonechats in downland scrub , and Nightjars and Tree Pipits as commonly in young forestry plantations ( many of which were once heathlands ) ; but only on heathland do they form a distinct community , which is rapidly declining . |
| 32 | How can we appeal to part time workers and convince them that we can change things for the better , many of whom are home workers who are working in appalling conditions and often for less than fifty pence an hour ? |
| 33 | They speak disparagingly of the Rowdies , yet many of them were once Rowdies themselves . |
| 34 | A TNT explosion on Oct. 30 at two ammunition depots near the Pyonggang railway station , 7 km north of the border with South Korea , killed an estimated 120 people , most of whom were reportedly soldiers , the South Korean paper Hangook Ilbo reported on Nov. 6 . |
| 35 | ‘ An ’ the bastard even went on to confirm that the bombs are set on time fuses , just sufficient to allow him an' his staff to escape , but not enough to allow them to be de-activated , or to evacuate the ordinary members from the building … an' most of them are just kids . ’ |
| 36 | Ninety-five million years ago , sea covered most of what is now Europe and , for thirty million years , while the earth experienced great calm , the microscopic calcareous material secreted by unicellular planktonic algae built up a lime-mud on the sea-floor . |
| 37 | Its inclusion is typical of the exhibits , most of which are either dinky or bloody ridiculous . |
| 38 | Most of us are only amateurs . |
| 39 | I mean occasionally there 's a break where we 'd sort of get this stupid laughter and stuff but most of it most of it is just sort of like |