Example sentences of "amount of [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Should think not , the amount of feed he gets through , ’ Uncle Knacker said . |
| 2 | The emission charges strategy is based on requiring polluters to pay charges related to the amount of pollution they emit , the purpose being to leave polluters the choice to pollute or pay . |
| 3 | Erm well coal er is quite a dirty fuel when it 's burnt erm D Didcot power station er this is the sort of pollution you get from Didcot power station , it does n't give the time on there er you might be surprised to , to realize that 's actually er per day erm that 's the amount of pollution you get per day from a large coalfired power station . |
| 4 | The amount of trust we feel justified in placing on the work done for us is a measure of both the moral status of the occupation and of the work performance we can expect . |
| 5 | The amount of trust she had left , the days till the end of the world . |
| 6 | The widower will receive many more invitations out to meals in other people 's homes in the early days too , and he will have the advantage of never having to feel trapped in the isolation of an empty house in the evenings ; for if his emotional condition after his wife 's death is reasonably steady and he feels the need of company , he can always stroll out to the local pub for a drink , where he can remain in complete control of the amount of conversation he wants , or can endure , and can head for home again just when he feels like it . |
| 7 | She would have to give him a certain amount of freedom she supposed , there was not way around that . |
| 8 | With that amount of choice you may need a helping hand . |
| 9 | Space is something that we all need , but what is important is the amount of space we feel comfortable with . |
| 10 | Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room . |
| 11 | If , like me , you tend to sit on mountains of paper , and rely on your memory to root out a reference , then you will need to be strong and discipline yourself to filing items away as soon as you have finished with them , either in folders or binders or in cabinet or box file , depending on the amount of space you have available . |
| 12 | But once he 's , once he 's resigned himself to that , he 's then got ta look at that operation next door and he must be losing money hand over fist for the amount of space it is . |
| 13 | By increasing the amount of deuterium they were raising the chance that two deuterons fused together . |
| 14 | I do n't think with the amount of moneny we 've been talking about today that would be the case . |
| 15 | He stopped thinking about the amount of jam he was taking and leant back in his chair . |
| 16 | But with a certain amount of bemusement they 've had to overcome several problems to meet their latest challenge . |
| 17 | Well cos at er , there were n't enough tide to take it away , I mean you ta you get clay well that 's , that 's solid and the amount of stuff I was dredge they use and use it , now we 're not the only ones got it , they got people from Harwich , people from Felixstowe , they were all dumping out there . |
| 18 | The small living-room she took him into was made even smaller by the amount of stuff she had in there . |
| 19 | and it was exact amount of coins I had in my pocket ! |
| 20 | Secondly , exercise can increase the amount of HDL , the ‘ good guy ’ and lower the total amount of cholesterol you have in your blood . |
| 21 | The official letter giving the amount of grant we would receive and the conditions of the grant had yet to be received by the Society . |
| 22 | So you 're then paying the right premiums for the right amount of benefits you 're going to get . |
| 23 | ‘ Their lifting at the line-out is out of the ark and the English players who have met them so far are frustrated about the amount of ball they are allowed to win on the floor . ’ |
| 24 | After defeats against Italy , Ireland and France , the Scots have made sweeping changes for their final encounter , prospects for which will revolve around the amount of ball they can supply for a back division sure to be enlivened by the presence of will-o-the-wisp stand-off , Derrick Lee . |
| 25 | what do you do I mean , your ok you can go to bed , but there 's only a certain amount of hours you can stay in bed cos then you 're wondering and wondering and won so you 're more tired trying to find something to do so we |
| 26 | They 'd chatted at length about the progression of the public relations arrangements , about the meeting she 'd just had with the video expert , and Salvo had appeared impressed at the amount of hours she was putting in . |
| 27 | Mum begins to notice my attachment to John , the amount of hours I am spending away from home , the fact that I am growing up and away from her , and also how much I 'm eating . |
| 28 | They judge a man for what he is , not for how much money he has or the amount of land he possesses . ’ |
| 29 | Alright , but you wo n't be able to change , the d the , the underlying constraining factor erm , of production , which is the amount of land you have . |
| 30 | The development strategy adopted in the Greater York study never envisaged that the settlement , or the district that got the new settlement would therefore get a corresponding reduction in the amount of land it had to provide to meet the needs of the Greater York area , the strategy we use to identify sites within the Greater York area that could be developed without compromising greenbelt objectives , and that the new settlement would be added on outside that area without a reduction in that that figure . |