Example sentences of "[n mass] [am/are] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is usually after the winter when fish are naturally a little run down , but in most cases it is quickly cleared up with a standard fungus cure preparation . |
| 2 | The economic difficulties of older people are probably a far stronger cause of demoralization than other factors more closely associated with elderly morale , such as illness and pain . |
| 3 | Many of these people are already a part of the media structure , yet we piously declare our messages of communication prophecy without first knowing whom we are even speaking to . |
| 4 | A new bus service means people are just a short journey from Beresford Buildings , which have undergone a £1.1m refurbishment plan . |
| 5 | Disabled people are potentially a significant electoral force . |
| 6 | Test Dept are n't by their very nature , exciting — but people are still a bit scared to broach the naffness of their output for fear of getting shouted at by Swells . |
| 7 | Although a lot of research into medicinal plants and traditional remedies has now been carried out , people are still a major source of knowledge . |
| 8 | Old people are often a source of fascinating information and opinion about the past that young people are being taught as history ! |
| 9 | Gerald has been known to coin such memorable one-liners as the following : ‘ If the joy of the Lord is our strength , it 's little wonder that the church in Britain has been so weak and ineffective ’ ; ‘ There 's no virtue in being ten or twenty years behind the times ’ ; ‘ Most Christians are nicer than God himself ’ ; ‘ It is the unshared areas of our lives where Jesus is not Lord ’ ; ‘ One of the reasons the church in Britain has failed to grow is quite simply because it is full of people who are extremely rude ’ ; ‘ Putting the life of God into institutional Christianity is rather like putting the life of a human being into a kangaroo … . ’ 'You are only a leader if someone 's following you' ( Gerald Quotes ) . |
| 10 | Like it or not , American mink are now a part of British wildlife . |
| 11 | These substantial , and obviously expensive works are perhaps a little surprising , as cloth making in the Chalford area had been declining . |
| 12 | Clematis are also a good choice — try growing them with a rose to extend the period of interest , but make sure neither is too vigorous a grower . |
| 13 | Orfe are generally a very hardy species and can easily withstand the cold winter temperatures that will occur in the pond . |
| 14 | It is amazing what an acutely exciting feeling is engendered when you know , or anticipate , that the carp are only a few short yards from where you sit . |