Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] most [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process involves removing impurities from the coal by flotation , which deals with most of the inorganic sulphur . |
| 2 | On the rocky point near the settlement we came across a small flock of birds which had a very familiar look about them : they were whimbrel , that Arctic version of the curlew which breeds on most of the northern islands , including Shetland . |
| 3 | Oxygen in the atmosphere forms a screen , the ozone layer , which cuts off most of the ultraviolet rays of the sun . |
| 4 | His shoes were stout brown brogues , suitable for the tramping from place to place which takes up most of a detective 's time . |
| 5 | Nowadays , it 's the Pet Care Helpline which takes up most of Christine 's time and she has no plans of stopping . |
| 6 | The path we followed is only a short section of the 560-mile Ulster Way , which takes in most of the province and requires a good three weeks to complete , but this section of the coastal path can be completed in a couple of days , though longer is highly recommended . |
| 7 | Skippers in the Scottish white fish fleet , which accounts for most of the UK 's North Sea haddock catch , are particularly aggrieved at the EC 's ‘ swingeing ’ cut in quota this year . |
| 8 | This pattern holds for nitrate , which accounts for most of the nitrogen in the bay , and especially for nitrogen from ammonia , which , though a small part of the total , is far more prevalent in rainwater than in run-off . |
| 9 | The rapid expansion was due to development of the country 's mineral resources , dominated by diamonds ( which contributed over 84 per cent of export earnings ) and the beef industry ( which accounts for most of agriculture 's 3 per cent contribution to GDP ) . |
| 10 | Management rotation is practised , so that managers too can co-operate from a basis of knowledge , and this is reinforced by the ‘ lifetime employment ’ model which applies to most of these managers , and allows a considerable degree of company-specific expertise to develop . |
| 11 | This latter ideology is in fact one which runs through most of the liberal adult education tradition in Britain . |
| 12 | She differs from most of her male colleagues who want to raise the cultural profile of their city by grandiose schemes , festivals and new building projects . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's usually bored before the box has left Yorkshire , ’ says Penny , who travels to most of the shows with him . |
| 14 | She blocks out most of the light , she 's so fat . |
| 15 | THE CHILD HERSELF OF A fractured relationship , Neneh was raised by her mother and step-father Don Cherry , whom Moki ( now an artist who works for most of the year in New York ) met soon after Neneh was born . |
| 16 | Empson 's work thus comes close to the theories discussed in the last chapter , which approach the literary text through its linguistic form ; it differs from most of these , however , in being less systematic and theoretical , and in particular in being less influenced by developments in modern linguistics . |
| 17 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
| 18 | It looks like most of Pearl Jam 's equipment is ruined . |
| 19 | In discussing IT security with a number of organisations , particularly in relation to misuse , it was clear that , in general , the subject lacks the focus that it has in most of the Western World . |
| 20 | This is even true , contra Kolve , of what he says for most of his prologue . |
| 21 | Therefore it is possible for a candidate to win the key to the White House even if he loses in most of the states . |
| 22 | In fact one of the great things about this walk is that it keeps for most of the time to the shoulder of the fells so that they fall away steep sided below you giving you clear views out and down . |
| 23 | Indeed , it applies to most of the wildlife of Sri Lanka and its National Parks . |
| 24 | Yet the phrase had remained with him , particularly in its darker aspect , the way it appears to most of those who are bound by the puritan ethic , not as a haven to live in and enjoy but as a paradise to be expelled from . |
| 25 | My old mate , who although he stands sixty fret high , is in fact only eighteen years old , said absolutely nothing but just went on waving his limbs as he does for most of the day . |