Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [n mass] [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve Stoutt , Grimsby 's defender , has joined Lincoln for £10,000 and plays today . |
| 2 | The firm is currently negotiating the sale of this stock for £9,500 and anticipates payment in May l9X1 . |
| 3 | Over the last fraction of his 34 years ' experience in the hobby , Chris has dispensed with all the traditional off the shelf treatments and remedies for fish and has turned to ‘ natural medicine ’ , centred mainly around the use of herbs — with great success . |
| 4 | The 4-cylinder 16V DOHC 2259cc engine , mated to a four speed automatic gearbox , can push the 623GSi to a top speed of 134mph and takes 9.5 seconds to reach 60mph . |
| 5 | Consequently many managers are unwilling to take on an ‘ unemployed ’ worker , however tempting their offer of several days ' service per week , as they can not cope with the high turnover of staff that ensues . |
| 6 | Cater Allen 's High Interest Cheque Account , which currently pays a gross CAR of 7.76% , requires a minimum investment of £1,000 but pays interest down to £500 . |
| 7 | The M&G Treasury Fund requires a minimum investment of £5,000 and offers a cheque book facility . |
| 8 | The Calibra 16v gets from rest to 60mph in 8.1secs and on to 100mph in 22secs , but the Corrado G60 can manage only 8.9secs to 60mph and falls a disappointing two seconds behind by 100mph . |
| 9 | From here the route climbs steeply to the summit of Craiggowrie at 2,240ft and follows the undulating ridge south east to Creagan Gorm at 2,403ft . |
| 10 | One is 6in by 8in and shows a beached boat and three boats in sail ; another of the same size shows sailing boats entering Whitby harbour ; and the third is 8in by 10in and shows a beached sailing boat at the entrance to Whitby harbour . |
| 11 | The study then describes the underlying technologies of multimedia and goes on to evaluate the implications for such fields of use as education and training , business and professional applications and leisure and entertainment in the home . |
| 12 | You did not choose me , I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit , the kind of fruit that endures and the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name . |
| 13 | Class , regional and ethnic variation is a source of difference between people as regards ways of writing a sentence ; but , just as in spelling , there are STANDARD forms of written grammar , which are intended to override differences and be common to everyone . |
| 14 | The order , announced yesterday , is for 500 luxury XJ6 saloons worth £17m and comes from Budget Rent a Car , one of the world 's leading car rental companies . |
| 15 | ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days . |
| 16 | There may also be a degree of self-deception , or at least lack of clarity , on the crucial issue of the distinction between means and ends : is growth seen as a means to long-term profitability , or are profits required as a pre-condition of growth ? |
| 17 | Jack Stone seems to be the sort of fish that knows how to cut a net or two . ’ |
| 18 | It was a magnificent piece of destructive batting the sort of innings that lightens the heart . ’ |
| 19 | Intergraph Corp has wielded the axe half a dozen times since last August : 100 employees were laid off a couple of weeks ago — the company reported a $12.5m first quarter loss on revenues of $282m and has 7,000 staff worldwide . |
| 20 | no I think that it 's to get the vocabulary various classes of people and varies age group |
| 21 | The results of the interviews allied with a socio-historical examination of the background to the conflict will allow for the examination of ideologies in Northern Ireland , where an ideology is seen as a set of ideas held by a group of people that helps to structure their social world and guide their activity within that social world . |
| 22 | The Revenue has raised an assessment charging tax in excess of £20,000 and has refused retirement relief on the sale of the milk quota because no land was sold ; farming continued after the sale ( in the Revenue 's view the provisions of s 53(2)TA88 mean that when a farmer changes the nature of his farming there is a continuation of the old trade and that the old and the new are equally applicable for CGT purposes ) ; the sales of the herd and milk quota were not effected at the same time . |
| 23 | Scientists worldwide are facing the ever-increasing dilemma of how to handle vast quantities of data that advances in high technology have made it possible to generate . |
| 24 | The Japanese Wage Structure Survey is one of the most comprehensive sources of data and allows us to shed more light on the realities of the labour market . |
| 25 | Whisky has export earnings of £1.8bn and gives the Chancellor £1bn a year . |
| 26 | The third uses a significant volume of statistics but uses an online service and public libraries as much as possible to obtain these . |
| 27 | Since April last year , the company , which designs , manufactures and installs telecom equipment , has achieved sales of £27m and has 500 staff . |
| 28 | More than 3.5 million families will see their monthly bill plummet by an average of £30 as cuts in interest rates are passed on by building societies . |
| 29 | It 's the God in people that connects them to me . ’ |
| 30 | It 's the God in people that connects them to me ’ |