Example sentences of "[noun] the [n mass] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distribution of leopards is wide , ranging from South Africa northwards and eastwards through Asia as far as China , and in parts of North Africa and Asia the species is in serious danger of extinction . |
| 2 | With this great gift of the torah the people are in possession of the secrets of God 's heart , and have the means to make of Canaan a new Garden of God . |
| 3 | About this time the species was in danger of extinction in Iceland also , but legislation to protect the bird was passed and the eagles survived . |
| 4 | Development of the avionics system for the bat-shaped B-2 bomber is at least two years behind schedule and the system may not be fully developed by the time the aircraft is to be deployed in the middle of the next decade . |
| 5 | By this time the aircraft was at a height of approximately 300 feet with the landing gear still down , the crew not having had time to select it up because of their preoccupation with avoiding the bird flocks . |
| 6 | It was hard to see what calibre the cannon were for the air was already hot enough to shimmer and blur the details of the far guns . |