Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , a filmmaker was directing an underground picture that owed a certain amount to The Four Feathers and Lawrence of Arabia . |
| 2 | In the case of families where both husband and wife worked in the textile industry , joint role relationships were common and involved a large amount of sex role equality . |
| 3 | However , the party was traditionally pacifist , and drew a large amount of support from women , a section of Japanese society strongly opposed to the war . |
| 4 | The closure , in 1991 , cost the Pru £380m and attracted a huge amount of criticism at the time . |
| 5 | A number of British and American dealers were doing so , and the Italian trade is known to have bought and underbid a good amount in the Christie 's sale , including ‘ Natura morta ’ by Morandi at $270,000 ( £180,000 ) . |
| 6 | She took out her Ambre Solaire and rubbed a small amount on her nose . |
| 7 | My horse Paddy obviously did n't share my enthusiasm to explore and took a considerable amount of cajoling , digging , tapping and firm slapping before he would lift one hoof from the ground and get going . |
| 8 | Fit the screw cap with the bung and airlock and put a small amount of water in the airlock . |
| 9 | The local Station served the surrounding community and carried a fair amount of passenger and freight traffic . |
| 10 | Franz Xaver later toured Europe as a concert pianist , and published a large amount of piano and vocal music , all of which has sunk without trace . |
| 11 | POLICE in York are hunting two muggers who assaulted a 25-year-old civil servant in Layerthorpe and stole a small amount of money . |
| 12 | It was a low budget production but drew a certain amount of attention as it attempted to explore spiritualism . |
| 13 | The increase of strength with thinness was not entirely smooth but showed a certain amount of scatter or variability . |