Example sentences of "of [n mass] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming a mean temperature of 14°C for the earth and lower atmosphere as a whole , all but a very few homeotherms in tropical regions lose heat constantly to the environment . |
| 2 | Thus by the beginning of 1797 , discounting contributed to a situation in which the adding of £200,000,000 to the debt secured an effective loan of only £108,000,000 . |
| 3 | TSW-TELEVISION South West reported taxable profits of £3.19m for the year to 31 July , compared with £3m in the previous year . |
| 4 | They are likely to want a sum of £250 for the use of the song , but permission also needs to be sought from A&M Licensing if you intend to use Sting 's recording of the song ( they may want a fee too ! ) ( 21/6 ) . |
| 5 | We recently received a letter enclosing a valuable donation of £250 from the Settlement . |
| 6 | " Good " dealers will derive motivation from the frowns of the establishment , the black looks of the wary and the total disinterest of 90% of the population . |
| 7 | Thirdly the equipment and systems reliability of ‘ high-bay ’ warehouses can now achieve very high levels provided that maintenance is kept to an adequate standard ; availability of equipment for use is often in excess of 97% of the time work is available . |
| 8 | The invoices the accountants rendered for work done under the agreement amounted to £11,690 and the payments by the Ledingham-Smiths totalled £14,000 — the three payments of £4,000 plus two payments of £1,000 under the banker 's order . |
| 9 | To illustrate this , let us consider three hypothetical firms A , B , and C. The assets that comprise firm A have a 10% chance of producing a cash inflow of £1,000 at the end of a given time period and a 90% chance of producing cash flows of zero . |
| 10 | We have been promised a grant of £1,000 from the Village Association , and a further long-term loan from them of £1,000 . |
| 11 | To help promote the scheme , the Enterprise Centre welcomed the award of a grant of £1,000 by the Lothian Education Business Partnership . |
| 12 | An accumulated deficit of £235,000 by the end of next month was forecast last year . |
| 13 | gain a weighted aggregate of 50% for the area of study overall . |
| 14 | However where the insured wishes to replace the whole suite a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the cost of replacing the damaged item plus up to a maximum of 50% of the cost of the remainder of the suite . |
| 15 | However where the insured wishes to have the whole suite recovered , a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the basis of the cost of recovering the damaged item plus a maximum of 50% of the cost the remainder of the suite . |
| 16 | However where the insured wishes to replace the whole set or suite , a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the cost of replacing the damaged item plus up to a maximum of 50% of the cost of replacing the remainder of the set or suite . |
| 17 | Kverneland ( UK ) Limited reckons to have in excess of 50% of the UK semi-mounted market , but we certainly do not sell anywhere near 850 of these units each year . |
| 18 | The three bodies last year put up a total of £245,000 of the event 's total cost of more than £300,000 . |
| 19 | Wire wool takes on a new meaning when you see Sophie Ryder 's flock of sheep at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park . |
| 20 | Never see a flock of sheep on the road now . |
| 21 | prompted by a local superstition that sheep 's breath would discourage further contamination , Mr Parsons drove a flock of sheep into the house , where the animals were allowed to roam the ground floor rooms for several days . |
| 22 | At Norwich , where the weavers were upset by the provisions in the commercial treaty with France , the Whigs " adorned their outsides with wool " and drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city . |
| 23 | I was friendly with one of the local farmers , and I had in mind on one of our " stand-downs " to run a small flock of sheep through the Lion , I would , of course he dressed in ancient drover gear and had no doubt that it would cause something of a riot at the Lion . |
| 24 | ‘ Father Marr should have put a flock of sheep in the churchyard in autumn . |
| 25 | My grandfather , who kept a small number of sheep in the West Riding , used to talk about strains breeding themselves out . |
| 26 | Every other sound that she had hitherto been conscious of — the distant bleat of sheep in the field , the wind in the trees , the mewling cry of a hawk far above her — disappeared , vanished from her awareness . |
| 27 | There is a big fear in the hills that in order to maintain businesses in the lowlands , people will diversify into sheep , and the profitability of sheep in the lowlands will be greater . ’ |
| 28 | Throughout his control of the Elmswell estate Best also kept a memorandum book , in which he recorded in a haphazard fashion things he wished to remember : the wages agreed with servants ; debts owed and owing ; the number of sheep in the shepherd 's care . |
| 29 | As an example , the system is used to determine restriction zones for the movement of sheep after the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 . |
| 30 | The project is financed through a £3m grant from the Welsh Office and an investment of £4.4m from the Perkin-Elmer Corporation . |