Example sentences of "be [vb pp] a [adj] amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not normally involve dismantling the disk drive , you just insert in the drive a special disk to which has been added a small amount of a cleaning fluid . |
| 2 | The Census Dissemination Unit has been allocated a certain amount of minidisk space on the Amdahl at Manchester to hold it ; this consists of 5 minidisks each with a capacity of 1.2 gigabytes ; two contain system files , together with the postcode/Enumeration District directory and some text files with other information , and the rest have been used to store raw data files . |
| 3 | If parents are to be given a reasonable amount of time to talk with the teacher and some choice in the timing of the appointment then it may be best to spread the event over two days . |
| 4 | It breeds in caves , and should be given a reasonable amount of space , — a 24″ tank for a pair . |
| 5 | The boys were to be given a certain amount of trust in their activities so that they might have the opportunity to make themselves moral , which in turn could help them become good and valuable members of the community . |
| 6 | At the beginning of each day 's trading you will be given a small amount of money ( eg £20 ) in small change , to put into the till . |
| 7 | You talk about getting work you talk about getting work and all that sort of thing erm we 've offered John , at one point , that if he did a bit of clearing up in the churchyard erm that he would be given a small amount of money . |
| 8 | Therefore turns should be stopped a certain amount before the actual heading — Undershoot your heading . |
| 9 | Indeed , not even Eratosthenes presented what could be considered a decent amount of information according to the standards of later times . |
| 10 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |
| 11 | If you are owed or could be owed a considerable amount , or any amount , it is important for you to know that : |
| 12 | For take-off the tail should only be raised a small amount . |
| 13 | ‘ ( 1 ) On a taxation of costs on a standard basis there shall be allowed a reasonable amount in respect of all costs reasonably incurred and any doubts which the taxing officer may have as to whether the costs were reasonably incurred or were reasonable in amount shall be resolved in favour of the paying party ; and in these rules the term ‘ the standard basis ' in relation to the taxation of costs shall be construed accordingly . |
| 14 | Endowment assurance is a form of saving as your life will be covered for a fixed term and , at the end of it , you will be paid a fixed amount , plus bonuses . |
| 15 | This means that farmers in these dales may opt to be paid a certain amount per hectare by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food to manage their lands so as to ensure the traditional landscape features of stone buildings , field walls and flower-rich meadows for the enjoyment of the public . |
| 16 | Section 15 of the Act states that , unless the contract fixes the payment or a method of calculating payment , the supplier will be paid a reasonable amount . |
| 17 | Pitch and roll attitudes will be changed a precise amount . |
| 18 | A status group is made up of individuals who are awarded a similar amount of social honour and therefore share the same status situation . |
| 19 | The crew of this flag of convenience vessel were owed a substantial amount in wages , but the official was disowned because of the threat posed by this act of international solidarity to future orders . |
| 20 | The leaders , who were paid a small amount to compensate for their organizational work , recruited seven other team members ; there were eight such teams . |
| 21 | Such an interpretation of the relationship between elected politicians and appointed officials is given a certain amount of credibility by the existence of distinct bureaucratic organizations staffed by people recruited and deployed on the principles of political neutrality , merit , anonymity and expertise . |
| 22 | ‘ Each artist is allocated a certain amount of space in the gallery . |
| 23 | It 's cost a vast amount of money and time . |
| 24 | Every man is allowed a certain amount of time in the recreation room , too . ’ |
| 25 | If an accurate copy of an antique finish is required a certain amount of trial ( and error ) may be necessary . |
| 26 | In the Jersey Royal Court Decision of May 1990 Rahman v Chase Bank ( CI ) Ltd , the settlor was given a substantial amount of de iure control over the trust funds . |
| 27 | She turned to the pope ; and although she was in a less strong bargaining position than James V , now that there was no Protestant threat from England , she was given a certain amount of clerical taxation in 1556 and 1557 . |