Example sentences of "amount [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [am/are] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly some sensory input is necessary , but this and the amount of thought required are rather small in comparison with the motor response required . |
| 2 | Factors such as the amount of exercise required are important , because if the dog does not receive adequate exercise it is likely to become destructive and bored around the house . |
| 3 | Clearly researching these areas is highly problematic , especially if details about the amount of food eaten are required . |
| 4 | National data about the amount of care received are not available . |
| 5 | Clearly , therefore , factors other than the cumulative amount of alcohol consumed are involved in determining which patients develop liver disease . |
| 6 | Yet the amounts of money involved are small — the 66 per cent APR represents a charge for credit of only about 10p to 20p a week , on the amount commonly borrowed . |
| 7 | On the debit side of the cash book all amounts of cash received are shown in the cash column , and all amounts banked are shown in the bank column . |
| 8 | Maybe such considerations will also mellow our attitude towards the imprisonment of nearly 9,000 men and 500 women ( representing nearly 25 and 45 per cent respectively of all those sentenced to immediate imprisonment ) for theft , handling stolen goods , fraud , and forgery , when the amounts of value involved are nothing in comparison with the millions stolen by offending corporations on whom our criminal justice system has given up . |