Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He abolished the streltsy and the old service cavalry altogether and , building on Muscovy 's new-formation regiments , he completed the construction of a regular standing army . |
| 2 | Manorial rents fell and in order to avoid financial ruin some lords removed the villages and common fields and turned to direct farming , often preferring to farm sheep rather than grow corn which was less profitable . |
| 3 | At crossroads the gibbets provided plump carrion for the hungry crows and ravens ; landless men turned out of their fields as the great lords changed to tending sheep rather than raising crops . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman should perhaps concentrate on feeding his sheep rather than intervene in the debate at this stage . |
| 5 | For $375,000 up-front plus a $75 royalty on every system , it will sell the motherboard plans to the Tsunami-based LX and its Classic subset and for $500,000 up-front plus $200 per unit , it will sell the plans to the high-end Viking-based Sparcstation 10 . |
| 6 | For $375,000 up-front plus a $75 royalty on every system , it will sell the motherboard plans to the Tsunami-based LX and its Classic subset , and for $500,000 up-front plus $200 per unit , it will sell the plans to the high-end Viking-based Sparcstation 10 . |
| 7 | Filling a day is n't difficult in Paris — if expense is a major concern the great cemetery at Père Lachaise , complete with Jim Morrison 's grave and attendant junkies , graffiti etc. is well worth a look . |
| 8 | Without a word she left the Archimandrite 's cell , swept from the courtyard in a manner which made three sheep instinctively follow her , and started down the mountainside . |
| 9 | Last week 's Sunday Wine , the Vino de Tavola from Sainsbury 's , was at some stores selling for £2.99 rather than the advertised £2.69 . |
| 10 | The MAD games retailed at £2.99 rather than the traditional £1.99 , meaning that more time and resources could be poured into the production , resulting in higher standards and improved gameplay . |
| 11 | During the second half of the century , moreover , there was a tendency in several States to house soldiers in purpose-built barracks rather than , as hitherto , to quarter them mainly in the houses of civilians ; by 1775 , 200,000 French soldiers were living in barracks . |
| 12 | He asserted that the spread of home and shares ownership was causing an enterprise culture to take root in which more indigenous companies will spring up , creating the opportunity for Scotland to become a headquarters rather than a branch economy . |
| 13 | In a keynote speech on the economy , the Scottish Secretary will set out his desire to see Scotland develop into a headquarters rather than a branch economy . |
| 14 | The cassette housing with the controls ( rec , play , FF etc. ) underneath is set out as you 'd expect to find on any conventional 2-track recorder , except that additional control buttons will also come into play for recording , monitoring , rehearsing , dropping in etc . |
| 15 | It 's this version which is now recognised as the rarest Dylan record in the world and valued in Neal Umpred 's Goldmine Price Guide To Collectible Record Albums as being worth $10,000 , though a bid of over $12,000 eventually secured a deal . |
| 16 | He arrived in an old banger , it was a big farm you know , 500 acre farm , arable and sheep mostly , and it was a long long way right up to this farm , half way up the hill he was going , ’ Gee up then , gee up then . ’ |
| 17 | Trouble was , I just could n't hold the sheep properly — but then I have to admit I never liked doing it . |
| 18 | He says that if you hold the sheep properly , it wo n't struggle . |
| 19 | Does n't the Polly Harvey cover photo resemble an NME cover pic of Siouxsie Sioux circa '82 ? |
| 20 | The sheep eventually settled down , and the dogs ’ barking receded into whimpering . |
| 21 | The Cattle of the Cottagers are impounded when the Forest is driven by the Keepers , as all other Cattle are ; and when the Owners take them from the Pound ( paying the usual Fees to the Keepers ) they turn them again into the Forest , having no other Means of maintaining them … the Cottagers … are detrimental to the Forest , by cutting Wood for Fuel , and for building Huts , and making Fences to the Patches which they inclose from the Forest ; by keeping Pigs , Sheep etc. in the Forest all the Year ; and by stealing Timber . |
| 22 | Of those who enter PE1 , over 80% eventually pass it , while over 90% of those who enter PE2 will eventually qualify . |
| 23 | Do n't do Baa Baa Black Sheep right at this minute , have bananas in |
| 24 | Go in there turn left , its with the sheep right opposite the barn , played there for years , two trophy 's |
| 25 | Similarly , the addition of a base station is now to cost £69 rather than the £85 charged previously . |
| 26 | Infusion of bFGF subcutaneously in various doses ( 1–100 µg/kg/hour ) did not significantly alter gastric acid or pepsin secretion , although at the highest fose of bFGF ( 100 µg/kg ) gastric secretion tended to decline ; acid output fell to 103 ( 15 ) µmol/30 minutes and pepsin output fell to 0.76 ( 0.17 ) . |
| 27 | How successfully the leopard has adapted to a wide range of habitat may be judged from the fact that there are twenty-four different subspecies all of which differ only slightly in colouring or body size and shape . |
| 28 | By his order dated 5 August 1991 the judge directed that she recover on her counterclaim the sum of £24,751.59 together with interest for unlawful eviction , general damages and consequential loss . |
| 29 | For speed warm the raisins and the Cointreau together , take off the heat and leave them to soak for 5min only . |
| 30 | MCI Communications Corp , the Washington-based phone company , won two contracts worth $30m all told to provide its Vnet voice service and HyperStream Frame Relay data service to the US Congress . |