Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lowe says his company went further than its original plans for a 5,000-mile range aircraft because customers wanted it , and that the GV and its performance figures are not a paper exercise or design concept , but a wind-tunnel-proven reality . |
| 2 | It 's not always easy to compare like with like , as some makers give pto power at rated ( =maximum governed ) engine rpm while others give it the revs equivalent to unc shaft speed(s) . |
| 3 | For example , a man with a hundred head of cattle , sheep and goats trains his son to know them by their colour only or by their size and type of horns , while every one of them has a special name . |
| 4 | ANYONE at Courtaulds Chemicals in Buckhaven who fancies fish and chips knows who to ask . |
| 5 | A false report of a bid for Williams Holdings by the Barclay brothers sent its shares leaping 55p to 280p before denials saw them crashing back to 239p . |
| 6 | A false report of a bid for Williams Holdings by the Barclay brothers sent its shares leaping 55p to 280p before denials saw them crashing back to 239p . |
| 7 | It 's filthy around the factory.And when visitors come they often step in the sheep droppings . |
| 8 | Guarantees are , however , only as good as the people or businesses giving them . |
| 9 | No matter how much some people or situations upset you , no matter how small or helpless you feel , just be yourself and do your best . |
| 10 | The administrators-of the Modular Course , particularly Watson , realized early that sustainable course quality depends crucially upon relevant feedback and that course development strategies based upon relevant evidence receive readier acceptance from staff than strategies deriving their credibility from the perceived wisdom of management . |
| 11 | They undertook exhaustive consultation with Aboriginal people and others to involve them in the policy formulation . |
| 12 | Together they add up to a ‘ magical ’ mix of people and products to give you , the architectural specifier , extra confidence — extra choice . |
| 13 | The alternative argument has it that since people and situations differ you are better equipped to deal with them if you have a wide repertoire of behaviours to draw on . |
| 14 | He was always waiting , very receptive to new ideas and so he did like people and organizations to present their views and he did like to hear discussion . |
| 15 | Wednesday 's a rather muddled time when people and events force you to rethink certain situations and change one or two recent decisions . |
| 16 | 10.8.13 Without prejudice to its obligations under the foregoing provisions each Party undertakes to each other Party that ( insofar as it has not already done so ) it will procure undertakings from relevant employees members of staff and students to enable it to perform those said obligations . |
| 17 | to be designed around the established needs of the Course and its working practices , academic structure and regulations , in order to assist all staff and students to fulfil their roles ( on occasion , analysis for proposed developments showed up imperfections in existing procedures and sharpened user perceptions of their roles and working practices ) ; |
| 18 | Similarly I look at English and ask whether staff and students locate their discipline within the Leavisite paradigm or whether they are aware of the developments of the past thirty years , such as structuralism and post-structuralism . |
| 19 | He managed to stagger into the building , but died despite the efforts of staff and ambulancemen to save him . |
| 20 | It 's cost more than a million pounds , but staff and children say it 's worth every penny . |
| 21 | Both staff and patients trust him . ’ |
| 22 | The BA intends to write to MPs and peers to express its concern , and will ask members to lobby their local MPs and warn customers of the VAT threat . |
| 23 | In the absence of coelacanths , it was still possible to toy with the idea that species and genera had their life-spans as individuals do , even though some ‘ living fossils ’ among plants should have made this more difficult than it was . |
| 24 | When Symphony was originally launched in July 1984 it was the first integrated business software package and the fact that it comprised a spreadsheet , word processing , database , graphics and communications led it to be acclaimed as having a good user interface and being a very complex and powerful program . |
| 25 | Not surprisingly , many gentry and clergy modified their public pronouncements accordingly , surviving both Parliamentary rule and the Restoration . |
| 26 | Cows and deer and horses leave it well alone . |
| 27 | Although he has only been rallying for one year he has already appeared on the BBC Top Gear championship series when viewers saw him win his grand touring class . |