Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Government spends millions of pounds warning people about Aids yet the police have this incredibly sloppy procedure . ’ |
| 2 | Moreover , the bill purchases were due to a large extent to overfunding of the PSBR through sales of gilts so the Bank was effectively carrying out a maturity transformation in the market and one which , at times , entailed a " cost " ( as bill yields were lower than gilt yields ) . |
| 3 | But for people like Kim even the chance of saying goodbye to needles makes it worth the wait . |
| 4 | ‘ I gave twenty quid to Oxfam only the other day , ’ said Emma . |
| 5 | Cut the smoked salmon into strips approximately the same size as the plaice . |
| 6 | Cincom Systems ( UK ) Ltd is looking for beta testers for the Windows NT version of Supra Server : the relational database is already up and running on the iAPX-86 , R-series and Alpha versions of NT and it will available for £800 per user once the operating system ships . |