Example sentences of "[n mass] [coord] [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phenomenologists believe that it is impossible to produce factual data and it is therefore impossible to produce and check causal explanations . |
| 2 | The weight of the electronic version is 250 g and it is about 185 mm long . |
| 3 | Consumer public relations depends on using to the full this part of the media and it is generally accepted that any consultant working in this field will have contacts within the appropriate media . |
| 4 | Her previous publications have addressed family care and community care in relation to older people and she is currently researching alternative forms of long term care for this group . |
| 5 | There may come a point when the rights and needs of other people have to be taken into account in the planning which is done for old people and it is morally unacceptable to take a stance which disregards others ' interests . |
| 6 | It is most common in older people and it is often believed that there is no cure because it is a sign that the body is wearing out . |
| 7 | The oilbird 's hearing falls off rapidly above about 6000 hertz and it is most sensitive to sounds around 2000 hertz , which is the main frequency of its clicks . |
| 8 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 9 | ‘ It used to be really good for scarce reedbed species but it is so dry now its basic birds are tawny owl and whitethroat and there has got to be something wrong with that . |
| 10 | Like the formal approach to organisations , such charts give us a picture of how an organisation works but it is only a partial picture and misses out on the crucial aspect of how people behave within organisations . |
| 11 | When I joined the company it was capitalised at about £4m and it is now capitalised at about £1.4bn . |