Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would need 60° of fencing to surround it . |
| 2 | Fingers has a certain visual appeal , but you do need at least a 386 and 3Mb of memory to run it . |
| 3 | Bill Berry and Peter Buck of REM said they were surprised by the ban when interviewed on Irish radio at the weekend . |
| 4 | There were , though , negative comments : 17% of respondents thought it looked extravagant and was too glossy . |
| 5 | The closely-knit corps of torturers made it difficult for a torturer to give up his job . |
| 6 | This is a very important factor because it biases police activity against the poorly spoken , badly dressed and ill-educated individuals who have the least power , and the fewest people of influence to back them up . |
| 7 | In 1985 , its Labour majority was bigger than that of the Tories and the people of Derbyshire re-elected it in 1989 : they are satisfied with Derbyshire county council 's policies , and when we have the general election they will kick out the Under-Secretary of State and the hon. Member for Amber Valley ( Mr. Oppenheim ) , the man with the Pampers on . |
| 8 | Those bombers in , in bombing the people of Spain bombed us eventually . |
| 9 | ‘ We need to capture the hearts and minds of the people of Teesside to make them more aware of the professional help which our 124 expert staff can provide , and we need to improve further our accessibility , ’ said Mr Howell . |
| 10 | Because after all critics will say if representative democracy is n't the best practical realization of democracy but simply a sham , after all remember Russo 's comments on England , the people of England think they 're free but they 're mistaken , they 're free once every five years when they elect their rulers . |
| 11 | I was delighted that the people of Britain gave him such a marvellous reception . |
| 12 | ‘ But having seen your report I think the people of Somalia need it more . ’ |
| 13 | We need people of talent , whatever their political persuasions , in such public positions and I look forward to people of talent taking them up regularly . |
| 14 | We the local authority , I think people of Wiltshire expect us to be the lead agency in promoting sustainability and environmental , highlighting environmental issues , throughout the county . |
| 15 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 16 | It is the vision of people looking up from the depths , de profundis , from the ‘ dark shadow of death ’ and of despair , and seeing a new light : ‘ unlooked for , glittering and bright ; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered , and they took it for a sign , and called it Gil-Estel , the Star of High Hope ’ . |
| 17 | Afterwards , the people of Haworth gave him a gold watch . |
| 18 | When the hamlets were first included in the development area for the new city of Milton keynes in the 1960s , people of Calverton fought it in the High Court and won . |
| 19 | probably up fifty quid of spares does it ? |
| 20 | Its status as written narrative fiction and its function as a means of communication provide it with the wherewithal to participate actively in present-day debates about the future of social institutions . |
| 21 | Not surprisingly he was livid , and having failed to realise that those who laugh easily do not fear easily , he tried several means of torture to get her to consent . |
| 22 | Information per 100g or 100 ml of product enables you to compare , for example , the fat content of two products . |
| 23 | In 1968 , had the staff of It known it , or wanted such a fate , they had the possibility of becoming London 's answer to the Village Voice . |
| 24 | It is not recorded in what mischief the Lord Mayor of York used to indulge , but the Lady Mayoress had a three foot long staff of honour to keep him in order ! |
| 25 | In a recent National Computing Centre survey , 41% of respondents said they had suffered from physical security breaches , the most common cause being power failure . |
| 26 | At Los Tuxtlas in southern Mexico , the females of the pioneer , Cecropia obtusifolia , more or less continuously produce fruits and 48 species of animal use them : one insect , one reptile , 33 birds ( both residents and migrants ) and 13 mammals ( flying , arboreal and terrestrial ) . |
| 27 | A total of 62% of firms said they expected to lose clients through business failures over the next 12 months , the largest area of concern ; 54% named cash flow as an area of concern , while 47% named staff overheads and 38% property overheads . |
| 28 | You do not need to stick huge amounts of it onto your works of art to hold them in place . |
| 29 | I was sure that my mother neither understood nor agreed with what Lili was saying , but the mention of these classic works of literature compelled her to reveal at least her knowledge of their existence . |
| 30 | The attractions of the 180 km of pistes escaped her entirely , but she was mad keen on the 57 ski lifts . |