Example sentences of "be estimate that [adj] [num] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been estimated that three million elderly people in Britain are at risk . |
| 2 | It is estimated that seventy thousand old barns survive , many in poor condition . |
| 3 | Based on a national postal survey to chief constables in 1986 , it is estimated that 75–80 000 young people are reported as missing each year in Britain ( De'Ath , 1987 ) . |
| 4 | It is estimated that another 40 heavy lorries will be on the roads every week to replace the 24 wagon train which runs to St Helens and Edinburgh carrying 520 tonnes of cider and four loads of electrical light fittings . |
| 5 | Some 15 million of them served in the armed forces , over 11 million going overseas ; and it is estimated that another 15 million moved from their homes , mainly in the smaller towns and the rural areas , to the booming sites of the war industries , such as those in California . |
| 6 | In 1893 it was estimated that 60 000 organic compounds were known . |