Example sentences of "[num] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some changes , however , were made in the draft to satisfy those who had challenged it in this way : union republics were given eleven rather than seven seats each in the Supreme Soviet 's Council of Nationalities and ex officio places on the Committee of Constitutional Supervision , and changes of wording were made in order to remove what Gorbachev described as the ‘ misunderstanding ’ that the rights of republics had been infringed . |
| 2 | If my hon. Friend will look at the recommendations already coming from the Boundary Commission , she will see that it recommends that there should be eight rather than seven seats in Dorset . |
| 3 | However , I should like to go further and suggest that the minimum term of appointment of the governors of the institution should be eight rather than five years , to ensure that it goes way beyond the electoral cycle of any member state . |
| 4 | Secondly , the issue of eight rather than ten miles . |
| 5 | Probably five eight rather than cos yeah I erm okay see erm right right right erm , so the thing that I would be looking for , if I could find this , would be what 's doing the colouring and how , how does that work ? |
| 6 | The first figure for section eleven should be three , three eight rather than three , three four and the two totals at the bottom of paragraph six should read three , one , O , eight and two , nine , three , zero . |
| 7 | Why did Euro Tunnel price its ‘ units ’ ( each unit consists of a share and warrant in both Euro Tunnel PLC and Euro Tunnel SA ) at 3.50 rather than 2 or 4 or any other price ? |
| 8 | The elections were to be held in accordance with the 1989 Taif accord [ see p. 36986 ] , although the new electoral law approved on July 16 increased the number of deputies to be elected to 128 rather than the 108 laid down in the Taif accords [ see also amendment of election law pp. 38214 ; 38311 ] . |
| 9 | These projects included a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ( the Charles de Gaulle , which was to be commissioned in 1998 rather than 1996 ) , an additional ballistic-missile submarine , a new model tank , and Rafale , a planned new fighter aircraft [ see pp. 36106 ; 36430 ] . |
| 10 | The optional words in brackets in subclause 8.1.2 should be included for obvious reasons , and it is suggested that if those words were included then so should the words at the end of subclause 8.1.4 so as to avoid a conflict . |
| 11 | I have to get a bus at eight o'clock so I have to leave the house at twenty to eight . |
| 12 | Dad was gon na ring you up at eight o'clock before you went to school and say |
| 13 | ‘ Dinner will be at eight o'clock if that 's okay ? ’ |
| 14 | Each day we used to do say an hour in the morning , whatever time was available between leaving school and getting back , dinner time , then in the evening you might have two , two and a half hours you left you , you finished school , and er you might finish at eight o'clock if you were lucky you 'd finish at half past seven . |
| 15 | The classes started at eight o'clock and were supposed to end at ten , but with the usual chatting afterwards it was almost eleven o'clock before I reached home . |
| 16 | It was eleven o'clock before all the family were in bed , and two o'clock next morning was the latest time to set off with the beehives . |
| 17 | It 's eleven o'clock before I turn around after finishing the kitchen . |
| 18 | The pubs did n't shut until eleven o'clock so we would have a good three hours ' fun . |
| 19 | Yeah okay well I 'll I 'll try and give you five minutes before eleven o'clock so er so you can nip over to the video room or wherever it 's being played . |
| 20 | Yeah cos I got up J C R at eleven o'clock cos I looked at the clock up there . |
| 21 | Er just a sec just had eleven o'clock as well so . |
| 22 | I could make it eleven o'clock if necessary |
| 23 | I know yeah about ten thirty late or eleven o'clock if you change . |
| 24 | And they did n't have three days on and three days off , you used to go in this particular shop at eight o'clock and maybe finish at half past ten or eleven o'clock because there was no more skins coming through . |
| 25 | The Society 's view is that a more positive solution is needed : to amend the Financial Services Act 1986 so as to make it clear precisely how far rules made under the Act displace the general law . |
| 26 | Section 4 of the 1982 Act amends the Law Reform ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1934 so as to exclude the survival of any claim for damages for loss of earnings during the lost years for the benefit of the estate in respect of deaths occurring on or after 1 January 1983 . |
| 27 | Eight so if you had to explain to her about fractions , how could you tell her about what 's what is it all |
| 28 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 29 | The ‘ definitive ’ John Barnard Ferrari will make its debut at the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in June 1993 rather than at the start of 1994 as originally scheduled . |
| 30 | He wrote himself a cheque for one hundred and sixty pounds which left ten in the account , and took the money in tens rather than twenties ; it looked bulkier , more reassuring . |