Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] [to-vb] [det] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA is looking to cut another 3,000 jobs from its global payroll of about 35,000 , chairman Bernard Pache said yesterday as he presented the figures for 1992 ( see page six ) . |
| 2 | Its hold is estimated to contain some 2,000 tons of contaminated water . |
| 3 | Since this provides the opportunity for the child to score correctly 50 per cent of the time simply by guessing , each grammatical contrast is presented in blocks of four items and the child is required to get all four items correct to pass on any block . |
| 4 | The CPA Group , a leasing company based in Ireland is expected to buy several hundred new aeroplanes from a number of manufacturers . |
| 5 | The new form of poaching has replaced the killing of deer for meat as the price of venison has dropped ; a single set of antlers is reported to fetch several hundred pounds . |
| 6 | The bypass is part of a scheme to link the M4 and M5 motorways and the inquiry is expected to last another 6 weeks . |
| 7 | With general interest in Australia running at a reasonably high level in Japan , the exhibition is expected to attract some 250,000 visitors . |
| 8 | Compuware is set to acquire some 900 new customers under its deal with Landmark , in addition to the 200 PD/MVS contracts it will inherit from IBM . |