Example sentences of "[noun] is a [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The centre of Westendorf is a leisurely ten minute stroll away . |
| 2 | Its cubic capacity is a massive 14 litres , compared to the 8.3-litre engine fitted to Case IH 's current 250hp Magnum 7140 tractor . |
| 3 | Flavio 's latest work is a twenty five ton sculpture made out of solid rock in Norway . |
| 4 | The annual Royston Fun Run is a winding 10 km route through the streets of the town , including the only hill in the area . |
| 5 | The circular is a mere twelve paragraphs long , but it represents a dramatic change in policy . |
| 6 | The brewery has only horizontal tanks , in which the fermenting wort is a mere 2.8 metres high . |
| 7 | The high polymer film diaphragm with its conductive coating is a mere 2 microns thick , less than one-hundredth of the thickness of the human eardrum . |
| 8 | Llyn y Bi is a small 3 metre deep lake which lies at 445 metres in the Rhinogs of Snowdonia National Park , the most acidified mountain range in Wales . |
| 9 | Counterfeiting is a multi million pound industry and all the signs are that it 's growing at an alarming rate . |
| 10 | It 's erm an area where two elements of the law do n't quite meet tidily and For instance if you worth four hundred thousand pounds big figure , and you had a hundred thousand of it in your own name and three hundred thousand jointly with your wife , wife die er you die , your estate for probate purposes is a hundred thousand pounds . |
| 11 | A trout can detect the smell of chemicals of shrimp diluted a thousand million times , while the sensitivity of an eel is a thousand million times greater still . |
| 12 | Besides the Gulf Stream runs past Oban and the water is a good three degrees warmer than Scotland 's east coast . |
| 13 | His replacement is a balding 35 year old who drives a Citroen Deux Chevaux , Laurent Fabius . |
| 14 | Here , they can combine a professional career with the joys of rural living : Richard 's practice as a chartered surveyor is an easy eight minutes ' drive away , just long enough to ‘ listen to the traffic reports and think of all those people on the M25 ! ’ |
| 15 | Carpets of Quality is a new fourteen page colour brochure that will help potential customers understand what they need to know about carpets . |
| 16 | Nevertheless the per worker per month production of the mine is a lowly 14 tons in comparison with the usual 20 tons . |
| 17 | The Valschena is in a quiet position on the outskirts of the village , though the centre is a mere five minute walk away . |
| 18 | The nearest beach is only 400 metres away , while the main beach is a mere 650 metres stroll away . |
| 19 | I notice that her paper cylinder is a rolled-up five pound note . |
| 20 | Maternity leave is a statutory 40 weeks maximum with fixed periods before and after the birth ( 11 weeks before and 29 weeks after ) . |
| 21 | The Antracyt is a pleasant 15 minutes walk along a promenade from Gdynia , it has a coffee bar , disco , sun terrace , sauna and lift . |
| 22 | Not only was this untrue but it was a very foolish piece of disinformation , since Stokes Bay is a good three miles away from where Crabb was last seen alive . |
| 23 | ‘ The Gaiety is a few hundred yards west and when I was 10 and I met Brendan Behan there , he suggested I become a writer . |
| 24 | Our other Club base , the Four Seasons is a mere two minute walk away with its lively bar so you 'll never be short of company . |
| 25 | Large and cavernous , The Ritz is a genuine twenties dancehall which once played host to all the giants of the jazz era . |
| 26 | Bristol fixture is a 100 hundred years old … and it was a happy birthday for the cherry and whites as they ran away with it … there 'll be no telegrams from the Queen for Bristol though just a few nasty looks from the coach … first try was scored by Neil Matthews and Gloucester with help of a penalty were 11-6 up at half-time … |
| 27 | The answer is an amazing 4 miles , on the 15th November 1967 , between West Virginia and Ohio , USA . |
| 28 | Porthos is an excellent two pitch Severe , but the corner of Diedre Jaune ( HVS 5a/b ) is perhaps even better , and can be led in one superb 45 metres runout . |
| 29 | The fight is a near 2,500 sell-out at the venue where lightweight Jim Watt captured his world title back in 1979 . |
| 30 | At present its budget is a modest billion pounds . |