Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the close focus of snapshots like these that lend credence to the white heat of his outpourings : ‘ I have lived for fifty years as an unequal in this country , enveloped by hate ’ . |
| 2 | The Masai were elusive , even when constantly told they had nothing to fear , and consequently the British administration found itself engaged for fifty years in a ceaseless struggle to impose on them some measure of control . |
| 3 | for fifty percent of the overall assessment . |
| 4 | My reason for being there was that this particular bit of coast happens to be the northern end of the Offa 's Dyke footpath , which winds for 168 miles along the English/Welsh border to Chepstow . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , we were unable to book a proposed two-day conference for 70 delegates within the next three months . |
| 6 | North Yemen 's first general election took place on July 5 , 1988 , for 128 seats in a new 159-member Majlis al Shura ( Consultative Council ) which replaced the non-elected Constituent People 's Assembly . |
| 7 | 2 For eight movements with a single time signature ( nos. 1 , 2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 [ first version ] , 13 ) the tempo may be immediately established unambiguously . |
| 8 | We have been negotiating for eight years with the Faroese authorities in an effort to get them to stop , without success . |
| 9 | The house was built by an Edwardian doctor using only the best materials — oak cured for eight years for the lower rooms ' panelling , fine teak for the window frames and mahogany for the fireplace . |
| 10 | He it was who inaugurated Continental excursions , for in 1925 he took a dozen boys to Bruges for eight days on an educational visit . |
| 11 | A seat in the House of Representatives for Massachusetts , held for 32 years by the late Silvio O. Conte ( Republican ) , was won by the Democrats at a special election on June 4 ; John Olver , a liberal Democrat and strong supporter of abortion rights , narrowly defeated conservative Republican Steven Pierce , an opponent of abortion . |
| 12 | Bangkok was lowered by about 1.5 metres during the 1970's after groundwater beneath the city was pumped out . |
| 13 | England captain/wicketkeeper Alec Stewart congratulates Chris Lewis who took three wickets for 43 runs on the third day of the Test . |
| 14 | He said about 30 files in the Public Records Office , including some which were closed to the public , were examined . |
| 15 | Fry a diced onion and 100g of ham ( parma if you can find it ) for 3–4 minutes in a little olive oil . |
| 16 | The elections at federal level were for 300 seats in the Federal Assembly — 150 in the Chamber of the People ( reduced from 200 ) and 150 in the Chamber of Nations . |
| 17 | That if the rent hereby reserved or any part thereof shall remain unpaid for twenty-one days after the same shall have become due ( whether formally demanded or not ) or if any covenant on the part of the Tenant herein contained shall not be performed or observed or if the Tenant shall become bankrupt or enter into any composition with his creditors it shall be lawful for the Landlord to re-enter upon the premises or any point thereof in the name of the whole and thereupon this demise shall absolutely determine . |
| 18 | He found that Deep Level had been carried S.E. on the vein for 30 fathoms beyond the old works and was yielding a little ore . |
| 19 | The stomach and duodenum were removed and immediately fixed by intraluminal perfusion of a neutral buffered 10% formalin solution for 30 minutes via the double lumen tube used in the experiments . |
| 20 | Intestinal mucosal strips were treated at room temperature for 30 minutes in a 1.5 mg/ml DTT solution , after which the strips were washed in Hanks 's balanced salt solution ( HBSS ) and then gently stirred in a 1 mM EDTA solution for two periods of 60 minutes to release the epithelial cells . |
| 21 | Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven , Gas Mark 6 ( 200C/400F ) . |
| 22 | Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven , Gas Mark 6 ( 200C/400F ) . |
| 23 | Yesterday , Campbell Hynd , 21 , of Walker 's Wynd , Edinburgh , was jailed for 30 months at the High Court in Edinburgh after admitting two charges of wilful fire-raising . |
| 24 | He has served for 30 years as the local church warden and he spent 42 years as treasurer of the local branch of the Royal British Legion . |
| 25 | But if elected on June 8th , he plans to pay for it by leasing the city 's international airport for 30 years to a private-sector manager . |
| 26 | This means I can now go on to the fourth stage , a five day course in the Alps , before working for 30 days alongside a qualified guide as a kind of apprentice . |
| 27 | Experienced secondary mathematics teachers will be seconded for 30 days in the academic year , to gain experience of the applications , examine the educational implications of the software , and to design and test computer-based educational environments for the classroom . |
| 28 | Bake blind for 12 minutes in a preheated oven at 220C/400F/Gas 6 . |
| 29 | Anyway , Norman , despite all these wheels , spends much of his time in aircraft but tells chum Renton Laidlaw that he has the ability to sleep from Los Angeles to Sydney , at least , for 12 hours of the 14-hour journey . |
| 30 | but left open the question whether there is any difference under section 87 if the successor has resided for 12 months with the deceased tenant in two or more council houses or has resided partly in a council house and partly in private sector accommodation : [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 1433 , 1441H . |