Example sentences of "[prep] [num] of [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in the eighteenth century pleuro-pneumonia killed about two-thirds of the country 's cattle , especially in the low-lying lands in the north , and farmers were forced to restock from less devastated regions such as the offshore Friesian Islands . |
| 2 | The two storey building has space for 300 of the college 's students . |
| 3 | Kitty 's father had been a woodman , born more than ninety years ago , in the reign of Queen Anne , just out of the valley in Lamplugh , a village named after one of the Conqueror 's more savage barons and ever since his brutal arrival sunk in the spellbound gloom of ossified superstition . |
| 4 | The disaster on the London-Belfast flight happened after one of the Boeing 's two engines began to break up and the crew mistakenly shut down the other one . |
| 5 | But trainer Francois Boutin withdrew last year 's demon two-year-old after one of the colt 's hind legs swelled up . |
| 6 | Hunter Ward , and others , was named after one of the hospital 's benefactors , way back in the 1960s . |
| 7 | Local league officials have stepped in after one of the men 's teams they beat protested : ‘ We were indecently assaulted . ’ |
| 8 | According to a report dated May 21 , Bosnia-Hercegovina had suffered by that date material damage estimated at US$60,000 million-100,000 million ; electricity output was down to 17 per cent of normal levels ; and about four-fifths of the republic 's industrial plant had been destroyed . |
| 9 | Or why Singapore is , in the opinion of 3000 of the world 's top global businesses , the preferred location . |
| 10 | The quest to solve it involves raising the living standards of two-thirds of the world 's population . |
| 11 | The defendant made similar controllers and used a total of 49 of the plaintiff 's mnemonics arguing that there was no copyright in them because , once the functions had been decided , there was no room for skill and labour in devising the mnemonics . |
| 12 | A ministerial meeting in Dhaka , the Bangladesh capital , attended by representatives of 30 of the world 's least-developed countries ( LDCs ) , ended on Feb. 12 by urging that the 42 countries in this category be given special treatment , including a write-off of all outstanding debt , doubling of official development assistance , and special preferential access for their commodity exports to the developed world . |
| 13 | One recent letter deplored the excessive influence of academia , pointing out that 10 out of 12 of the Bulletin 's editorial board are from universities . |
| 14 | IVAN LENDL , No.1 in the computer rankings , heads a list of 12 of the world 's top 20 players who have entered next month 's Australian Open . |
| 15 | The 28th biennial Commonwealth heads of government meeting ( CHOGM ) took place in Harare , Zimbabwe , on Oct. 16-22 , attended by representatives of 47 of the Commonwealth 's 50 member states . |
| 16 | Businessmen who support General Noriega have offered a $250,000 ( £156,000 ) reward for the assassination of six of the general 's enemies , according to a letter published yesterday in a pro-government newspaper , AP reports . |
| 17 | The government carried out a wide-ranging shake-up of the management of 11 of the country 's leading banks in July 1990 . |
| 18 | But the end of 1990 we want to reach a situation where at least eight out of ten of the world 's children are immunised . |
| 19 | A " study group " — effectively a faction within the Takeshita faction — created in late October by Ozawa and his mentor , Finance Minister Tsutomu Hata , had the support of 36 of the faction 's members in the House of Representatives . |
| 20 | A poll of 173 of the world 's largest companies led to the conclusion that environmental expenditure would rise from 2.1 per cent of sales revenue to 3.3 per cent by the year 2000 . |
| 21 | And as they came towards the end of the day he had to do some quick thinking to find out whether he 'd have to keep the men working right up to the last minute in order to get the stint , of three-quarter of an acre 's ploughing for each man , finished . |
| 22 | The maximum penalty allowed is a fine of three-quarters of the player 's match fee and suspension for three Tests . |
| 23 | THERE 'S A nice little guitar strum courtesy of Kurt Cobain , then David Grohl hits home with the sticks , Chris Novoselic 's bass grinds in and before you know it you 're powerless against the euphoria of one of the year 's truly excellent songs ; ‘ Smells Like Teen Spirit ’ . |
| 24 | Ramazan Abdulatipov , chairman of one of the parliament 's two chambers , later told journalists : ‘ We should not pretend we are heroes . |
| 25 | Radio signalling made more than a debut , helping toward the achievement of one of the decade 's miracles , not only the survival but with greater expectation of long life of much of the Highland lines and many more . |
| 26 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 27 | Studland Bay in Dorset , which sits on top of one of the UK 's biggest oil fields , has the protection of being owned inalienably by the Trust . |
| 28 | The above statement from Sir Christopher Benson , chairman of one of the UK 's leading property companies MEPC , accompanied the publication last week of its interim results . |
| 29 | Llandrinio is at the centre of one of the UK 's biggest sheep producing areas . |
| 30 | I stole it out of one of the Posten 's haversacks when I was cleaning out the guard-room . |