Example sentences of "[adj] and [num] [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of forty-two sub-seneschals appointed between 1254 and 1317 ( of Agenais , Bigorre , Landes , Périgord , Quercy , Limousin and Saintonge ) no less than thirty-nine were Gascon nobles , two were English and one was a Savoyard . |
| 2 | The early and mid-seventies were a time of ‘ no warning ’ bombs and sectarian killings were escalating . |
| 3 | At this season by far the largest numbers are found in Chichester and Pagham Harbours , in both of which flocks of 100 or more are of regular occurrence in July and August ; the highest count recorded between 1964 and 1976 was a total of 295 on 20 August 1967 . |
| 4 | Erm of course two thousand and six is a consideration that we ought to look at once a new settlement location 's identified . |
| 5 | The experience of reforms and re-organisations in the 1970s and 1980s is a reminder that implementation of change is problematical . |
| 6 | the change in manufacturing employment during the 1970s and 1980s is a move from Frostbelt to Sunbelt so long as ‘ frost ’ and ‘ sun ’ refer to the social conditions for profit making … . |
| 7 | Angels and Amazons at York Arts Centre on June 17 and 18 is a celebration of eccentric women throughout the ages . |
| 8 | Among the highlights of the sale at Christie 's on December 8 and 9 are a number of unmounted diamonds . |
| 9 | ( Numbers 284 and 288 are a couple . ) |
| 10 | In numbers seven , 13 and 66 are a clothing-manufacturer , Leonard Prasniewski ( who is said to fly to his summer home by helicopter ) ; Mieczyslaw Wilczek , a meat-packer ; and an ex-bureaucrat , Ireneusz Sekula . |
| 11 | Many people consider that the failure adequately to protest at the rise of European Fascism in the 1920s and 1930s was a failure of moral duty , whilst others point out that protesting was a highly dangerous business which led to imprisonment , to torture , and to death . |
| 12 | Hospice Week , held between May 23 and 30 is a concentration of the fund-raising activities and also serves to remind the public of the need for continual funding . |
| 13 | And one hundred and fifteen is a Rochat again now showing and I have two thousand offered , two thousand two hundred , five hundred two thousand eight hundred three thousand at three thousand pounds , any more ? |
| 14 | He 's tried direct flights and so on but he thought four hundred pounds , four hundred and fifty was a bit much although he 'll get the villa so cheaply . |
| 15 | The starting points for the revision of the existing Conventions of 1905 and 1954 were a dissatisfaction with the indirect consular channel , as being inappropriate in current conditions , and a concern that the non-obligatory nature of the channels provided for in the existing text enabled some countries to make use of the system of notification au parquet to which increasing exception was taken . |
| 16 | Sceptre 404 and 505 are a mix of sable and synthetic providing a long-life brush of high quality . |
| 17 | In general , making the English public aware of the important trends in Central and Eastern European countries between 1910 and 1930 is a goal that I have pursued throughout my dealing career . |