Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [num] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the dipterocarp forests of Borneo , the variation in species patterns is correlated with HCI-extractable phosphorus and magnesium where these levels are lower than about 220 ppm of phosphorus and 1200ppm magnesium . |
| 2 | But they 've got very very poor eyesight so although they could sense where we were , as we stayed really really still they could n't see us so we were quite safe but er we could n't go any nearer than about ten yards from them erm because there were n't any suitable trees to climb in case they started to chase us . |
| 3 | It is hoped that this will not be later than approximately 8 April by which time they are wanted back here to get on with parachute training . |
| 4 | Only your detective , perhaps , will need to be seen in somewhat greater depth , since your readers have got to sympathise with him or her and to do that they probably need more than just one point of contact . |
| 5 | Its central nervous system consists of a few ganglia , no more than about 20,000 neurons in all . |
| 6 | True , only very talented people can use more than about six fonts on any one worksheet without making it look seriously overdressed , but it 's still an odd limitation . |
| 7 | ‘ The figures do n't constitute more than about six months of real and viable fishing for our fleet , ’ he said . |
| 8 | It would not be reasonably foreseen that these accounts would still be relied upon by any banker acting in the ordinary course of business as a basis for assessing the then creditworthiness of Berg after the passage of more than about 15 months from the end of the period covered by the accounts . |
| 9 | If left for more than about 20 minutes after a run , it takes several turns of the starter before it fires . |
| 10 | it would n't be more than about twenty minutes before the lan the peasants would 've thought well maybe |
| 11 | No matter how certain he might be immediately before he closed his eyes that there was plenty of space in front of him , no matter how positive he was as he walked with eyes closed that he was n't veering off to one side and there was tarmac under his feet rather than grass , he still found it very hard , almost impossible , to walk more than about twenty paces with his eyes closed . |
| 12 | There are no more than about 300 complaints to the Lay Observer each year and it is rare for the Lay Observer to criticize The Law Society 's handling of a complaint . |
| 13 | Rightly or wrongly the patient expects little more than perhaps ten minutes of the doctor 's time . |
| 14 | The final question which arises is whether , in the exercise of our discretion , we should let mandamus go bearing in mind that the events with which we are concerned occurred as long ago as 1989 and then occupied no more than perhaps three quarters of an hour . |
| 15 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 16 | As long as the specimen has an accessible surface that is greater than about 2 cm in diameter and is unattacked by a suitable coupling liquid , the method will yield all the moduli together with Poisson 's ratio in five minutes plus the time taken to do the required calculations . |