Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was , in fact , still many months of fighting away , but with the loss of the northern territories , the die was all but cast for the Second Republic . |
| 2 | This approach to treatment , strong in the nineteenth century and all but eclipsed in the twentieth , is still waiting in the wings . |
| 3 | She came to England to stay with a sister , went to acting school in London and through a teacher who knew how to persuade Emlyn Williams , was all but smuggled into The Last Days of Dolwyn as the sixth girl extra ‘ when only five had been budgeted for . |
| 4 | VAT on domestic fuel will come in as detailed in the last budget . |
| 5 | I have half a mind to defy their demands of space and economy , and to sleep on until awakened by the next pale arrival herself , expectant to abort and puzzled at my slumbering presence . |
| 6 | Although , at 12% , the proportion of Catholics employed is still out of step with the Northern Ireland population , Short 's points out that it has more than doubled over the last 10 years , while the proportion of Catholic apprentices taken on has trebled to 20% . |
| 7 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
| 8 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years , with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
| 9 | The number of crimes which result in charges before a court has more than doubled in the last 10 years . |
| 10 | THE use of cheques and payment cards has more than doubled in the last 13 years . |
| 11 | Cases of malignant melanoma have more than doubled in the last 10 years in countries with a fair-skinned population . |
| 12 | Shares in News Corp and its UK arm News International have enjoyed a dramatic recovery and more than doubled in the last year . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , house prices and rents were reported to have more than doubled in the last 12 months . |
| 14 | O D A funding of British N G O activities has more than doubled in the last three years . |
| 15 | The number of Darlington firms going bust has more than doubled in the last two years . ’ |
| 16 | Solve the following equations setting your work out as shown in the last example : unc This is a useful way of checking your answers , Simply substitute your answer for the letter in the question and both sides of the equation should be equal , Use this method to check your answers . |
| 17 | Nobody appeared to show the least surprise when Charles appeared in Service Dress after his servant had arranged a room at the farm for the change and a hot water wash after a little light work on the trench system , trenches that bore every resemblance to those he had seen and read about as constructed in the First War . |