Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have complained that traffic has been going down the one-in-three gradient Bay Bank into the old part of the village which is prevented when police have been on duty in the past . |
| 2 | It was strange to be filling in the two forms at the same time . |
| 3 | He felt as abject as a convalescent child and had to be helped up the three stone flights to his cell . |
| 4 | ‘ Bifurcation ’ refers to a dual-edged approach to the problem of offending : differentiating between ‘ ordinary ’ or ‘ run of the mill ’ offenders with whom less severe measures can be taken on the one hand , and on the other hand ‘ exceptional ’ , ‘ very serious ’ or ‘ dangerous ’ offenders who can be made subject to much tougher measures . |
| 5 | This time we were to follow up the three months with a twelve-week season at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven , Connecticut . |
| 6 | Few realise the toll erosion 's taken on the 200 year old structure . |
| 7 | And the introduction about about care is passed up the three tiers , like a triangular system 's |
| 8 | His intention was to pick up the 18,000 troops assembled in the area behind Quiberon known as the Morbihan and transport them to Scotland , as the first stage of the great invasion plan . |
| 9 | Quinn was racing down the three flights of stairs to the lobby-level . |
| 10 | However , a new 375g pack at £1.19 was introduced on February 8th and until the old stock was used up the two packs were on sale side by side . |