Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] 10 " in BNC.
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| 1 | To counteract difficulties in collection and methodological evaluation of the data we used several refinements of the method , including designation of a central data coordinator and use of a simple 10 point ( rather than a continuous ) scale . |
| 2 | Cork 's late strike made sure of a top 10 place for the first time since promotion — ‘ and a nice bonus , judging from the long faces in our boardroom , ’ grinned Mr Bassett . |
| 3 | Facing a field which contains Britain 's golden girl Liz McColgan , Ethiopia 's Olympic 10,000m champion Derartu Tulu and her brilliant South African compatriot Elana Meyer , she talks of a top 10 finish , but adds with a smile : ‘ There 's always that possibility of winning . ’ |
| 4 | Guests travelling from Spain to Morocco on an excursions must also be in possession of a full 10 year passport and children must have their own passports . |
| 5 | In Nick Berry 's Physical Pursuits , the former EastEnder appears for a mere 10 minutes but declares : ‘ With this new approach you can shift the flab and even cure a hangover . ’ |
| 6 | He just missed the bull for a fantastic 10 dart shoot-out . |
| 7 | At the death , Mike Procter , the South African coach , stood ashen-faced and speechless for a full 10 minutes on the pavilion steps , unable to take in what had just transpired . |
| 8 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 9 | In a hectic 10 years from 1947 , this self-effacing designer laid the basis for a prestige brand which to this day encapsulates the fashion verve and innate stylishness of France . |
| 10 | Some of the country 's top long distance runners are competing in a big 10 kilometre race , which includes an inter-counties match and the Gloucestershire county championship . |
| 11 | 1.30:THESE ladies races are invariably run at a lightning fast pace , which is ideal for Touch Above who has shown all his best form over a strongly-run 10 furlongs . |
| 12 | Last week 's victory over Goran Ivanisevic was his first over a top 10 player and against Frana he never lost heart , even though his rival was holding serve far more comfortably in the early stages of both sets . |
| 13 | SKIPPER Hugh Morris led Glamorgan to a crushing 10 wicket victory over Surrey at The Oval . |
| 14 | The fineness of the gold began a gentle decline through the tenth century to about 90 per cent , and debasement accelerated during the following century until it took a sudden nosedive in the two decades between 1071 and 1092 , falling from about 70 per cent to a mere 10 per cent . |
| 15 | Likewise the number of voters who think of themselves as being ‘ very strongly ’ committed to Labour has fallen by more than half over the same period to a mere 10 per cent of the electorate : of voters with of voters with Labour'very strong' Labour identificationidentification 19665024 19704721 19744516 19794211 19833711 19873613 19923711 |
| 16 | On Mars how many craters greater than 10 km diameter are likely to be produced on a typical 10 6 square kilometre of surface over the next 10 6 years by ( i ) asteroids , ( ii ) comet debris ? |
| 17 | The following , for instance , is just one among thousands : ‘ cooperate most of the time , but on a random 10 per cent of rounds throw in a defect ’ . |
| 18 | Assuming a constant rate of inflation of 5 per cent per annum , the real value of the relief would decline by a compounded figure of 39 per cent over 10 years and , if inflation were at a constant 10 per cent per annum , the corresponding decline would be 61 per cent . |
| 19 | Whitham , 26 , from Huddersfield , left the opposition well behind on his Yahama , winning the first 36-mile race by almost five seconds and the second by a crushing 10 seconds . |
| 20 | Nigel and co-driver Tony Walker , an engineer from Mickleton , near Barnard Castle , won their class by a massive 10 minute margin . |