Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] six [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't tell him why I was so keen to accept a commission which involved six weeks in Africa , from a fading and somewhat ridiculous Hollywood producer . |
| 2 | The helicopter , which covers six counties , has flown four hundred missions and saved at least twenty lives in the last year . |
| 3 | As a first step in turning out a molecule of sugar ( which has six carbon atoms in it ) they are content to link three CO2 molecules together into a proto-carbohydrate . |
| 4 | Funding is coming from Northern Arts , Durham County Council and Wear Valley District Council which has six schools also trying the artist in residence scheme . |
| 5 | The National Democratic Congress party , which has six seats and is headed by Mr Nicholas Brathwaite , is tipped to win the general election . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Gallery Hair Design in Hungerford , which opened six months ago with just two stylists , now employs six and has enjoyed publicity in both consumer and trade press . |
| 7 | Rohm and Haas , US , has bought the polymer business of Unocal , which includes six US plants and a technical centre in North Carolina , US . |
| 8 | Today , FSP/UK , an independent member of a network which includes six South Pacific countries , Australia , Canada and the United States , is committed to finding funds for the Malaria/AIDS programme . |
| 9 | A day of discovery which includes six premiers … the wit of Berners , Ives and Satie , as well as a dash of Chopin . |
| 10 | The incident was almost identical to a similar mix-up which happened six years ago . |
| 11 | My auntie 's got one which takes six discs in a little box like that . |
| 12 | The mafia were suspected of planting a car bomb in the historic centre of Florence , which killed six people and injured many more . |
| 13 | J stands for Johnstone , the family name behind a company which keeps six members of the family gainfully employed . |
| 14 | We all stared up at the great tower which soared six storeys above us . |
| 15 | The Amir reappointed the Crown Prince as Prime Minister on Oct. 12 , and on Oct. 17 a new 15-member government was announced which included six members of the Assembly . |
| 16 | HSBC Holdings , which bought Midland Bank last summer , yesterday reported a near doubling of profits in annual figures which included six months ' contribution from the UK clearing bank . |
| 17 | Ulster fielded four new caps , but were not overawed by a Saltire side which included six internationalists . |
| 18 | If tests are successful , inventors Integrated Surgical Systems , which took six years to develop Robodoc , will apply for clinical trials throughout America . |
| 19 | IN 1802 a giant dahlia ( D. coccinea ) , which grew six foot tall and had yellow , orange , scarlet and maroon flowers , was introduced from South America and caused a sensation . |
| 20 | The other frequently cited example of creation during a dream is that of F. A. Kekule , a nineteenth-century chemist who knew the composition of benzene — hydrogen and carbon — and its molecular weight , which gave six atoms each of carbon and hydrogen in the molecule . |
| 21 | The company 's first problem was with the ASICs which proved six months late . |
| 22 | In Fig. 8 I have illustrated the basic version which permits six buds on the main permanent branch and nine on the secondary branch . |
| 23 | News of Mr Porras 's arrest followed the explosion of 13 bombs at the weekend , some of which damaged six schools in Bogota . |
| 24 | Howden was renowned for centuries as the site of an important horse fair which lasted six days , beginning on 26th September . |
| 25 | Thus commenced a quest for salvation which lasted six years and in which he was often in a state of great depression . |
| 26 | THE latest impressive inflation rate figures had no effect on the market which fluctuated six points either side of its overnight level . |
| 27 | The bill is expected to sweep aside restrictions under the 1981 British Nationality Act which require six months prior residence before the granting of citizenship . |
| 28 | The bill is expected to sweep aside restrictions under the 1981 British Nationality Act which require six months prior residence before the granting of citizenship . |
| 29 | The arch of the lyre was fixed by mortise and tenon joints , strengthened by metal plates , which carried six pegs holding the strings . |
| 30 | Bernard had needed little persuading to buy the first company aeroplane , a twin-engined Piper Navajo for £95,000 , which carried six passengers and two pilots . |