Example sentences of "of five [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first batch of five coolies were flung face downward in the red dirt , and under the direction of the burly figure of Phat , half a dozen of his subordinates began lashing at the exposed soles of their bare feet . |
| 2 | I am 6ft 2ins and stand much further back than his recommended distance of five feet , and from approximately 1- to 12 feet do not ‘ require an exaggerated upward movement of the head ’ . |
| 3 | She has striking Italian looks , a model height of five feet ten inches and long slim legs — all attributes which she had n't been taking advantage of . |
| 4 | Thus if I raise a two-pound weight through a height of five feet I have increased its potential energy by ten foot pounds . |
| 5 | The Humane Society of the United States has reported that two toy gun manufacturers — Ray Plastics and LNJ Toys , makers of the new Gotcha enforcer gun — test their products by firing shots into the eyes of rabbits at distances of five feet , three feet , six inches , three inches and half an inch . |
| 6 | She 's all of five feet five but I suppose her slim build gives the impression of being petite … |
| 7 | All the fifteen studies of this reviewed by Box suggest a strong association ( over time or cross-sectionally ) between economic inequality and crime in general ( though this is not true of five studies on homicide specifically ) ( Box , 1987 , pp. 86–98 ) . |
| 8 | For each rocket , there is a set of five questions which the teams have to answer in order to reach Mars . |
| 9 | Once again , the league structure was to change , and the formation of a semi-professional super-league of five divisions was announced . |
| 10 | INQUEST PLEA : Families of five party-goers who died after being trapped in fire on third floor of house without fire escape in Hove , east Sussex , asked High Court to order fresh inquest into the tragedy . |
| 11 | He eventually capitalized on his knowledge of Europe by publishing in 1796 both a set of five maps of the Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt and a survey entitled A Developement of the Views and Designs of the French Nation , which sought to warn the English of certain French activities . |
| 12 | The second of five sections of City Bypass to be constructed , the Sighthill Bypass forms a much-needed link between Glasgow Road and the northern end of the Colinton Bypass upon which construction work began in 1979 . |
| 13 | She was not the only one with the same idea , because on arriving at Clarendon Road there was quite a sizeable crowd , just gazing at the still smouldering ruin of a terrace of five houses . |
| 14 | It was the highest of five bids opened yesterday by the world champion , Garry Kasparov , and his British challenger , Nigel Short . |
| 15 | Has a number of awards and achievements and in February this year was chosen as one of five students to represent the Guildhall School at an international chamber music festival at the Paris Conservatoire . |
| 16 | An investor in a Broadway production knows full well that four out of five investments will certainly be lost . |
| 17 | The prospect of equalling Gary Player 's record of five victories , and the fact that he has a bye into the second round on Friday , has enticed Ballesteros to make his 14th successive appearance in the World Matchplay . |
| 18 | The results were not at all encouraging : four out of five hams on sale in delicatessens , a third in supermarkets and almost half of those in butcher shops were contaminated . |
| 19 | John Julius Norwich , in his book , The Architecture of Southern England , sums up quite simply : ‘ The Old Parsonage is a ravishing stone house of about 1700 with two storeys of five bays beneath a hipped roof ; unpretentious , but in its way , perfect . ’ |
| 20 | It has a nave of five bays with stilted Saracenic arches ; the dome is supported on squinches and at the east end are three apses . |
| 21 | Out of five tenders Arthur Butler was selected and asked to build as soon as possible . |
| 22 | The train was hauled by BR Standard 75069 , and was formed of five goods brakevans comprising one LMS , one SR , one GWR ‘ Toad ’ and two BR Types of van which give ample space for the party of 43 that were carried , the majority of whom had travelled up from the Bath-Bristol area by coach . |
| 23 | Hayward then increased the home team 's lead with two penalties in the space of five minutes . |
| 24 | For example , 0:55w2(5q/5e) means that you will run 55 minutes and in the middle of the workout , do two sets of five minutes at a quick pace followed by five minutes at an easy pace . |
| 25 | There was the added complication that for the first time there would be a period of five minutes or so when I would have to shut inside my satchel not only my outdoor shoes but my gym shoes as well . |
| 26 | To avoid a reputation for being unreasonable , allow a strict margin of five minutes over the starting time and absolutely no more . |
| 27 | Try and keep the majority of writing to the period of five minutes or so after the interviewee has left , when you should sum up the points while they are fresh in your mind . |
| 28 | Their feedback-drenched fog makes it almost impossible to discern anything resembling a tune , and each song coasts along for upwards of five minutes — but it 's precisely their avoidance of career-minded polish that makes them so invigorating . |
| 29 | Celtic 's world , though , suddenly caved in as Borussia struck with two goals in the space of five minutes . |
| 30 | Here is the terminus of the railway from Dingwall and Inverness , the pier where the large MacBrayne 's boats call and short cruises depart and , most important for the local economy , the ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island of Skye : a very popular voyage of five minutes only but often achieved after a wait of hours in a queue . |