Example sentences of "[that] five [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The other , in January 1909 , was a report from Thomas to the effect that five of the hydraulic cylinders which operated the portcullis gates had been cracked by frost .
2 On April 24 , International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) officials confirmed that five of the six buildings and 90 per cent of the equipment at Al-Atheer had been destroyed .
3 It is salutary that in their report on the dangers of long waiting times for outpatient appointments at a urology clinic K German and colleagues say that five of the seven cases of prostatic cancer were detected on rectal examination and one by a raised serum prostate specific antigen concentration .
4 But the reporters were sure that five of the seven camps they saw were special ‘ show camps ’ for refugees rather than victims of Serbia 's ‘ ethnic cleansing . ’
5 Gill and Jackson ( 1983 ) found that five of the thirty-five children were to some degree proud of their colour but only a small minority of the children had positive feelings about their colour .
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