Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [num] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well for the sake of a few million pounds the Conservatives will slash this area , that area , will say we need to close this unit , that unit . |
| 2 | They begged Rytasha for reimbursement , but none was forthcoming , and for the want of a few hundred pounds the village lost its crop for the year . |
| 3 | In the course of a few hundred words the following occur : catalles = chattels , Chrystean = Christian , peax = peace , freyle = freely , delyved = delivered , auctorytye = authority , mad = made , borow = borough , rome = room , jarretier = garter , and playnle = plainly . |
| 4 | However , after the Commissioner had been in office for a mere three months the Government introduced a Green Paper which proposed to extend her powers significantly , and under the Employment Act 1990 , section 10 , she was given power to assist members in enforcement of their common law contractual rights against the union . |
| 5 | Japan and the United States agreed on June 4 , after some years of often acrimonious debate , to extend for a further five years the deal reached in 1986 on the easing of access to the Japanese market for US manufacturers of chips for use in computer assembly . |
| 6 | On Aug. 12 the UN Security Council decided to renew for a further 120 days the sanctions which had been imposed against Libya in April [ see p. 38883 ] . |
| 7 | Following a Security Council meeting of Dec. 9 , the UN extended for a further 120 days the application of limited sanctions against Libya , in force since April [ see p. 38839 ] . |
| 8 | Parliament voted on Jan. 17 to renew for a further six months the state of emergency first imposed under the Ian Smith regime in 1965 [ see p. 21092 ] and regularly renewed since then . |
| 9 | On March 18 the Lithuanian Supreme Council ( parliament ) extended for a further six months the direct rule imposed in September 1991 on the Vilnius and Salcininkai local regions [ see p. 38419 ] , and also voted to postpone fixing a date for elections to the local councils there . |
| 10 | It has extended for a further 20 years the terms of the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation ( NFFO ) for renewable energy , originally scheduled to end in 1998 . |
| 11 | Bangladesh and India were to extend for a further three years the trade agreement due to expire in October 1992 , All-India Radio reported on Aug. 6 following talks in New Delhi . |
| 12 | Within a mere three weeks the Smolensk Party authorities also required all uezd executive committees to collate , check , and comment to them on the minutes of every single peasant meeting on mutual aid . |
| 13 | Some of Boscawen 's ships lacked sails , none was immediately ready for sea , and many of the crews and officers were ashore , including Boscawen himself , but the moment the message arrived the admiral leapt from his chair , leaving his dinner unfinished , and within an unprecedented two hours the first ships were weighing anchor . |
| 14 | The new agreement , due to expire in September 1992 , extended by a further two years the free trade which began with the suspension of ICO quotas [ see p. 36836 ] . |