Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] or [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is the case do n't immediately reach for the reset or on/off button because there might be nothing at all wrong . |
| 2 | We know some details of the backgrounds of the twenty-two or so party members who made up the Politburo . |
| 3 | The spectators were all either lining the 18th hole or watching the drama on one of the hundred or so TV sets in the Hospitality Units . |
| 4 | Equally , not all the big Healeys were Alpine Rally competitors or howling club racers , and British as the car was , the majority of the 17,700 or so MkIIIs that completed the series also went to the US , where the sun shone a bit more often . |
| 5 | The Canadian has an operating crew of five ( excluding the dozen or so service staff ) and no one is entirely clear what they all do : fill out forms mostly , so far as I could see . |
| 6 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 7 | Many bureaux rely upon local solicitors to give free advice sessions at the CAB on a monthly or bi-monthly basis . |
| 8 | BP is among the 40 or so member companies which subscribed to the formation of the training body . |
| 9 | Puzzles are abundant and are only put there to stop Zack walking freely around the 60 or so factory rooms . |