Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] [verb] the [num] " in BNC.

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1 No other parties succeeded in reaching the 5 per cent threshold required to win representation .
2 Although there appear to be few operational savings planned from combining the two groups , three major benefits are expected to result from the merger :
3 ‘ The cops suspected of killing the two old guys have been suspended but not arrested , even though I 'm told there 's a suspicion that murder is involved .
4 However , in Chipata , in Eastern Province , there were reports of shopkeepers threatened with having their trading licenses withdrawn and public workers dismissed for supporting the MMD .
5 The group made changes in accounting policies and bases adopted in preparing the 1991 statutory accounts following the sudden departure of the executive chairman .
6 The Italians excel in discovering the one bag to die for .
7 The Fono was dissolved in February 1991 and a general election was held on April 5 , some weeks later than had originally been scheduled because of the difficulties involved in registering the 80,000 newly enfranchised electors .
8 There are problems associated with combining the two tagsets .
9 The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done .
10 The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done .
11 THE West Indies fear that fines aimed at enforcing the 90 overs-a-day rule for Tests could see them return penniless from their tour of Australia .
12 The Education Department appeared to be delighted with what they were doing with the family , and any materials required for teaching the one girl were supplied eagerly and promptly .
13 NOW is the time of year when tour operators ' thoughts turn to tempting the over-60s — and increasingly the over 55s — to spend their winters in the sun .
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