Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] [num] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Here Yakovlev met him surrounded by packed shelves and metals acquired with two months ' credit from the Tartar Republic . |
2 | The Council of State on Jan. 20 , 1990 , granted an amnesty to 22 of those detained for their part in the coup attempt of Oct. 17 , 1985 [ see p. 34217 ] ; 16 were freed unconditionally , while the remainder , who had been sentenced to death and had had their sentences commuted to 15 years ' imprisonment , remained under house arrest . |
3 | The two others , Daniel Santovenia Fernández and Pedro de la Caridad Alvárez Pedroso , had their sentences commuted to 30 years ' imprisonment . |
4 | By contrast babies born after 40 weeks ' gestation had raised death rates from non-cardiovascular causes , reflected in higher rates from all causes combined . |
5 | The agreement represented an improvement on conditions in the UK , where , although pregnant women qualified for 40 weeks ' maternity leave , only six weeks were at 90 per cent of salary and 12 weeks were at £46.30 a week , and they had to have worked for at least two years ( five if part-time ) . |