Example sentences of "[det] [adj] of [noun] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Divergence across the fault leads to subsidence and the formation of shallow , elongated troughs or sags , typically a few tens of metres across and a few hundred metres long , which , many contain a sag pond . |
| 2 | And even though each individual temperate tree may support a host of other species ( scores of different insects on an oak , for example ) the total list of temperate forest animals is also many hundreds of times lower than in tropical forests . |
| 3 | The system is so sensitive that the organs can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 degrees Celsius , while they can respond to such changes in an incredible 35 milliseconds — many hundreds of times faster than any human-made device . |
| 4 | We know from the pottery of the Chimu period that the Incas were cultivating potatoes during the 13th Century but we believe that for many hundreds of years before that the Quecho Indians had enjoyed a staple diet of wild potatoes and had even developed an ingenious method of freeze-drying them to provide food throughout the winter months . |
| 5 | His hearty voice was soon familiar to and popular with many thousands of listeners up and down the west coast and he invariably ended his broadcasts with a special Good-Night wish to a different section of the community each evening , such as to June brides , to lighthouse keepers ‘ out there in the dark ’ , or to all dentists who might be ‘ looking down in the mouth ’ . |