Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the course of the year there were only eight cases which got widespread coverage and sustained coverage of several days . |
| 2 | Indeed , four of the eleven cases which got sustained coverage resulted in an acquittal . |
| 3 | Livermore said : ‘ For 70 minutes he showed tremendous enthusiasm . |
| 4 | The 17 were reported to have been arrested after the Committee for the Defence of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria had issued leaflets in December 1991 criticizing the Dec. 2 referendum which gave overwhelming approval to Assad 's nomination for a fourth term as President [ see p. 38695 ] . |
| 5 | By taking a count every 30 minutes we established that catering units in the area were covering their seats 250 per cent at lunch time and 100 per cent in the evening . |
| 6 | Clayton 's development as a photographer had accelerated at a rapid pace and within 12 months he won 12 awards , including : |
| 7 | The list of some forty ports which provided 146 vessels , crewed by 2,350 mariners and some 294 boys , to convey Henry of Lancaster and his army from England to Bordeaux in 1347 , is impressive . |
| 8 | The 113 patients who underwent percutaneous cholecystolithotomy had a median age of 56 years ( range 18–89 ) with a male to female ratio of 1:2.4 . |
| 9 | The stereotype of those behind it — the successful 80s yuppie who earned vast sums of money — soon earned the title ‘ vulture capitalist ’ . |
| 10 | THE Everest World Matchplay Championship , restricted to the 12 players who earned most ranking points last season , began at the Brentwood International Centre yesterday with Doug Mountjoy trouncing Willie Thorne 9-2 . |
| 11 | THE Everest World Matchplay Championship , restricted to the 12 players who earned most ranking points last season , began at the Brentwood International Centre yesterday with Doug Mountjoy trouncing Willie Thorne 9-2 . |
| 12 | Their direction was poor and in the first 12 overs they conceded 12 wides and no-balls , so it was an unexpected bonus when Donald , with the last delivery in his first spell of four overs , had Haynes caught at backward square-leg . |
| 13 | The communiqué added , however , that the Council would continue to adhere to Saddam Hussein 's Aug. 12 declaration which linked any withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait to a settlement of other conflicts in the Middle East [ see p. 37635 ] . |
| 14 | Without becoming enmeshed in too much technical detail , the Act took one step further the policy changes initiated by the 1980 Act which created assured tenancies and shorthold tenancies . |
| 15 | The election , which was held a year ahead of schedule after Jugnauth dissolved the Legislative Assembly on Aug. 6 , involved 10 parties which fielded 331 candidates . |
| 16 | In six months which included many business trips , they were never apart for one night . |
| 17 | We were able to ask the 83 applicants who mentioned vocational motives as being one reason for their interest , albeit not necessarily the main one , for more detail ( see Table 2 ) |
| 18 | Within the elemental diet treated group , five patients with only small intestinal Crohn 's disease tended to relapse later ( mean remission period 29 weeks ) than six patients who had colonic involvement ( mean remission time 13 weeks ) , but this difference did not reach statistical significance . |
| 19 | Of the six patients who underwent intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation and were discharged from hospital after transplantation two are alive , the four others having died at 10 weeks , 31 , 42 , and 61 months . |
| 20 | Six patients who underwent eight transplants died . |
| 21 | At the end of supper the Earl of Gowrie auctioned six items which raised another £20,000 for the charity . |
| 22 | Ignoring the existence of six servants she organized this breakfast herself . |
| 23 | DEC said that for the first time in six quarters it generated positive cash flow from operations and investments , even with restructuring activities . |
| 24 | The median time to detection of HBV infection was 33 days ( range 6–224 ) in the five patients who received six grafts which developed progressive liver injury ( fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis or cirrhosis ) compared with 39 days ( range 26–331 ) in seven patients with recurrent HBV associated with mild liver disease . |
| 25 | Also , in their first 10 games they had 26 points , i.e. one more point than this season but still only 6 points ahead of us ) . |
| 26 | ‘ And we shall eventually want to take statements from everyone — in particular , the six ladies who baked these cakes . ’ |
| 27 | When the track and the signals at the ageing junction were due for renewal , British Rail had chosen the cheapest option to enable InterCity trains to travel faster at the expense of local services , the inquiry into the 1991 disaster which killed four people and injured 22 , was told . |
| 28 | There are more than 1,000 haemophiliacs and nearly 100 others who received contaminated blood transfusions . |
| 29 | In practice , for inner London at least , a trend was set for forms of mixed residential development in which blocks of flats were conspicuous : Churchill Gardens Estate , Pimlico , designed by Powell and Moya , contained 2,000 dwellings which combined eight-storey blocks of flats and maisonettes and three-storey terraces of housing and flats at an overall density of 200 persons per acre ; and the Somerford Grove Estate in Hackney , another layout of flats and houses , designed by Gibberd at a density 104 persons per acre . |
| 30 | In August 1920 , almost by chance , he was attached for a year to the small peacetime signal intelligence organization in London , and was then posted to Simla in India , where for eight years he performed cipher-breaking duties with remarkable success . |