Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only when you choose the eight fonts to use on a particular worksheet that the impressive range of fonts available becomes apparent |
| 2 | Overall expenditure was contained by minimal increases in other areas and , in defence , by a 2.5 per cent expenditure cut to DM50,800 million [ for June 30 decision to withdraw from the European Fighter Aircraft project see p. 38980 ] . |
| 3 | 30 per cent of those invited to an advisory interview after 12 months to start on a Jobplan workshop |
| 4 | ‘ It took us 22 years to get to a billion dollars a quarter in revenues and , thanks to the explosion in demand for the 80486 chip , less than three years to get to two billion dollars a quarter , ’ said president Andrew Grove . |
| 5 | The outbound time of 1 minute was increased by 30 seconds to allow for the 30 kt wind component . |
| 6 | The speed of separation — the solution only takes about 30 seconds to move through the outer tube — also prevents too much heating . |
| 7 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 8 | The chicken korma will take six hours to cook in a specially-built giant gas-fired pan at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London . |
| 9 | Some analysts were gloomily looking to the FT-SE 100 index to fall below the 2,200 level if the 15 per cent base rate is maintained for any length of time . |
| 10 | I travelled extensively throughout the country for six months to prepare for a nationwide extension of the programme , which was funded by the European Community . |
| 11 | These lines pass through the main Polytechnic data switch , a Micom 2000 , which permits approximately 100 end-users to connect to the 2755 ( up to 48 simultaneously ) . |
| 12 | With less than six weeks to go to the Olympic trials , Read , the triple national champion , boosted her confidence by lowering her own eight-month-old 50m backstroke British record with an impressive 30.06sec . |
| 13 | With just six weeks to go to the British Olympic trials , officials wanted all concerned to be aware of the potential repercussions following the recent National Olympic Committee meeting when it was decided that anyone guilty of a violation the IOC medical code would be ineligible for any British team . |
| 14 | With only six weeks to run before the 1987 general election , the NIREX plans were unceremoniously junked . |
| 15 | STRATHCLYDE has rejected building six incinerators to dispose of the 1.8 million tonnes a year of wet sludge dumped in the Firth of Clyde . |
| 16 | Yates , who was busy setting up John and Mary in New York , went down to Baltimore two or three times to participate in the nocturnal meetings . |
| 17 | Marsh was dismissed with three minutes to go for a late challenge on Dimitr Radchenko , scorer of Spartak 's first goal , in their 2–0 success which made it 6–2 on aggregate . |
| 18 | He said that it might take two to three years to arrive at the complete version of the social audit , which will be sent to all shareholders with the financial statements . |
| 19 | Ceramic chip packaging specialist and OEM printer and personal computer manufacturer Kyocera Corp says it plans to cut its total workforce to 13,000 by shedding 1,000 jobs over the next three years to cope with a possible rise in the yen to 100 to the dollar ; the cuts will be achieved by reducing annual recruitment of graduates and normal retirement of some 700 a year , the company explained . |
| 20 | She had three years to spend in a beautiful city , reading ; and that was what she was supposed to be doing . |
| 21 | I think it took about three years to get to a normal level . |
| 22 | However , because they had been unemployed , they had not earned enough money in the previous three years to qualify for the mature student allowance , and so it was denied to them . |
| 23 | Some farmers were told that they could either settle at once for 60 per cent of what was due to them , or wait three years to fight for the full amount . |
| 24 | Our Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , was given three thrillers to review by the Daily Telegraph : Geoffrey ( not to be confused with Lord ) Archer 's Eagletrap ( Century ) , Clive Egleton 's Hostile Intent ( Hodder ) and J K Mayo 's A Shred of Honour ( Harvill ) . |
| 25 | He wants to be friends with America because he thinks only American intervention will secure his aims ( he offered in the Gulf war to send 200,000 Sikhs to fight on the American side ) . |
| 26 | It was also one of only three HUP–3s to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy on utility and search and rescue missions , operating from HMCS Shearwater , Nova Scotia . |
| 27 | Cowan claimed three wickets to add to the two he took on Tuesday , while fellow pace man Andy Bee had three for 24 . |
| 28 | It takes about 18 months to qualify for the short-term benefits like unemployment and sickness benefit . |
| 29 | Foulds hit an early 60 break in the fourth but Doherty 's reply was immediate when he knocked in a 55 clearance to move into a two frame lead at the interval . |
| 30 | Derek , who is a retired British Rail worker , took 18 days to travel across the vast country of one billion people . |