Example sentences of "[num] [be] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In our example , x 29 , x 59 and x 97 are basic and so nodes 2 , 5 and 7 are assigned to the second generation and P(2) = P(5) = P(7) = 9 . |
| 2 | Eventually three were chosen for the first investigation — the products of Bacillus subtilis , Pseudomonas pyocyanea , and Penicillium notatum . |
| 3 | A thousand people have come here in the last year and another thousand are expected in the next year . |
| 4 | The rules contained in Sch 4 are based on the Seventh Company Law Directive . |
| 5 | A crowd of over 20,000 is expected for the third game of the Springboks ' four-match visit to England and North officials have begun negotiations with Leeds City Council to use Leeds United 's ground . |
| 6 | The organic textbook market of the 1970s was dominated by the third edition of Robert Robert Boyd 's Organic Chemistry ( Allyn & Bacon , 1st ed 1959 ) . |
| 7 | The decision to go chapter 11 was made on the 21st of May — the company 's 10th birthday . |
| 8 | The increase in borrowings had been $1.1 billion at the mid-year , with $0.6 billion being repaid in the second half of the year . |
| 9 | If Brian Lara 's timing and placement helped to give the West Indies ' innings its early momentum — 81 came off the first 20 overs — Simmons used his massive strength to devastating effect as 102 were plundered off the next 15 overs . |
| 10 | Last year foxes were unusually abundant and 27 were shot during the first week of lambing . |
| 11 | Every murder case involving females aged up to 21 and males up to 16 is recorded for the last 33 years . |
| 12 | Payment of the disturbance allowance at the Yorkshire Bank is also made in two equal instalments ; one is given on the first available salary pay day after the move to the new house , the other is paid when the bank receives the proceeds of the sale of the employee 's old house . |
| 13 | Block 41/24 was awarded during the 12th round of offshore licensing in May 1991 , Licence interests are held by Conoco [ operator ] , LASMO and Aran Energy . |
| 14 | Part 1 was deferred to the second meeting . |
| 15 | Finally , the punitive powers of the ‘ Kleisthenic ’ council of 500 were defined for the first time . |
| 16 | x 29 , x 41 , x 59 , x 87 and x 97 , then nodes 4 and 9 are assigned to the first generation and P(4) = P(9) = 1 . |
| 17 | In voting for councillors , 38,946 were elected on the first round out of the total of 40,178 , with the NSF winning 15,670 seats ( 40.24 per cent ) , the Democratic Convention 8,088 ( 20.77 per cent ) , the ADP 4,532 ( 11.64 per cent ) , the HDUR 2,606 ( 6.69 per cent ) , independents 2,425 ( 6.23 per cent ) , and the RNUP 1,508 ( 3.87 per cent ) . |
| 18 | The two-volume octavo work of 1724 , known as The Gardeners and Florists Dictionary , is Omitted from the enumeration of editions , the folio work of 1731 being classed as the first . |
| 19 | Coach 1622 was built under the last lot on the diagram . |
| 20 | A quarter of a million are expected in the next ten to twelve days , and the overall total of refugees from Iraq and Kuwait may amount to a full million . |
| 21 | Three hundred were sold in the first two days . |
| 22 | Two Swiss Red Cross workers taken hostage in Lebanon in October 1989 were released in the first half of August . |
| 23 | John Stewart ( Points of View , today ) laments over the quality of programmes being made for the £30 million being spent over the next three years on Gaelic television . |
| 24 | But in April 1878 he was cautioned for being intoxicated while on duty , and when discovered drunk in 1882 was reduced to the second class . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , an estimated US$4,500 million was spent on the 13th World Youth and Student Festival in July [ see p. 36816 ] . |
| 26 | The Theft Act 1968 was based on the Eighth Report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee , Theft and Related Offences , Cmnd 2977 , 1966 . |