Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [noun] [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | One-quarter of children treated in this way become dry in two to six weeks , a half dry in one to three months , and 90 per cent dry in four to six months ( Dische 1973 ) . |
| 2 | I of Capital dealing with this topic . |
| 3 | The brewers , who spent millions of pounds campaigning against this legislation , have shot it to pieces . |
| 4 | The extreme example of soft rock is probably provided by volcanic ash and a recession of almost one mile in the period 1883–1928 of cliffs composed of this material on the island of Krakatoa between Sumatra and Java has been observed by Umbgrove ( Guilcher , 1958 ) : this works out to a loss of over 30 m ( 100 ft ) per year at some points . |
| 5 | Each year in Britain , tens of thousands of families suffer in this way and would benefit from the protection that life insurance can offer . |
| 6 | Tens of thousands of outsiders come to this city to learn and work at its University . |