Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He scored twice in the closing eight minutes to force a 4-4 draw , a result which helped the Paisley men increase their lead at the top of the table to two points . |
| 2 | Only eight districts had a computerised information system that incorporated information from assessments . |
| 3 | His new position reflected the fact that the SHP , now his coalition partner , included 22 deputies representing a Kurdish party , the People 's Labour Party ( HEP ) , which had had its official recognition withdrawn . |
| 4 | Guinness Publishing Built on the success of the world famous Guinness Book of Records , Guinness Publishing today boasts a list of over 140 titles covering an extensive range of subjects . |
| 5 | My Lords , er , er , er no doubt that all of your Lordships have throughout the last hour and forty minutes felt a great deal of sympathy with the Noble Earl Lord |
| 6 | This is a giant step forward from the position two years ago when 67 clubs called a special general meeting to save the ISA from extinction . |
| 7 | " The Supreme Soviet does not recognize the legality of state authority of the USSR on the territory of Estonia , " said the declaration , which had been backed by 73 of the 105 deputies following a stormy debate . |
| 8 | Measurement of B 1 2 values showed a high rate of abnormality . |
| 9 | Preliminary data analysis involved a summation of the initial 30 images to form a composite image outlining the arterial phase of tracer transit through the hepatobiliary system . |
| 10 | Males consuming over 36 units of alcohol a week and females consuming more than 22 units have a high level and are advised to cut down immediately . |
| 11 | Drivers with lorries weighing above 7.5 tonnes face a five mile detour around the bridge . |
| 12 | Some 700 religious leaders and parliamentarians from around 30 countries attended a Global Forum on Environment and Development for Survival in Moscow on Jan. 15-19 . |
| 13 | The council accepts there are far more than 30 youngsters needing a proper base in Darlington . |
| 14 | We can for example say that in West Germany erm a worker who 's paid contributions for forty-five years gets an old-age pension that amounts to about seventy-five percent of what he was taking home in take-home pay before he retired , and obviously this looks a much better deal than the British old age pensioner gets . |
| 15 | Those adopted before the age of 2 years had an average IQ as high as 96 , while those adopted later scored around 80 . |
| 16 | At first this was forthcoming , social stability mattering for more than religious principle , but the next forty years saw a growing split in the ranks of the Sussex leaders as Puritanism spread and the remaining Catholics came under suspicion for their dual allegiances . |
| 17 | Following the formal request for a special prosecutor , Attorney General William Barr had up to 30 days to make a preliminary ruling . |
| 18 | It takes a special person to handle complaints in any case but to do it for 22 years deserves a special mention , always maintaining a diplomatic and friendly attitude to each individual case . |
| 19 | You should allow at least 12 weeks to obtain a British passport . |
| 20 | Ten of the 12 patients had a successful clearance of the gall bladder , with the procedure described in all these patients as technically very easy . |
| 21 | Usually there are about twenty-five or thirty men , and an adult boar divided even forty ways provides a reasonable amount of meat for all . |
| 22 | Data processing is achieved automatically : TableCurve can use all of its 221 equations to find a best fit , or the ‘ special function ’ equations can be omitted or ‘ simple ’ equations selected . |
| 23 | Jon Webb 's 22 points equalled an English Championship record set by Dan Lambert in 1911 . |
| 24 | On Dec. 2 police arrested a Sikh catering officer , Balwinder Singh Nigah , on charges of seeking to plant a bomb aboard an Air India flight bound for London on Dec. 1 . |
| 25 | Similarly a study of 5-year-olds with a mean conduction loss of 20.2 decibels showed a higher incidence of maladjusted behaviour , short attention span , dependency , and poor motivation than normal hearing children ( Silva et al . |
| 26 | PCR conditions were 94°C for 30 seconds , 55°C for 30 seconds and 72°C for 1 minute for 30 cycles using an automatic heating block apparatus ( Techne , Programmable Dri-Block PHC-1 ) . |
| 27 | There being 3,813 papers showing a second preference for Craig in our North Antrim constituency , the formula would have given him ( 5,626 + 14,533 ) x 3,813 = 1,476 additional votes , and other candidates would have received additional votes similarly calculated . |
| 28 | Among the 3,813 papers showing a second preference for Craig , just which would be the 1,476 passed on to him ? |
| 29 | About 80 per cent of the country 's 6,800 magistrates staged a day-long strike on Dec. 3 . |
| 30 | On March 4 , however , 30 soldiers made an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government . |