Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [conj] [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using current methods these tests can take around eight hours and the diagnosis is not definitive . |
| 2 | The historic multiple was 18.1 times and the yield was 2.4% . |
| 3 | Five men worked five days a week for eight months until the interior was back in good order . |
| 4 | Eleven months after a pensioner was found dead in his home , one of his neighbours has been charged with murdering him . |
| 5 | The cheese will generally be of the right consistency in 12 hours if the cream is thoroughly good and the weather not too warm . " |
| 6 | Bake for about 30 minutes until the top is crisp and bubbly . |
| 7 | Bake for about 30 minutes until the topping is crunchy and golden . |
| 8 | ‘ About forty minutes before the train was due to arrive this man came up to me and asked if I 'd be interested in making five hundred francs . |
| 9 | Bring to the boil , reduce heat , cover and simmer for 30–40 minutes until the chicken is tender . |
| 10 | Pour the custard over the top and bake for about 30–40 minutes until the custard is golden brown . |
| 11 | Round 2 of the championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday was supported by a grid of 30 cars and the race was full of incidents during the 20 laps . |
| 12 | ITN had said that in the 12 months before the ban was imposed , 0.01 per cent of air time would have been affected and these items could have been recast into a form which complied with the directives . |
| 13 | ‘ Take my word for it , I 've been going for 30 years since the well was a bucket in a hole in the ground , and there is plenty of water , ’ she said . |
| 14 | A VANDAL-PROOF stained glass window is to be installed in a village church 30 years after the original was vandalised . |
| 15 | Initial action , which will begin in 30 days unless the dispute is resolved , will be taken on rape oil , wheat gluten and white wine . |
| 16 | Harlech formed part of a distinct military plan and its power and might are unquestioned even today , 700 years after the castle was built . |
| 17 | Allowing for unseen problems , which are always a factor in the unstable Middle East , it is likely to be 10–14 years before the power is switched on . |
| 18 | Cook gently for 2 mins until the sauce is smooth . |
| 19 | The water rises 12 metres as the tide is forced into the funnel of the Severn estuary and into the Avon river . |
| 20 | Sprinkle on more grated cheese 10 minutes before the loaf is cooked . |
| 21 | The total area of erosions at three hours and six hours after the administration was 12.6 ( 3.5 ) mm and 23.2 ( 3.2 ) mm respectively ( fig 1 ) . |
| 22 | The activity of glutathione peroxidase at six hours after the administration was significantly reduced ( p<0.05 ) to195.6 ( 15.6 ) mU/mg protein ( fig 4 ) . |
| 23 | There was no proper funeral , as there had been no proper wedding ceremony ; they simply hauled the waterlogged body onto a bonfire of driftwood , and even though the sea wind at dawn had made the fire hot enough to break the stones of the beach , it was six hours before the body was gone , and then they had to wait a whole day before they could rake the ashes for his bones and send them to her . |
| 24 | Simmer the chicken for a further 10–15 minutes until the chicken is tender . |
| 25 | In those days sermons at the Love Feast lasted 45–50 minutes and the town was said to be ‘ rich in piety , gifts and wealth ’ . |
| 26 | In an exchange of fire , six Armenian militants were shot dead , and 10 servicemen and a passer-by were injured . |
| 27 | It was calculated that the estimated time en route would have been approximately three hours and thirty-one minutes with a fuel reserve of thirty-two minutes if the flight was flown at an altitude of 31,000 feet , and a fuel reserve of nineteen minutes if the flight was flown at 28,000 feet . |
| 28 | Simmer for 25–30 minutes until the meat is tender . |
| 29 | Less than six months before the contract is enforced , the Department of Health has still not issued specifications for software producers . |
| 30 | It is now six months since the report was handed in to the Department of Industry — as long as it took to prepare the report in the first place . |