Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [subord] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second penalty goal by Strett eased Orrell , who were without Heslop after 30 minutes because of a rib injury , in front at 12–10 with about five minutes remaining . |
| 2 | ‘ As bad as an Essex Ague ’ was a common expression ; and in the 1870s the garrison at Tilbury Fort was changed every six months because of the prevalence of malaria . |
| 3 | HEADACHES during or after sex are still a mystery after more than 2,000 years because of a lack of study , researchers said today . |
| 4 | ‘ That delighted me , and so did the performance of Froggatt , who has had only one five-a-side game in the last 10 weeks because of a knee injury . |
| 5 | Usher relied on bore holes and tanks although even those proved inadequate one year when the school had to be closed for three months because of the shortage of water . |
| 6 | The Crown may then seek further information within 21 days as in the case of a default action . |
| 7 | She had become expert in at least three dishes while under the tuition of Sister Cecilia : the meat pudding , a lamb stew thickened with lentils , barley , and vegetables and topped with dumplings , and , a real piece of expertise : the making of light pastry with either pig 's fat or beef dripping . |
| 8 | ‘ Ardiles put off my visit to Newcastle on two or three occasions because of the club 's money problems . |
| 9 | IPSWICH Port Authority announced yesterday that it is to shed ‘ in the region of ’ 35 jobs because of the recession . |
| 10 | Halons are non-conducting , have low toxicity and put out fires fast , but production will effectively end in 18 months because of the damage they do to the ozone layer . |
| 11 | Hoyle suggested that this field 's lines of magnetic force manage to twist themselves up every 11 years because of the Sun 's rapid rotation ( once every 34 days or so at the Sun 's equator ) . |
| 12 | Teenage full back Phil Hardy looks almost certain to regain his left back spot after missing the last 11 games because of a foot operation , with utility man Wayne Phillips reverting to a more familiar midfield role . |
| 13 | John Craddock who feels he 'd have to leave his home of twenty-five years because of the noise if the north Oxford bypass went aheadsums up the feelings of many in a plea to the government on its transport policy : |
| 14 | I could barely see ten yards because of the glare , and it was no use trying to look far ahead . |
| 15 | ‘ Pat Nevin , our other scorer , has not been able to train properly for the last five weeks because of an ankle problem . ’ |
| 16 | To a creamy sauce for white fish such as John Dory , brill and sole , to dishes of molluscs such as mussels and scallops , its concentrated , pungent-sweet and aromatic qualities give a lift such as could hardly be achieved with a mountain of fennel stalks or seeds used in the preparation of the initial stock ( anise is a close relation of fennel , caraway and dill ) , and this in turn gives one ideas as to the use of many other liqueurs , aromatic vermouths , country wines , even drinks such as Pernod and Pastis in the cooking of fish and white meat and poultry dishes . |
| 17 | Ford did not possess an electoral mandate of his own at all and in both houses of congress the Republicans were in the minority by large margins — in the Senate there were 56 Democrats and 42 Republicans whereas in the House there were 242 Democrats and 192 Republicans . |
| 18 | Goram has not played since receiving a kick on the knee against FC Brugge ; Gough has missed Rangers ' last five matches because of a hamstring problem ; Steven has played only once during that time , as has Ferguson ; while Huistra last featured in Smith 's team against Arbroath ten days ago when Arbroath were eliminated from the Scottish Cup ten days ago . |
| 19 | United , attepting to regain the leadership of the First Division , begin a demanding run of four games in seven days and Robson , who has played in only two of the last five matches because of a calf problem , is still troubled by the injury . |
| 20 | I sought to prove that , if an aerodrome or transport park was the objective of an operation , then the destruction of 50 aircraft or units of transport was more easily accomplished by a sub-unit of five men than by a force of 200 men . |
| 21 | While the " U " or " J " shaped relationship of maternal age to child mortality generally prevails , since the survival rate of children up to age five years is determined mostly by the high mortality of infants , it is of less impressive strength in the mortality of children aged 1–4 years than in the incidence of infant deaths . |
| 22 | Notes Minimum age 15 years unless on a Youth Training Scheme . |
| 23 | There could , indeed , be no two opinions as to the right of every one of the great national subdivisions of Europe to dispose of itself , independently of its neighbours in all internal matters , so long as it did not encroach upon the liberty of others . |
| 24 | Richard had bitter enemies and his battles with the Archbishop of York concerning the seniority of Canterbury over York were still reverberating around the cloisters of the two cities although at the time of his death the supremacy of Canterbury had been resolved . |
| 25 | A task force within BCCI was set up to investigate : on the basis of its report , PW told the BCCI directors that it could not sign the 1989 accounts because of a number of uncertainties , including increasing CCAH loans , an exposure of $700m to the Gulf Group , and ‘ certain accounting transactions principally booked in Cayman and other offshore centres ’ that ‘ have been either false or deceitful ’ . |
| 26 | There are two rules as to the admissibility or otherwise of a contractor 's claim the contractor must produce evidence that additional costs were actually incurred |
| 27 | A student theatre has had to close for four months because of the risk of fire . |
| 28 | His replacement , Sosuke Uno , was forced out of office after only two months because of a sex scandal . |
| 29 | However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity . |
| 30 | The question has puzzled generations of Western historians , critics and philosophers for at least two centuries because of the difficulty of disentangling the aesthetic from other responses . |