Example sentences of "[num] or [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And four coming to light argues forty or more in the dark , most likely for good . ’ |
| 2 | The government jailed 100 or so of the party 's leading members on charges ranging from graffiti-writing to incitement of violence . |
| 3 | It proposes to recapitalise the insurer by raising NKr2.8 billion through a rights issue and another NKr1.5 billion or so from the bond market . |
| 4 | In 1991 the UK current account deficit was a little over £6 billion and is expected to double in size to £12 billion or more by the end of 1992 . |
| 5 | Can you do one of me ? ’ , until I 'd completed twenty five or so in the space of about two months . |
| 6 | I shoved twenty or so into the pouch . |
| 7 | However it applied only to firms with 15 or more on the payroll . |
| 8 | Afterwards we split up into various groups , and and I had another formal introduction to one of the ‘ production teams ’ ( which is really a little hamlet with a population of 200 or so near the town ) . |
| 9 | Multiple ulcers ( two or more at the time of diagnosis ) ; |
| 10 | There seems to have been a windmill for practically every village and sometimes two or more in the market towns . |
| 11 | Pendant lights , usually hanging on their own flex from a ceiling rose , are the most common form of general tungsten lighting — ideally , there should n't be just one light in the centre of a room , but two or more around the room , including over any table . |
| 12 | Derwent is expected to make trading profits of £2 million or so in the year to March . |
| 13 | When one adds to that the £40 million or so from the trust , my hon. Friends at least will recognise that the Government can lay claim to spending more money on sport than any party has done for many years . |