Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [noun] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , if speed changes more than 5 knots then a power adjustment of 50 to 100 rpm must be made . |
| 2 | In children older than 11 months both the univariate and multivariate analyses suggest that a respiratory rate of 60/min is preferable to the suggested 70/min as a cut off value for the prediction of hypoxaemia . |
| 3 | But more than 50 years ago the idea of a TOM , or Transcendental Operations Module , was fairly new . |
| 4 | More than 27,000 pulses later the current has increased by 400 times and the pulse length by 600 times . |
| 5 | He left them in a panelled solar beyond the hall , and went to inform his master that he had unexpected guests ; and no more than five minutes later the door of the room opened upon the lord of half Leicestershire , a good slice of Warwickshire and Northampton , and a large honour in Normandy brought to him by his marriage with the heiress of Breteuil . |
| 6 | written medical evidence , or evidence of compassionate circumstances relevant to the performance of a candidate in a written examination must be presented to the course director or senior course tutor not later than five days following the examination ; |
| 7 | Less than 40 years ago the island had a population of about 150 , a schoolhouse , a post office — and a chapel serviced by priests from the mainland . |
| 8 | and er I 've discussed this before and I 've come to the conclusion that these children who come along with Jehovah 's Witnesses knocking on your door they 're more affected than any child once a year practising whatever you like to call it Halloween or whatever . |
| 9 | Less than two months ago a Thai A310 also smashed into a mountain near Katmandu , killing 113 . |
| 10 | Sadly , less than two years later the couple were both dead . |
| 11 | That , plus the fact that less than 24 hours later the squad for Australia and South Africa was to named , concentrated the minds of the All Blacks most effectively . |
| 12 | If three months thereafter the landlord has not replied in writing to the tenant objecting to the proposed alterations , the tenant is entitled to presume that the landlord consents to the alterations . |
| 13 | This has fallen into disuse , having been used as a military hospital and to sleep troops in transit in the First World War , a Sunday school , a library , and up until five years ago a store for the church gardening equipment . |
| 14 | It was not that Nelson had died there , nor was it because many years ago the crucifix that hung there demanded obeisance . |
| 15 | The 1987 and 1992 figures are not strictly comparable because five years ago the Alliance had two separate leaders — David Owen and David Steel — who could each be named . |
| 16 | That kind of rise has helped to push the average purse available on the tour next year up to £340,000 , whereas 10 years ago the prize fund for the Open Championship was only £200,000 . |
| 17 | while ten yards farther the sea |
| 18 | Last season they won the junior Grand Slam and overwhelmed England 32–3 at Fylde , while two years ago a side containing Scott Gibbs and Neil Jenkins won 12–6 at Wrexham . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've had a splendid time , ’ she replied instead , and when some minutes later a taxi whisked them back to their hotel she felt it had been a dream of an evening . |
| 20 | When six years later a son was finally born , his new family simply threw him out and the poverty is so great in the region that one month spent begging and homeless brought him to death 's door . |
| 21 | Western Electric 's engineers says that with their technique a tube three feet ( I metre ) long performs as well as conventional microphones twice the size . |
| 22 | When Alayn , for instance , rouses the miller , who he thinks is John , to brag of his success with a familiar and confiding jest : " " … thou swines heed , awake ! " " ( 4262 ) , the epithet is ironically appropriate to the miller , especially as sixteen lines later the clerk and the miller are fighting " " … as doon two pigges in a poke " " . |
| 23 | If doctors are employed in a unit the amount of time they spend with a patient may be as little as fifteen minutes twice a week for a short-term attender and an astonishingly low four or five minutes per week for a long-term attender . |
| 24 | For whose efforts on behalf of the fund I I really do thank them and I 'd like to make a special thanks to Lady Chandler , Lucy stepped into the breach as acting chair about a year ago and since I was elected has done a tremendous amount to help me settle in quickly and I hope effectively . |
| 25 | But the past could raise its head in other ways , he realized , when two days later a letter arrived with a London postmark , bringing him news of the most extraordinary nature . |