Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] that [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authorities reported that almost 19,000,000 people , or 65 per cent of those eligible , had voted . |
| 2 | The study found that almost 20 per cent developed significant problems including anxiety , depression , fear of driving or being a passenger and many continued to have vivid memories of the accident months after the event . |
| 3 | ( The NEDC says that already 16 000 more programmers are needed . ) |
| 4 | Consultants evaluating the zones suggest that only 55 per cent of these jobs are net additional jobs in the zones ( P.A. Consultants , 1987 ) . |
| 5 | The PKK claimed that only one person had been killed . |
| 6 | Seismic evidence of the internal structure of the delta suggests that over thirty events can be identified across the region . |
| 7 | By Jan. 29 the allies claimed that nearly 100 Iraqi planes were in Iran . |
| 8 | The DSS estimates that around 5.5 million people each year receive statutory sick pay , and that 15 per cent of this total belonged to the bottom and middle earnings bands . |
| 9 | The inquiry heard that only one suicide and no accidental drownings had happened at Bellrock Quarry before last year 's double tragedy . |
| 10 | In ‘ realising development potential ’ the consultants propose that over 10 years some 930 000 sq . |
| 11 | This ‘ brain and skills drain ’ may not be to the government 's liking because the evidence suggests that about 30,000 people will emigrate abroad , taking considerable assets with them . |
| 12 | A 1975/6 random daytime survey for the Department of the Environment revealed that over 7 per cent of the tapwater in England exceeded the EC limit while in Scotland the figure was over 34 per cent . |
| 13 | The government said that only two people had been killed as " groups of ill-intentioned people " attacked the security forces . |
| 14 | The government estimates that about 50,000 lone parents will come off income support as a result of the new scheme ( DSS , 1990a , para. 5.35 ) . |
| 15 | The government estimated that nearly one in three businesses would pay rate increases of more than 50 per cent over the first few years , with some paying more than double their previous bill . |
| 16 | Last week the Government warned that around 300 women who 'd been injected with a hormone called gonadotrophin , extracted from the pituitary glands of human corpses , could be at risk . |
| 17 | In the first edition of a new series of the monthly journal , The Seaman , the union claimed that over 150,000 seamen of all nationalities had , during the previous twelve months , voted unanimously for international action " on the same day and at the same hour , until their unions receive proper recognition , establish the right of collective bargaining and uniform rates of wages and conditions of labour on all ships " . |
| 18 | The scientists estimate that nearly two-thirds of the African continent has become drier over the past 60 years . |
| 19 | The report says that around 90 per cent of the world 's native temperate forests have been destroyed ( not including the former Soviet Union , for which data were unreliable ) . |
| 20 | The report estimates that about 234,000 shells have been imported since 1981 . |
| 21 | The report estimated that about 38,000 of the 60,000 caravans were on sites for which permission , usually conditional or temporary , had been given ; about 12,000 had ‘ existing use ’ rights ; and about 10,000 were on sites which appeared to contravene planning control . |
| 22 | A warning note to the churches is that the report finds that only 14 per cent of children are in contact with a church . |
| 23 | The report claimed that almost 400 Lao civilians had crossed into the Thai province of Loei to escape the fighting . |
| 24 | The results showed that only twelve volunteers lost 3 inches or more from their bust and all but two of these had measurements of 40 inches or more prior to following my diet . |
| 25 | Usually it will be attempted after the selling process is well under way , and the salesperson judges that only one objection remains . |
| 26 | While complete series are available for Hertfordshire , Worcestershire and Lincolnshire , staffing changes on the project meant that only 50 years of data could be collected for Durham . |
| 27 | A survey of FEL activity around the world shows that about 50 projects are under-way and several others are seeking funding . |
| 28 | On Oct. 2 the NDA claimed that over 70 people had been arrested in connection with the events of August . |
| 29 | The survey revealed that nearly 40 percent of those questioned have increased marketing activity in the past year while 57 percent have maintained their activity levels . |
| 30 | The survey found that only four councils — Poole , New Forest , Bromley and Salford — had made use of these powers . |