Example sentences of "be [verb] [that] [num] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Now I 'm not getting at you or Peter Underhill , both of being excellent fellows ; but this is just the sort of thing I predicted would happen twenty years ago when we , as a country , started to ‘ go metric ’ and were assured that five years would see it done . |
| 2 | It is claimed that one litre should support no less than 50 fish of one foot or less with its surface area of 800 square metres . |
| 3 | It is thought that 16 months should provide sufficient time for new pension arrangements to be set up , but if difficulties arose the powers in clause 12 would be available to the Secretary of State . |
| 4 | It is anticipated that 3000 terminals will eventually be connected . |
| 5 | By the end of this century , it is hoped that 11,000 students will be benefiting from a Bristol education , an increase of 50% on current student numbers . |
| 6 | It is estimated that 1,000 units could be sold at £1 each . |
| 7 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 8 | While he realises that there will always be problems in trying to teach anyone a new subject , Reas admits that it was sad to see a keen student being teased by his less keen classmates , but felt hopeful that perhaps a seed had been planted that one day would grow . |
| 9 | The DES was suggesting that 30,000 places could be used for diversification . |
| 10 | On Aug. 10 it was agreed that five minesweepers would leave for the eastern Mediterranean , but their deployment in the Gulf was ruled out . |
| 11 | It was known that one gene could influence several traits ( pleiotropism ) and that a single trait could be influenced by many genes ( polygenic inheritance ) . |
| 12 | It was announced that two trees would be planted in Regent 's Park on Wednesday 18th March at 11.30 in memory of and . |
| 13 | It was estimated that 40,000 houses would be built over three years with this money , to house some 250,000 people . |
| 14 | It was estimated that 25,000 people would be affected . |
| 15 | At our last meeting it was suggested that two groups should meet to discuss the future work of the Council . |