Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] some [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Society 's information centre and bookshop on the Strand helped some 17,000 callers with enquiries about the profession . |
| 2 | The UDR has some 700 women in its ranks ; they are fully integrated into the regiment and , although they do not carry weapons , perform the same duties as their male counterparts . |
| 3 | The DTI received some 60 applications , many more than could be supported within this pilot scheme . |
| 4 | In 1914 , the BEF comprised some 160,000 men , formed into six infantry divisions , one cavalry division , two additional unattached cavalry brigades and a complement of services troops . |
| 5 | There were some reservations concerning the durability of the pact , however , for although the NZCTU covered some 400,000 workers , it lacked the authority to compel affiliated unions to abide by the wage restraint accord . |
| 6 | The western Pacific republic of the FSM comprised some 100,000 people and more than 600 islands spread 2,900 sq km across the Caroline Islands archipelago . |