Example sentences of "of [num] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus when endothelium was stripped from rabbit aorta in vivo prostacyclin production at the luminal surface of the vessel was virtually absent and recovery of prostacyclin production was slow over a period of 70 days coinciding with the appearance of neointimal cells ( Eldor et al , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | Of 24,200 workers thrown on the dole last month , more than half were from the once prosperous region . |
| 3 | Experiments were carried out to determine the best formula to use for scoring the possible transitions in a text of 372 words derived from the Malhotra corpus ( Malhotra , 1975 ) , a corpus traditionally considered to be syntactically difficult to process . |
| 4 | Of 719 letters issued under the privy seal of Edward , prince of Wales ( later Edward II ) between 1304 and 1305,676 were in French and the remaining 43 in Latin . |
| 5 | The race around the fast but treacherous circuit was scheduled for 20 laps and was the first of eight races to count towards the European Formula Two Championship . |
| 6 | Until the last world war there was a team of eight gardeners to look after the grounds . |
| 7 | A delegation of eight parliamentarians led by the president of the Senate , Dejean Belizaire , subsequently met Aristide in the Colombian city of Cartagena on Nov. 21-24 , but no agreement was reached . |
| 8 | One of eight horses engaged in the Group Two contest , Hernando 's rivals include Dernier Empereur , Le Balafre and Ireland 's Shrewd Idea . |
| 9 | Even these plans were subject to delay ; in November 1962 , at a special corporation meeting , Alderman James Hegarty moved a vote of censure over delays which meant that 300 out of 500 houses planned in the autumn of 1960 had been delayed . |
| 10 | Fewer than a quarter of 500 men questioned in the survey knew how to do up a bow tie and under half knew the name of the knot in their tie on the day they were interviewed . |
| 11 | The people of Newbury saw a full field of 120 riders compete in the Jack Spencer Memorial ‘ 25 ’ on the H25/3 course . |
| 12 | Following a nationwide survey of 1,042 punters commissioned by the Betting Office Licensees Association and conducted by Gallup , Tom Kelly , director general of BOLA , said : ‘ If the Government move quickly we could have evening opening in the summer . |
| 13 | On March 19 , 100 federal police agents occupied the police headquarters in the north-western city of Tucumán demanding the reinstatement of 30 colleagues dismissed in the government cutbacks , and increased salaries . |
| 14 | It so happened that the results were incredibly good — 29 out of 30 pupils passed in the English Language paper , 27 in English Literature … |
| 15 | For instance , rather than The Buyer shall pay the price within 30 days of delivery the terms could provide that The Buyer shall pay the price within a period of 30 days commencing on the date of delivery making it clear that the date of delivery is included in the period or The Buyer shall pay the price within a period of 30 days commencing on the date immediately following the date of delivery if the date of delivery is to be excluded . |
| 16 | For instance , rather than The Buyer shall pay the price within 30 days of delivery the terms could provide that The Buyer shall pay the price within a period of 30 days commencing on the date of delivery making it clear that the date of delivery is included in the period or The Buyer shall pay the price within a period of 30 days commencing on the date immediately following the date of delivery if the date of delivery is to be excluded . |
| 17 | The consultation document contained no firm proposals on the franchising system although , given that 137 out of 167 pages referred to the present BR profit centres , it is reasonable to infer that the Government 's preferred set up would be based on profit centre related franchises . |
| 18 | In Poland , where BP already had a well-established network of 12 distributors selling to the state petrol network , Unipart has agreed that BP Poland should become the importer for its parts . |
| 19 | Held , allowing the appeal , that on its true construction section 87 of the Act of 1985 required that the successor to a tenancy should have resided with the tenant during the period of 12 months ending with the tenant 's death , but did not require the residence to have taken place for the whole of that period in the premises to which succession was claimed ; and that , accordingly , the defendant was entitled to succeed to his deceased brother 's tenancy ( post , pp. 133B–E , 135C–F ) . |
| 20 | ‘ A person is qualified to succeed the tenant under a secure tenancy if he occupies the dwelling-house as his only or principal home at the time of the tenant 's death and either — ( a ) he is the tenant 's spouse , or ( b ) he is another member of the tenant 's family and has resided with the tenant throughout the period of 12 months ending with the tenant 's death ; … |
| 21 | In order to qualify , a successor must have resided with the tenant during the period of 12 months ending with the tenant 's death . |
| 22 | Section 87 requires that the successor shall occupy the council house as his home at the death of the tenant and shall have resided with the tenant during ‘ the period of 12 months ending with the tenant 's death . ’ |
| 23 | Premier cru villages There are thirty-eight premier cru villages in Champagne , plus those vineyards growing black grapes in the grand cru of Chouilly and those growing white grapes in the grand cru of Tours-sur-Marne , making a total of forty villages entitled to the status of premier cru . |
| 24 | Large anti-war demonstrations followed the outbreak of the land war on Feb. 24 , when a total of 50,000 protesters marched through the streets in Madrid and Barcelona demanding an immediate ceasefire . |
| 25 | We have completed at Dunkirk and neighbouring ports all the necessary preparations for the embarkation of 12,000 men commanded by the Duc de Richelieu … |
| 26 | A procession of 30,000 demonstrators marched to the Parliament building , where they presented a petition calling for action against unemployment and the increasing cost of living , and a halt to the privatization programme . |
| 27 | And nearly a third of 2,000 women questioned for the Me magazine survey admitted having unprotected sex . |
| 28 | Open opposition to the government had been declared by the left , with a total of 100 deputies belonging to the PSB , the PCB , the PCdoB , the PDT and the PT , the PDT and the PT having shown an unexpected electoral recovery . |
| 29 | The study will be based on 213 life history interviews with up to three generations of 100 families selected on the basis of a national random sample . |
| 30 | Last week , a mob of 100 fishermen went on the rampage at Peterhead and destroyed the £200,000 cargo of frozen cod due to be landed by the Russian trawler , Romb . |