Example sentences of "to [num] [conj] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delta Libræ is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 4.8 to 6.1 and a period of 2.33 days . |
| 2 | Finally there is the Cepheid variable T Vulpeculæ , with a range of from 5.4 to 6.1 and a period of 4.4 days . |
| 3 | After lunch ( not included ) visit the Medieval town of Gouda , famous for its cheese but with a lot more to discover such as St. Jans Kerk which contains over half of Holland 's antique stained-glass windows , the Gothic City Hall dating back to 1430 and a collection of fascinating museums . |
| 4 | Confusingly , it was another Richard Hutchinson , of the City and later of Stepney , who was co-treasurer for sick and wounded soldiers , widows , and orphans from 1643 to 1660 and a judge for imprisoned debtors in 1653–4 , and who served as co-paymaster of the navy under the treasurers in 1688–71 , appearing in the latter part of Pepys 's diary . |
| 5 | Zeta is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 3.6 to 4.1 and a period of 1.67 days ; suitable comparisons are Eta ( 4.4 ) , Delta and Chi Eridani ( 3.7 ) . |
| 6 | Novas got their shooting game going and had closed the gap to 48–47 before a succession of shots slipped wide of the basket to end their chances of a comeback . |
| 7 | By 1908 Wilson noted that the 1,000 or so Chinese seamen shipped at United Kingdom ports in 1905 had increased by 1907 to 5,000 and a deputation of 40 seamen was organised to wait upon Winston Churchill , then President of the Board of Trade . |
| 8 | Anthony Gittens , secretary of the Britons from 1949 to 1973 and a member since 1924 , was a prominent member of the IFL in the 1930s and opened a branch at Kentish Town in London . |
| 9 | One is Eta , a semi-regular star with an official range from magnitude 3 to 3.9 and a period of around 233 days . |
| 10 | The electronic information explosion knows no frontiers ; we may soon be enveloped in a world-encompassing atmosphere of information messages and ‘ noise ’ of a variety and density not known before , able to plug in to one or a multiplicity of channels and capture information of a wide diversity of nature and origin , much of it junk . |
| 11 | The role of providers , ie directly managed units , self-governing hospitals and private suppliers , is stated to be the delivery of ‘ contracted services within quality and quantity specification to one or a number of clients in return for agreed levels of income ’ ( DoH , 1989f ) . |
| 12 | It is fairly rich , and is an easy binocular object ; it contains the Cepheid variable S Normæ , which has a range of from 6.8 to 7.8 and a period of 9.7 days . |
| 13 | Lambda Tauri is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 3.3 to 4.2 and a period of 3.9 days . |
| 14 | The other bright variable is Zeta , a typical Cepheid with a range of from 3.7 to 4.3 and a period of 10.2 days . |
| 15 | The number of ministries had been slimmed down from 32 to 24 and a number of non-party " technicians " were included . |