Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The formation of a National Maritime Board was announced on 23 November 1917 and standard wages for seamen announced six days later , recommending to the Shipping Controller £pound11 10s a month for able seamen and £pound12 for firemen , with proportionate increases for petty officers and seamen on weekly articles , backdated to 6 October . |
| 2 | JCI 's gold mines produced 51.7 tons of gold in the past financial year Johnnies ' diamond interests comprise of holdings in unlisted diamond trading companies and in De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd/De Beers Centenary AG Johnnies ' non-managed investments date as far back as 1895 when it became a founding shareholder of South African Breweries , one of the 10 largest breweries in the world |
| 3 | She even had , by the classical period , Long Walls running down to Lechaion harbour , like those which joined Athens to Piraeus ; and she had a decent-sized navy : the Corinthians lent twenty ships to Athens before the Persian Wars and contributed forty in the Persian Wars themselves , and they had ninety ships at the battle of Sybota ( p. 89 ) . |
| 4 | The Lions led three times at 6–5 , 9–8 and tantalisingly at 18–17 between the 71st and 79th minutes . |
| 5 | The Lions led three times at 6–5 , 9–8 and tantalisingly at 18–17 between the 71st and 79th minutes . |
| 6 | The Lions led three times , but the Bunce try was complemented by five Fox penalties . |
| 7 | Profit before exceptionals rose 39 p.c. to £31m helped by increased profits from North America , where Invesco Funds Group generated record sales and Primco Capital Management made a first-time contribution of $3.2m . |
| 8 | Profits from the European and Pacific operations rose 27 p.c . |
| 9 | On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast Fruit salad 100g ( 4oz ) poached kippers black tea or coffee Mid-morning black tea or coffee 1 piece of fruit Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) cold lean meat tasty salad 1 glass fruit juice black tea or coffee Mid-afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal omelette made with 2 eggs herbs and olive oil selection of green vegetables lightly cooked On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast 1 whole grapefruit 2 rashers lean bacon , 3 mushrooms fried in 15ml ( 1 tbsp ) olive oil 1 glass fruit juice Mid morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) canned tuna or salmon ( in brine ) large crunchy salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal 1 large or 2 small lamb chops braised in olive oil , with onion celery and carrot with herbs and seasonings green vegetables mineral water to drink On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast large slice melon 75g ( 3oz ) chicken or lambs ' liver fried with ½ onion 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) minced meat braised with onion , olive oil and vegetable stock green vegetables 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal lentil soup 1 hard-boiled egg and 50g ( 2oz ) prawns or shrimps tasty salad On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 1 piece of fruit 100g ( 4oz ) smoked haddock 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 175g ( 6oz ) gammon rasher peas , green beans and carrots 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal vegetable stock soup bean and green salad 1 glass mineral water b On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast 1 whole grapefruit 100g ( 4oz ) kippers poached 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) chicken mixed salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal vegetable soup lamb shop braised in olive oil carrots and peas On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 1 orange and 1 apple Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 2 hard-boiled eggs crunchy salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal 1 pork loin chop , grilled mixed vegetables banana On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 2 whole fruits chopped together in orange juice 2 lambs kidneys with onion 1 glass fruit juice M Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) cooked beef peas , carrots 1 piece of fruit 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water Evening meal bean salad prawns or crab with lettuce 1 piece of fruit |
| 10 | Exports rose 6.8 p.c. to a high of $37.8 billion , while imports fell modestly . |
| 11 | For many years all British clubs used 1,000 lb weak links which failed on any two-seater launch where the pilot tried to get the maximum height . |
| 12 | In 1978 local authorities built 64,500 houses for tenants throughout the country . |
| 13 | The Athenians built 2,400 homes there in the 1970s , when faster boats made the trip easier , nearly doubling the previous number of houses on Aegina . |
| 14 | Opposition sources claimed that at least 30 had been killed in Mashad , and more than 500 arrested ; the authorities reported one death and local residents six . |
| 15 | In 1316 , however , the southern clergy met three times before they finally capitulated towards the end of the year and authorized the collection of a tenth ; even then , it was to be delivered in two moieties , one in 1317 , the other in 1318 . |
| 16 | Breeding densities averaged two pairs per 2,500 acres ( 10 sq . |
| 17 | Blackton : 245 rods produced 464 fish , 26 limit bags , rainbows to 3lb 8oz falling to fly and worm , black and pattern flies , 42 fish over 2lb taken . |
| 18 | The German fighters made three claims only , Joachim Müncheberg shooting down one Hurricane south-east of the island at 1130 , and a second near St. Paul 's Bay at 1153 , while Fw . |
| 19 | Ontario Homes sold 120 homes and closed 81 homes , as well as some significant land sales , to achieve a 7 per cent return on its assets . |
| 20 | In rapid succession Cocks produced four pamphlets promoting an Erastian view of ecclesiastical authority and a comprehensive religious settlement designed to include Presbyterians : A Perfect Discovery of Longitude ( 1721 ) , The Church of England Secured ( 1722 ) , Over Shoes , Over Boots ( 1722 ) , and his Farewel Sermon ( 1722 ) . |
| 21 | The brothers owned two penthouses in Florida worth $250,000 and paid £87,000 for a Porsche car . |
| 22 | ALI BOUREQUAT AND HIS TWO BROTHERS ENDURED 19 YEARS IN MOROCCAN PRISONS WITHOUT CHARGE OR TRIAL . |
| 23 | These submerged classes survived on the charitable foundations of the past : Madrid convents provided 30,000 bowls of soup daily . |
| 24 | Subjects reported 153 episodes of hypoglycaemia during the run in phase ( taking their usual insulin ) , 136 hypoglycaemic episodes ( 8 ( 1.8 ) per patient ) while taking human insulin , and 149 episodes ( 8.8 ( 2.2 ) ) while taking porcine insulin ( 95% confidence interval -4 to 2.5 ; p=0.63 ) ; 10 , eight , and nine episodes respectively were severe . |
| 25 | Instead of being directed to Platform Number One , the mighty Riddles designed 4-6-2 engine was attached to the front of the humble BR workhorse and shunted the shunter into another siding . |
| 26 | Review of neurology department registries found 129 outpatient records ; 24 met the criteria for probable Alzheimer 's disease and 20 of these noted admission(s) to psychiatric hospital . |
| 27 | Victorian archeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in a small area . |
| 28 | Inspectors visited 17 schools and in some of the seven primaries found that parental contributions could double the capitation allowance given by a local education authority . |
| 29 | Thus in the Dales , the Act for the Enclosure of Burnsall and Threshfield townships involved 1,690 acres of common pasture but only seventy acres of open-field land . |
| 30 | On Wednesday , hundreds of police backed by armoured cars assaulted three hideouts in Assiut , the southern university town which was one of the birthplaces of the militant el-Gama'a el-Islamiya ( Islamic Group ) and scene of a militant uprising in 1981 . |