Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ? |
| 2 | Ten non homologous acrocentric chromosomes in one animal correspond to five metacentric chromosomes in the other ; the other eight pairs of metacentrics are common to all forms . |
| 3 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
| 4 | In 1892 it was offered for sale , as having two water wheels and two steam engines , driving eight pairs of stones . |
| 5 | Around 1793 , a substantial rebuilding programme was carried out , the result being eight pairs of stones , powered by four water wheels . |
| 6 | For a time after his departure , the Abbey Mill site was run by William Rice and Co , and towards the end of its working life was running eight pairs of stones and producing its own electricity , using a water turbine and two of the remaining waterwheels . |
| 7 | He gave himself up this morning after eleven hours of negotiations with police . |
| 8 | The mayor , banner-bearer , mace-bearer , halberdiers and councillors , wearing civic robes , covered the distance in eight hours with breaks for refreshments at Olliver Ducket and Deepdale Tree . |
| 9 | Carmichael and Dearborn ( 1950 ) demonstrated that continuous reading was likely to result in increased failure of concentration within an hour , but if the performance of the reader was checked and confirmed by asking questions at half-hour intervals then performance could continue for six to eight hours without signs of fatigue . |
| 10 | It 's long-play feature enables you to record up to eight hours of matches on one tape — twice as long as usual ! |
| 11 | BRITISH and Irish ministers last night ended eight hours of talks in London about the reform of the Ulster Defence Regiment without reaching agreement but claiming progress had been made . |
| 12 | Delegates emerging from eight hours of talks by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna said that the proposals could remove up to 1.4 million barrels from the present combined production of about 25 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by cartel members . |
| 13 | On Monday , there were eight hours of concerts , all semi-finals . |
| 14 | Four Pakistanis hijacked a Singapore Airlines Airbus while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur , the Malaysian capital , to Singapore on March 26 , but were shot dead by commandos in Singapore on March 27 after eight hours of negotiations . |
| 15 | US-LED forces rolled out tanks and used heavy weapons on Somali gunmen during eight hours of battles in Mogadishu yesterday . |
| 16 | To examine this thesis , the crypt cell production rate ( CCPR ) was measured in eight groups of rats ( n=187 ) that had received 1,2 dimethylhydrazine , 70% small bowel resection , supplemental dietary calcium , or a combination of these . |
| 17 | But I remember one time one week , I had fifty cases of oranges in . |
| 18 | So they brought them down here and they had fifty cases of oranges in here . |
| 19 | OVER 550 proposals concerning changes in the laws of the game have been received by the IRB so far , says secretary Keith Rowlands . |
| 20 | Five different brush types can be selected and each of these can be in any width from 2 pixels to 32 pixels in steps of two . |
| 21 | Even before he became king , Edward sent out some ninety-four letters to religious superiors asking for benefices , pensions and corrodies for his clerks , and in the course of his reign over four hundred and fifty requests for corrodies , addressed to over two hundred houses , have been counted in just the Calendar of Close Rolls ; between 1308 and 1327 Worcester priory received no fewer than fifty-one royal requests on behalf of royal servants . |
| 22 | Project English 1 is divided into eight projects on topics which will appeal to teenagers , such as ‘ Communication ’ , ‘ The Family ’ , ‘ Animals ’ and ‘ Space ’ . |
| 23 | The ring seems accidental , there still seems to be a bustle in the hall , but in fact fifty pairs of ears are tuned . |
| 24 | A constant bane of the conference organiser is arriving at a venue to load and unload a dozen mini computers , audio-visual equipment , tape recorders , packets of paper and the like , six or eight times onto trolleys , carrying them up or down steps , grazing elbows squeezing into lifts or staggering miles under their weight — all before arriving at the place where they have to be set up . |
| 25 | Earlier yesterday , in the first visit by a US secretary of state to Beirut in ten years , he had 75 minutes of talks with Lebanon 's president , Elias Hrawi , prime minister , Rafik al-Hariri , and foreign minister , Fares Bouez . |
| 26 | ‘ We have had 2,200 requests from women for information . |
| 27 | The orphans will be able to enjoy the marvellous countryside and 75 acres of grounds and sporting facilities . |
| 28 | Surrounding the farm area were some eight acres of yards and corrals , suitable for sheep and cattle . |
| 29 | They have brought you a collection of 500 packets of seeds , each packet containing seed from several individual plants — which appeared similar — in a single locality . |
| 30 | The 16S sequences of microorganisms are identified by the host from which they are isolated ( PM are in bold ) . |