Example sentences of "[adj] as a quarter [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | All this information , compiled during a journey that may have lasted as much as a quarter of an hour , enabled it to deduce the exact course it had to take in order to arrive back at its nest-hole . |
2 | In Cumbria , said Redfern , the ‘ height increment [ growth ] does appear to have fallen off markedly since about 1975/6 … down as much as a quarter in recent years . ’ |
3 | As many as a quarter of a million more may have died between 1919 and 1922 . |
4 | On some days ( not enjoyed by any of us ) perhaps as many as a quarter of our cases will be requests for euthanasia . |
5 | As many as a quarter of British houses may be unable to erect a dish that can be lined up with the satellite with enough accuracy for good reception . |
6 | And then there were the free pop concerts which attracted as many as a quarter of a million hippies . |
7 | EC beef exported to west Africa sells for as little as a quarter of the price shoppers in Britain must pay . |