Example sentences of "[adv] [num] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The serological follow-up of other groups of patients exposed to HIV-infected HCWs is also low — for instance , only 75 of 1804 patients in one US study and only 76 of 339 from a UK study . |
| 2 | It is suggested that there are long waves , of perhaps fifty to sixty years periodicity , in the pattern of economic development of industrialised societies . |
| 3 | Even if BAT do pick up the bill , as they have for East Belfast Community Council and the Centre for Neighbourhood Development , they can offer only 2 to 3 years project funding or finance for capital projects . |
| 4 | The corks were tight enough to keep the wine in good condition for perhaps forty to fifty years , but it is understandable that after sixty years some evaporation should have taken place . |
| 5 | In January 1964 , Councillor Patrick Friel ( father of playwright Brian Friel ) , addressing a Nationalist protest meeting , said that 212 houses announced by the corporation included luxury flats and other specialist accommodation , leaving only 22 of these houses for occupation by ordinary applicants . |
| 6 | Only 12 of 32 patients referred with rectal or rectosigmoid cancer who received laser therapy during the 18 month period were entered into this study . |
| 7 | Initially , in er 19 er 77 there would be a great number , but it was only 12 in recent times . |
| 8 | A regular exercise programme can require only 30 to 45 minutes , three times a week . |
| 9 | Avioc from the UK has begun marketing Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstation 10s in Russia through the Moscow Sparc centre : export licences are still required for RISC-based computer equipment but the firm says it takes only 10 to 12 weeks to get one . |
| 10 | We found that some last only 10 to 30 years and that 's not enough for archives of historical material . |
| 11 | High on this ridge top , only 10 to 15 feet ( 2–3m ) wide , the weary soldiers felt an earth tremor as the mountain shook . |
| 12 | Norris points out that the lower jaw of the dolphin and many cetaceans is actually comprised of an extremely thin and expanded sheet of bone , possessing a minimum thickness varying from only 0.1 to 3 millimetres among the differently sized species . |
| 13 | The SPA won 38 seats with 25 per cent of the vote , only six of these seats being directly elected and 32 of them coming from the 40 seats to be allocated on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 14 | Even in Leeds , occasionally suggested as one of the most powerful and well-organized of fascist centres , there were actually only 100 to 200 fascists . |
| 15 | In Leeds , thought to be one of the most powerful and well-organized centres of fascism , it was suggested that there were only 100 to 200 fascists and no regular outdoor meetings , though it was noted : |
| 16 | Firstly , I am tired of hearing from experts that so many of the world 's problems are insoluble : poverty , malnutrition , pollution , road accidents , bureaucracy , illiteracy , inflation … there are literally hundreds of such problems , and most of them are getting worse . |
| 17 | Angie must know every song ever written and includes in her repertoire , material from The Blues Brothers , Connie Francis , Tina Turner and literally hundreds of other songs for young and old . |
| 18 | The voice possesses neither sufficient depth nor weight , and the technique is often found wanting — literally hundreds of interfering aspirates break up the continuity between sound and text . |
| 19 | Throughout the book are literally hundreds of highlighted boxes containing technical information , tips for short-cuts , and warnings , plus plenty of illustrations to supplement the text . |
| 20 | Since the day the couple got married literally hundreds of different animals , from tortoises to chameleons , have shared their home . |
| 21 | This is not simply one make of computer — there are literally hundreds of different makes , available with a wide range of choices of memory , storage and screen . |
| 22 | If all seems well up to this point , put some sort of load which draws , say , 1A on average across the output terminals i.e. a ‘ watty ’ resistor of perhaps 10 to 15 ohms . |
| 23 | In common with perhaps hundreds of other women , I am still wondering just how Tom Courtney conned me . |
| 24 | In elections for the Gaza Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 4 nationalists who backed the Madrid conference won 13 of the 16 seats , unexpectedly leaving only three to Islamic groups who had rejected the conference . |
| 25 | Despite a relatively shortterm median follow up ( 5.7 years ) only three of 10 patients ( 30% ) with definite Crohn 's colitis have so far had their pouch excised , admittedly all were for fistulas , while the remaining seven have satisfactory function despite episodes of recurrent pouchitis in three . |
| 26 | Although a detailed sexual history was not recorded before operation only three of 71 men ( 4% ) have had any sexual dysfunction after pouch construction . |
| 27 | It 's the only shire county in the country and one of only three of 419 authorities picked out and put in this category . |
| 28 | Only three of 16 patients did not report a history of heartburn or acid regurgitation or during the study period ; all three had normal peristalsis and no oesophagitis . |
| 29 | 62 of the 266 were , it is true , listed buildings , but in only three of these cases did demolition proceed against the wish of the local planning authority ; and in none of those cases did the Advisory Board object . |
| 30 | And the large majority of even the 13 and 14 year olds knew they too were under threat even though only three in 10 members of that age group had actually covered the subject in class . |