Example sentences of "[adv] [num] [noun pl] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite Fascist claims that the working class of the East End was with them , Lewis could muster only 154 votes at the general election . |
| 2 | With stories swirling and strengthening about a clutch of leading shares and Wall Street striding to new peaks , the index was down only 4.1 points at the close . |
| 3 | He has been only six weeks at the helm . |
| 4 | Mr Barter said that there were many shortcomings in the valves , heat sensors and hot water system at the centre , which had been open for only six weeks at the time Mrs Ormerod was treated in it . |
| 5 | The Ramsay show , previously in Edinburgh , enjoyed a huge success at the Festival , with unanimously enthusiastic reviews , and it reappears minus only three portraits at the NPG ; sadly , one of these is the grandiose ‘ George III ’ . |
| 6 | After only three months at the Foreign Office , John Major , previously Chief Secretary , was brought back to the Treasury as Chancellor , leaving the Foreign Secretaryship unexpectedly vacant . |
| 7 | Only send in three tracks at the most ( naturally your best ) . |
| 8 | This was a tabloid launched by the founder of Today , Eddie Shah , which lasted only 33 issues at the end of 1988 . |
| 9 | If there is a game which you find effective , use it on a regular basis for a short period , perhaps five minutes at the beginning of each session . |
| 10 | There were only four women at the time but we all believed firmly in the need to organize women . |
| 11 | Crossed aphasia in dextrals , that is aphasia resulting from a right sided lesion , is extremely rare ( Brown and Hécaen , 1976 ) with confirmation at autopsy of a strictly unilateral lesion reported for only four cases at the time of writing ( Brust , Plank , Burke , Guobadia and Healton , 1982 ) . |
| 12 | Kinane 's winning mounts , his only four rides at the meeting , were Catwalker ( 6–1 ) , Tawar ( 4–5 ) , Safyn ( 6–4 ) and Seek The Faith ( 2–1 ) . |
| 13 | This is available at only four branches at the moment - Maidenhead , Chertsey , Archer Road Sheffield , and Purley Way , Croydon . |
| 14 | Although I had had only two stitches at the delivery I was tightly bandaged and not allowed to get out of bed for three days . |
| 15 | At the time of the preliminary naval bombardment the Turks had only two divisions at the Dardanelles ; these had been raised to four when the naval attack began and six by the time Hamilton made his first landings , giving the defenders a numerical superiority of six to five divisions . |
| 16 | No there are only two women at the weaving now . |
| 17 | And they were sitting on the only two chairs at the table . |
| 18 | Seeing there were only two seats at the small table , she plumped down on my lap . |
| 19 | A French journalist reported that the PDCI had managed to muster only 6,000 supporters at the rally , half the number claimed in official reports . |
| 20 | The village of Poulton consisted of only seven cottages at the time of the Domesday survey . |
| 21 | The Department of Health figures show that nationally , two-year lists have been slashed from 51,224 patients at the end of March , 1991 to just 1,640 patients at the end of last month . |
| 22 | The system means calls can be located in just 30 seconds at the push of a button , including those made from mobile phones , call boxes and even abroad . |
| 23 | The description of the Monk in the General Prologue is a full and detailed one , even if we are subsequently invited to conclude that it is a mistaken and misleading one ; by contrast , the presence of three priests with the Prioress and her nun/chapeleyne is noted in just three words at the end of line 164 of the General Prologue . |
| 24 | ‘ A fortnight and you said you 'd be away ten days at the most . ’ |
| 25 | Woods speculated that such a " plankton multiplier " had been instrumental in a rise of 7 degrees Celsius over just 50 years at the end of the last ice age . |
| 26 | His musical talents had not been confined to the School , for he had been first a choirboy at St. Matthew 's in Edgeley , and then organist for the Sunday afternoon services at Barnes ' Convalescent Home in Cheadle , followed by eight years as organist at St. John 's , Heaton Mersey , then 20 years at St. Peter 's , Stockport , and finally 34 years at the Parish Church , St. Mary 's , from which he finally retired in 1944 . |
| 27 | A month-long strike for better pay and conditions by approximately 40,000 workers at the KGHM Polska Miedz Copper Combine in Legnica ended on Aug. 20 when strikers voted to suspend their action , having apparently failed to obtain pay increases of up to 30 per cent . |
| 28 | A month-long strike for better pay and conditions by approximately 40,000 workers at the KGHM Polska Miedz Copper Combine in Legnica ended on Aug. 20 when strikers voted to suspend their action , having apparently failed to obtain pay increases of up to 30 per cent . |
| 29 | Children under 2 years at the time of the return journey travel for just £15 on all flights . |
| 30 | Children aged under 2 years at the time of departure are covered free of charge , provided all other persons on the Booking Form are insured under this scheme . |