Example sentences of "[noun] is in [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Its control gear is in one unit and it uses only 25 per cent of the energy required by an ordinary household , incandescent light bulb of comparable light output .
2 And the command is in four parts erm and you 're expected to write in what those four parts are .
3 The new unit specification for all SCOTVEC units is in three sections :
4 This chapter is in three sections .
5 This chapter is in three parts .
6 Adjustment from low to high cut is in two parts : a simple lever on each side of rear roller alters its height …
7 Although his condition is in one sense hopeless , in that he will not recover , it is not hopeless in the sense that he is in imminent danger of dying .
8 The ending is in three parts : a summary , conclusions and the recommendations .
9 But , of course , all the probabilities can not be simultaneously reified in a single Universe : while it may not seem to matter much , on the cosmic scale , if an electron is in two places at once , in fact the later consequences of that tiny discrepancy might be enormous .
10 Make sure the plug casing is in one piece , and replace any that are cracked , chipped or , worst of all , have bits missing that could expose live parts .
11 The exercise is in three parts .
12 The SSCI is in three parts .
13 The timber lid is in two parts and could be easily made from a few lengths of timber stained or painted to match the surroundings .
14 The examination is in two parts , Part I after nine months ( written paper , MCQ , and X-ray film viewing and viva ) , Part II at the end of the second year ( written paper , practical , X-ray film reporting and viva ) .
15 Confidence is in one sense a delicate psychological state .
16 The meeting is in two weeks .
17 Now you can tell how well developed an organ is in two ways : either by seeing how big it is , or by feeling the heat it generates .
18 This procedure is in two parts :
19 Availability is in 60 days — Motif prices are due in 30 days .
20 Availability is in 60 days — Motif prices are due in 30 days .
21 Setting up/lighting method : the stove is in two parts — the free-standing burner unit and the fuel bottle ( supplied ) with screw-top valve , pump and connecting hose assembly .
22 The sawmill is in two bays , with an extension not quite so wide owing to the canal alongside .
23 Briefly , one can say that each stanza is in eight lines , rhyming abac/babc ; and that the fourth and eighth lines at once interrupt the flow of each stanza and hold the two halves together by their strong ‘ feminine ’ three-syllable rhymes , on ‘ glimmering/shimmering ’ , ‘ sorrowing/following ’ , etc .
24 The leaflet is in three parts .
25 At present the catalogue is in two parts ; a card catalogue for items up to 1991 , and the computerised records from 1986 to the present .
26 The Bill is in two halves .
27 A novel is in one sense a game , a game that requires at least two players , a reader as well as a writer .
28 When I answer this in the affirmative , I am aware that a man 's marriage with the woman of his choice is in one sense a boon , and in that sense the reverse of a loss ; yet , as between the plaintiff and the party promising an income to support the marriage , it may be a loss .
29 Sally is in one hell of a state , ’ Mark said easily .
30 ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture .
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