Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mini Master failed to appear at last year 's Oshkosh because one of the 582 engines failed at 6500 ft 30 minutes after take-off from San Marcos , Texas . |
| 2 | The argument in favour of plumping looks at first sight convincing enough : in the later stages of the count your own party will stand a chance of benefiting from the transferred lower preferences expressed by supporters of other parties , whilst those parties will not benefit from the transferred lower preferences of your own supporters since they wo n't have expressed any . |
| 3 | The new levels of grant — £2,845 in London halls or lodgings , £2,265 out of London and £1,795 for students living at their parental home — should remain frozen from next autumn as the loan scheme is phased in . |
| 4 | Pierre Alechinsky , at Emmerich until 24 April , may want to dash across 57th Street to see the ‘ Directors ’ Drawings ’ show at Pace . |
| 5 | Jose-Maria Olazabal , one of five players who finished equal 72nd in a field of 78 at New Orleans , has jumped into second place . |
| 6 | They stressed the principle of continuity lying behind the order in the universe which has developed through second causes ; and they were sympathetic to Darwin . |
| 7 | High street sales fell in Novbember and business this month is now expected to remain at last year 's depressed levels , says Nigel Whittaker , chairman of the CBI 's Distributive Trades Panel . |
| 8 | With new mid-range models , NWS5000TF and the NEWS5000TG in its News workstation line , based on the R4000 RISC chip , Sony Corp is mounting a new offensive in the Japanese workstation market , where it has fallen to fourth place from third , deposed by NEC Corp as the number three player behind Sun Microsystems Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co . |
| 9 | And I want to apologize for last night , I made an awful ass of myself , I am sorry . ’ |
| 10 | When we have achieved this we will consider applying for third party certification . |
| 11 | The chart on the next page shows how industrial production has fared since last July compared with the past three recessions . |
| 12 | Scientists at British Biotechnology in Oxford are pinning their hopes on this second stage of trials of P24 VLP ; the Aids drug has come through first stage trials in London aimed at finding out whether it has any adverse effects . |
| 13 | It is a team which has grown since last year , reflecting the important emphasis being placed on Export sales , which have shown almost a 25% increase by value in the last two years . |
| 14 | Hendry Morrison , general manager of Aberdeen Cargo Handling Services is pleased by the way the business has grown since last December . |
| 15 | The fishing for sand-eels alone has risen until last year ( 1989 ) a million tonnes were taken from the North Sea by EEC member countries . |
| 16 | Torquay has moved into second spot , with Bournemouth sliding from runner-up in 1991 to sixth this year . |
| 17 | IN WHAT is becoming a very fast ride across the wastes of the Southern Ocean , Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans has moved into second place in the Whitbread Round the World Race . |
| 18 | Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans has moved into second place in the Whitbread Round the World Race . |
| 19 | Cohu Inc has turned in first quarter net profit up 566.2% at $1.3m , after $410,000 charges due to the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover that rose by 41% to $17.3m . |
| 20 | Electronic Information Systems Inc has turned in first quarter net profit up by 61.9% to $871,000 , on turnover that rose by 31.3% to $7.3m . |
| 21 | Analog Devices Inc has turned in first quarter net profit of $8.1m against losses of $972,000 last time , on turnover that rose by 15.2% to $151.3m . |
| 22 | V Band Corp has turned in first quarter net losses of $442,000 up from losses of $281,000 last time , on turnover that dropped by 13.5% to $5.3m . |
| 23 | Ciprico Inc has turned in first quarter net losses of $235,000 against profits of $66,000 last time , on turnover that rose by 79.7% to $2.5m . |
| 24 | Perception Technology Inc has turned in first quarter net losses of $92,202 against profits of $130,260 last time , after $40,000 tax credits last time , on turnover that rose by 7.3% to $4.5m . |
| 25 | AllTel Corp has turned in first quarter net profit up 27.3% at $63.2m , on turnover up 8.1% to $546.7m . |
| 26 | Exabyte Corp has turned in first quarter net profit down 48.9% at $6m , on turnover up 0.1% to $76.2m . |
| 27 | Honeywell Inc has turned in first quarter net profit of $57.3m against losses of $31.1m last time , after $65m gains from the settlement of litigation and $144.5m charges from the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover that fell by 2.9% to $1,438.6m . |
| 28 | Systems Center Inc has turned in first quarter net profit up 24.2% at $713,000 on turnover that rose 2.8% to $31.9m . |
| 29 | Mentor Graphics Corp has turned in first quarter net losses of $4.3m against profits of $1.2m last time , on turnover that fell by 17.5% to $82.6m . |
| 30 | Easel Corp has turned in first quarter net losses of $489,606 against profits of $769,975 last time , on turnover that fell by 26.4% to $6.7m . |