Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [num ord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Growth is a desperate necessity for China and India , which between them account for a third of the global population , and other developing nations . |
| 2 | Latinos account for a third of its 9m odd residents . |
| 3 | Currently , hydrocarbons account for a third of Norway 's gross exports , 15 per cent of revenue and 17 per cent of Gross National Product . |
| 4 | FAXgrabber made about a tenth of the errors . |
| 5 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 6 | Other 3000 boxes can be upgraded to a 987 with a board swap for a third of the cost of a new system . |
| 7 | An examination of the curricula of twenty LEAs enabled me to discover the word ‘ death ’ to be included in a third of the schemes for the different age groups from 7 to 14 , although tucked away beneath such general headings as ‘ Beliefs , Practices , Customs and Artefacts ’ ; ‘ Rites of Passage ( e.g. Initiation through Baptism , Burial Rites ’ ) ; ‘ Self-understanding ( e.g. Integrity , Pride , Humility , Loneliness , Suffering , Bereavement and Death ’ ) . |
| 8 | UBS P & D plans a series of roadshows in Europe to present the proposals to Heron 's many thousands of bondholders who have seen bonds slashed to a third of their face value . |
| 9 | Metaphorically , we can imagine theoretical astronomers breathing a sigh of relief and saying ‘ Oh , so the Sun is only shrinking by a tenth of a second of arc per century , not a full arc second after all . |
| 10 | He says , We want this job done in a tenth of the time . |
| 11 | Spanish-speakers have grown from a third of Dade County 's people to just over a half . |
| 12 | The programme to improve houses with bed-sitting rooms , flats and other houses in multiple occupation has also been curtailed to a sixth of the 1983–84 level . |
| 13 | While this option was selected by a third of those questioned , there was a mixed response , with 17 per cent preferring an increase in personal allowances and 13 per cent actually considering a cut in personal tax as the best policy . |
| 14 | Flo which was bought for a tenth of the price of which dino was sold has scored 5 goals in 6–7 matches and dino ( saurus ? ) has notched one — hey — even i could have scored on that one : - ) ; - ) |
| 15 | If you are buying clothes , remember that if a designer label is selling for a tenth of the usual price , there is probably a good reason — it may be an outdated style . |
| 16 | Lalande wrote of him in 1763 : ‘ Sisson has been several times in prison for failing to pay his workmen [ of whom Jesse Ramsden , q.v. , was one ] ; he starts many things and finishes nothing : he takes his instruments to the pawnbroker , where they have been seen selling for a tenth of their value . |
| 17 | Right , well am I also right in thinking that as as a rule of thumb , fixed prices should be agreed before a third of the war , of the work is completed ? |
| 18 | Cyberscience says that reports can often be produced in a hundredth of the time that it takes with Cobol . |
| 19 | With two children , that amounts to a fifth of pre-tax income . |
| 20 | Harrods Library , which had an extensive clientele , used to publish long lists of ex-library books which could be bought at a third of the price when new , or less if rebound for library use . |
| 21 | Making electricity is , in fact , the main use of the primary fuels — accounting for a third of the world 's total energy input — the main fuels used being coal ( 29% ) , oil ( 26% ) , hydro ( 22% ) , gas ( 13% ) and nuclear ( 10% ) . |
| 22 | Its exports rose by 24% in 1988 , accounting for a third of the increase in world trade . |
| 23 | In the highly sophisticated and competitive Malaysian markets , Guinness is a mainstream yet premium brand , accounting for a third of all beer consumed in the country . |
| 24 | Er had had such a record , I mean if he 'd smashed just er a lampshade or something like that it would n't have been so bad , but to actually get rid of a third of all the crockery in one fell sloop was er well it was fairly excessive . |
| 25 | Measured by the government 's official poverty line — which counts as poor a family of four with an income below $12,675 , in 1989 dollars — the proportion of blacks stuck at the bottom has refused to budge from around a third for the past 20 years , compared with a tenth of all whites . |
| 26 | But in paying fares amounting to a tenth of that , we incur — and do implicitly accept — a low level of risk . |
| 27 | in real terms over this period , and those pensioners will have benefited further since those statistics were compiled by the increases amounting to a third of a billion pounds that have been made in income support premiums in the past three years . |
| 28 | Erm what would happen if I drive at a tenth of the speed ? |
| 29 | If I drive at a tenth of the speed , is it gon na take me longer or is it gon na take me is it gon na be quicker ? |
| 30 | In America , says Mr Rathje , it accounts for a fifth of landfill space . |