Example sentences of "[verb] [num] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruthin schoolboy Gareth Edwards , rated one of Wales ' outstanding young prospects , will make his belated senior county debut in this game . |
| 2 | Ruthin schoolboy Gareth Edwards , rated one of Wales ' outstanding young prospects , will make his belated senior county debut in this game . |
| 3 | They do not want hundreds of readers ' letters complaining that the product can not be obtained in Manchester , when the release could have stated that the product was on test market in London and the South-East . |
| 4 | Troops from Papua New Guinea were used to crush the rebellion and to arrest hundreds of Stevens ' supporters . |
| 5 | This may be reasonably safe with a very long tow rope , but if there is only a shorter length of rope available the glider may overrun and smash into the back of the car , causing hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage to the glider . |
| 6 | Glenn grabs four in Crues ' Euro warm-up Coleraine 1 Crusaders 4 |
| 7 | Finally , the impressive array of late nineteenth century pictures includes one of Degas ' most audacious racing scenes , Whistler 's Symphony in White No . |
| 8 | A year-long joint undercover operation by US and Guam police uncovered a Guam-Belau drug ring in mid-1989 , leading to the arrest of 40 people who were charged with smuggling millions of dollars ' worth of heroin and marijuana to the USA between 1984 and 1989 . |
| 9 | Actually , it was an inspired gamble — in his first , albeit injury-hit , season in 1991 Taylor took 54 wickets and last year he grabbed 67 in Northants ' championship chase and suddenly Ted Dexter and the England selectors were knocking on the door . |
| 10 | But this year Sky 's associate , Eurosport , covered 14 of athletics ' 16 grand prix meetings . |
| 11 | Damian ffrench-Farce , their ‘ brilliant , totally undiscovered ’ interior designer , scoured dozens of builders ' yards , hunting down just the right sort of town-house brick , thrown out in the course of demolishing other houses of similar vintage ; when the supply ran out , bricks were made specially for them by local craftsmen . |
| 12 | We have spent thousands of citizens ' tax payers ' money on that case and the Eastern Board have spent more than us in defending it . |
| 13 | The headhunters ' fees are large because of the very real difficulty of attracting key people and because bringing in these outstanding people can add millions of pounds ' revenue to client organisations , which makes the headhunter 's fee appear small in comparison with the overall potential gains . |
| 14 | Above : Choose one of Wickes ' new bright white rolled-top radiators for increased output . |
| 15 | The array of processors is linked using four of Inmos ' C104 communications chips . |
| 16 | Just slipping and dropping a wing while loading it into the trailer will cause hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage , and although most gliders are insured , every accident eventually results in higher premiums and higher costs for gliding enthusiasts . |
| 17 | On the wall of my Beirut home , I have one of Roberts ' lithographs of Tyre in southern Lebanon . |
| 18 | Young and confident , she had traded millions of dollars ' worth of metals without a thought . |
| 19 | Stir thousands of artists ' and administrators ' strongly held views into a small pot , and it 's no surprise that the mix tastes like a very solid fudge . |