Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [n mass] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Canny Ulster investors showed their preference for saving rather than spending during the recession , putting £204m into the societies ' coffers last year , compared to £175m in 1991 and just £61m in 1990 . |
| 2 | Only 5ft 8ins tall and under 10st in weight , he covers the ground quicker than anyone I have recently seen , with the exception of one he resembles , South Africa 's Jonty Rhodes . |
| 3 | After the nest is complete and around 30cm in diameter , the male nudges the female under it and egg laying begins . |
| 4 | However , the two dozen or so people in these departments who did relocate had sufficient skills and experience to provide training for newcomers as the business gradually transferred . |
| 5 | She had been expecting the pool to be almost empty at that time of day and was surprised to see that there were about a dozen or so people in the water . |
| 6 | Hungary 's trade with the Soviet Union accounted for 30% of total trade in 1980 but about 20% in 1990 . |
| 7 | Form into a roll about 46cm/18in long and about 2.5cm/1in in diameter . |
| 8 | The agriculture of small farmers remained undeveloped , while the industrial sector which was small but had considerable potential with the influx of the coastal refugee population received no single investment of more than about $28,000 in the whole period . |
| 9 | There were twenty or so people in the room . |
| 10 | There may be a million or so people in the land who have the capacity to turn their hands to anything that 's going without feeling frustrated , or rebellious , or losing self-respect . |