Example sentences of "[conj] [n mass] [prep] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A survey conducted at the beginning of this year suggested that 96% of securities fraud cases are settled before coming to trial . |
| 2 | A further note shows that 13s. in customs dues was paid on plants imported . |
| 3 | Richard Hevron , Microsoft Corp 's operations director for the Commonwealth of Independent States , says that sales of Windows software in the former Soviet Union have reached about 1,000 : the Russian version of Windows 3.1 will be out in November and Excel 4.0 will be available by the end of the year . |
| 4 | 1 Draw an angle between 40° and 60° with sides 6cm long . |
| 5 | In 1979 the average family spent £71 a year on motor insurance , £21 on buildings insurance and £15 on contents policies . |
| 6 | For those requiring more there is an addition a 12-month contract available for $150,000 to silicon customers and $75,000 to systems customers . |
| 7 | For those requiring more , there is an addition a 12-month contract available for $150,000 to silicon customers and $75,000 to systems customers . |
| 8 | If the votes are 50% , 30% and 20% for parties A , B and C respectively , then PR means that Party A must have 50% of the seats , Party B 30% and Party C 20% — or if not exactly those percentages , then percentages as close to them as is possible within the constraints of whatever system is being used . |
| 9 | Francis Lavelle , managing director of Solaic , said the company expects to do $70m all told this year , of which $58m should come from card manufacture , $9.6m from customisation services , and $2.5m from systems engineering . |
| 10 | The three spheres of activity combined brought Solaic 1992 revenues equivalent to $58m — $41m from card manufacture , $15.5m from customisation services , and $1.5m from systems engineering . |
| 11 | There was no formal appointments system at the centre and people with drugs problems could just ‘ drop in ’ to talk to counsellors . |
| 12 | Bournemouth beaches produced odd flounder at night with pout , rockling and flatfish at Friars Cliff . |
| 13 | So why is this international superstar of the scrummage , who I agree is a household name and all that ( although he is known even in the next village as either Whatsit ? or Thingymabob ) , suddenly being advised he has the ( to coin a phrase ) clout and muscle to alter the long-established formulas and ethics of sports journalism ? |
| 14 | So why is this internationalsuperstar of the scrummage , who I agree is a household name and all that ( although he is known even in the next village as either Whatsit ? or Thingymabob ) , suddenly being advised he has the ( to coin a phrase ) clout and muscle to alter the long-established formulas and ethics of sports journalism ? |
| 15 | Cost to Society members if £115.00 to non-members £130.00 . |
| 16 | In addition , 67% of the companies surveyed had never arranged free counselling for women experiencing problems with the menopause ; 71% had never reduced the workload for menopausal women ; and 69% of personnel departments said they ‘ would not be aware ’ if employees were experiencing menopausal problems . |
| 17 | Lifford Manor , King 's Norton , Warwickshire , has been acquired and refurbished as headquarters of accountants Pridie Langard . |
| 18 | Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Co was second with a 15.5% share , but that is down five percentage points , with the beneficiary NEC Corp , just behind with 14.5% and up 7.2 percentage points , achieved mainly as a result of installation of an army of 6,000 workstations at Daiwa Securities , as well as sales to systems houses . |