Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [n mass] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a country where only 3% of the land could be used for agriculture but where farmers received considerable financial assistance from the government to ensure that rural communities continued to be viable . |
| 2 | This particular accident , like so many others , would never have happened if just one of the dozen or so people at the launch point had recognised the danger and shouted ‘ stop ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There were twenty or so people in the room . |
| 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 | Punters on the Nevsky Prospekt are asked to cough up 50 roubles for a single cone , or about 50p at the official exchange rate — a luxury for people making roughly £15 a week . |
| 7 | By 1990-91 , the cost of collection had increased by 83.5 per cent and amounted to £43,558 million , or about £12 of the community charge payable by adults . |
| 8 | There are 5,300 in the UK covering about 16,270 square kilometres — or about 7% of the land . |
| 9 | From then until harvest the size of the flattened areas steadily increases until it totals well over 1ha ( 2.5 acres ) , or about 3% of the wheat area . |
| 10 | Because lianes often tie together several trees , felling of one tree may lead to considerable damage to others , while logging tracks ( Figure 9.2 ) may take up to 10% or even 30% of the forest area . |
| 11 | Some of the wealthier peasants undoubtedly prospered , rising in rank to become yeomen or even gentry in the sixteenth century , but these were a minority . |
| 12 | The £300.24 figure is an increase of £24.76 per person or around 9pc on the present level , and well up on the Government 's estimate of £257 . |
| 13 | To do so he will need to earn about £18,000 in total , or around £6,500 from the three tournament starts he has left . |
| 14 | Figures are sketchy but all these categories combined appear to total at least 100m , or over 9% of the Chinese population — nearly 20% of the adult population . |
| 15 | Or save more than £21 on two years of New Scientist , or over £53 on a three year subscription . |
| 16 | Davies added that she had been present at a phone conversation in December when Doyle had assured one of the players that all $300,000 of the prizemoney was ‘ in the bank . ’ |
| 17 | In the same month he told a Nuffield conference that his proposals should ensure that only 6% of the workforce were unemployed . |
| 18 | A recent survey in Sydney showed that only 3% of the organists in that city are remunerated at a realistic level for the hours and work involved . |
| 19 | Chung found that only 7% of the mispricing signals indicated an underpricing of the future , and he interpreted this as evidence against the presence of a tax timing option ( see Section 5.3.4 ) , which would lead to an increase in the number of underpricings . |
| 20 | In the end , Palmerston had to modify the proposal so that only £30,000 for a portion of the site was voted , with £10,000 for necessary repairs to the old buildings . |
| 21 | He and colleagues reviewed 70 referral letters from general practitioners and , not surprisingly , found that only 27% of the general practitioners had made the correct diagnosis . |
| 22 | Throughout their career within the company , continued training courses and the provision of quality working conditions ensure that only people of the highest calibre are employed — an asset we believe essential for the provision of our premium service . ’ |
| 23 | It 's really ironic that suddenly people from The Independent are really into it because it 's safe to be behind something that 's been and gone and proved its worth . |
| 24 | Ninety ( 72% ) patients were over 70 , although only 14% of the population studied were above this age . |
| 25 | The metropolitan area possessed 50% of all hospital beds and 70% of all qualified doctors in 1979 , although only 16% of the total population were living in the capital.2 There is an acute shortage of medical personnel — only one doctor per 3,700 inhabitants and one trained nurse per 4,000 inhabitants in 1977 . |
| 26 | The first point is supported by the DES Survey and the CBI Task Force which suggested that approximately 90% of the current teaching force have : |
| 27 | It is not generally known that nearly 90% of the 3,500 or so complaints received yearly are cleared up by the secretariat without the need for disciplinary action . |
| 28 | Comparing this figure with the estimate of 614450 derived from the childhood supplement implies that nearly 90% of the unoccupied children are in the most disadvantaged group of one parent families . |
| 29 | Phil Barrett , directorate manager of women 's and children 's health at Warrington District General Hospital , said people 's generosity meant that nearly 100pc of the special baby care unit 's equipment was donated . |
| 30 | But the Humane Society of the United States says that nearly 40% of the animals that wind up in shelters are pure-breds or their mongrel offspring . |