Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The high number of sites very close to water can be equated with the number of sites at low altitudes , sea-level and up to 15 m above sea level . |
2 | Remarkable that out of thirty people elected last May , fifteen of them are new to this Council , a staggering seventeen percent of the Council if you do it statistically . |
3 | Yes I mean I was very conscious that out of those , the top boxes we , I had n't got the information |
4 | The slides were white and round with protruding domes of multicoloured plastic . |
5 | The ban on sale or display is backed by tough penalties , including a heavy fine and up to three years ' imprisonment . |
6 | Watermelons are large and round with green or green and yellow striped skins and red flesh . |
7 | We believe that St Albans er has a traffic problem facing it in recent years , two or three year 's ago at the height of activity er the problems facing it were were more obvious and along with that situation er there 's no question about that and one might be forgetting to thinking the problem and not the way it has n't , it will return now , we know it will be return and therefore we should be firm in our resolve and at some point in time in the future that problem must be addressed sensibly for the good of the people of St Albans . |
8 | So we can reject the hypothesis that each of the coefficients on the variables are zero , and conclude that current and up to two lags in had a significant impact on the unemployment rate . |
9 | The leaves are lanceolate , up to 8ins ( 20cms ) long and up to 1 inch ( 2½cms ) wide . |
10 | One hundred and forty kilometres long and up to eight hundred and fifty metres wide , the no man 's land between the east and west sides of the Berlin wall is now available for development . |
11 | Set amidst panoramic views of snow-capped mountains of up to 11,000 feet , the lake is one of earth 's outstanding features ; 400 miles long and up to 50 miles wide , its dazzling blue , crystal clear water is over a mile deep in places and is reckoned to be one fifth of the world 's supply of fresh water . |
12 | Barrier reefs may not only lie some distance off major land masses , as shown in Fig.8.33 and exemplified in the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast which is almost 2000 km ( 1250 miles ) long and up to 1000 m ( 1000 yards or more ) wide , but may also completely encircle non-coral islands or groups of non-coral islands , one of the best examples of which is the Truk group in the Caroline Islands ( Fig. 8.34 ) . |
13 | Nylon cord to equal the length of each vertical row of tape plus enough to thread across the top of the blind and out to one side , and then down one side . |
14 | Over the next few years we are projecting very high rates of growth , not less than double and up to three times the rate of inflation . |
15 | It might seem unlikely but down in serene Somerset about as far from Teesside as you can get there are a few locals who would agree with him this week . |
16 | This is important because up to half the weight normally lost on calorie-reducing diets without exercise is muscle tissue . |
17 | It is primarily an interbank trading market where banks lend and borrow overnight or up to one year on an unsecured basis . |
18 | If we examine the parish registers from 1763 onwards ( from which date the principals and witnesses were required to ‘ sign ‘ their names ) it will be apparent that up to 1830 more than half the bridegrooms could not write and nearly three-quarters of the brides were devoid of the skill . |
19 | Readerships can be small and out of all proportion to a journal 's wider influence in society . |
20 | However , back in 1938 the Club 's survival was uppermost and up to that date and beyond , bondholders had had a poor deal , especially those on 3% interest . |
21 | David 's application was successful and along with nine other students he will shortly be setting off for one of eight specially selected Earthwatch projects for two weeks of hard work , learning and fun . |
22 | With output in almost all areas either steady or up on pre-privatisation days , the company already looks hugely more efficient in the private sector . |
23 | A few seconds later the glider is unstalled and can be brought level and back to normal flight with the normal use of the controls . |
24 | Strip off leaves , then hang upside down in bunches somewhere cool , dry , well-ventilated and out of full light . |
25 | In some cases , such as defence or law and order , we all stand to benefit from the service and it would be difficult to envisage how it could be financed other than out of direct taxation . |
26 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
27 | Two sections across its line in Normangate Field , in 1961 and 1969 , showed it to be 7–8 m ( 23–26 ft ) wide and up to 1.5 m ( 5 ft ) high , reflecting the repeated resurfacings and repairs made necessary by heavy wear . |
28 | Another time , Swan flew through the night for what seemed like hours and hours until they came at last to a gigantic opening in the earth 's surface , a sort of huge gaping hole in the ground , and Swan glided slowly round and round above this massive crater and then right down into it . |
29 | Is my hon. Friend aware that up to 500,000 jobs in Britain depend on having a sensible , controlled market , and that discipline and control of third world dumped imports can be brought about only if we have a sensible GATT regime ? |
30 | Sixty civilians were reported dead and up to 1,000 wounded . |