Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] the [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took about twenty minutes to ascend the 212 steps , but it was worth the effort . |
| 2 | The transverse fibres or commissures unite the two ganglia of a pair . |
| 3 | Into these can be allocated enough satellites to transmit the 70 channels of TV that American firms say they want to broadcast . |
| 4 | HCIMA has a seat on the Governing Board , as a founding member , together with industry representatives from the International Hotel Association ( IHA ) , the EC trade Association group HOTREC and from hotel schools representing the three levels of qualification banding : craft , supervisory and management . |
| 5 | A total of 1273 pupils at 104 schools entered the three classes of the competition , and increase of 54% on 1992 . |
| 6 | Patrick carefully opened his eyes to find the three faces staring at him ; the look of satisfaction on Eddie 's face , contrasted sharply with Collins ' look of admiration , and Jane 's shocked expression . |
| 7 | The several six foot tall , black and white images line the four walls of the rectangular ( coffin-shape ? ) space . |
| 8 | The young speakers mix the two languages in different ways and proportions and a number of creole-like characteristics are recorded , such as the Buckeroos ' frequent use of bin as a past tense marker . |
| 9 | To derive this inequality , Bell made two assumptions : ( a ) the effects of a measurement at A do not affect the measurement at B and vice versa , and ( b ) all the variables describing the two particles are independent of the settings of the apparatus at A and B. Both seem very reasonable requirements , which indeed have played a central role in the development of physics since the time of Isaac Newton . |
| 10 | The other three parties to contest the 1989 elections were the SWAPO-Democrats ( SWAPO-D , founded by SWAPO dissidents in the 1970s and a participant from 1985 in the transitional government , Andreas Shipanga , l. ; on Aug. 13 SWAPO-D announced that it would disband and join the NPF ) ; Christian Democratic Action ( CDA , Rev. Peter Kalangula , l. ) ; and the Namibia National Democratic Party ( NNDP , Paul Helmuth , l . ) . |
| 11 | Between these triangles lie the four arms of the saltire , all of which seem to have been divided into three zones : two lozenges enclosing pentagonal devices with two heart-shaped petals , and a pentagonal area which contains a pelta-urn . |
| 12 | The two men had gone out at dawn each morning , and for five consecutive days their huers had run up and down the cliff paths , whistling and signalling with flags and gorse bushes to guide the two fleets to the shoals ; and while everyone in Polruan had confidently expected Sam Gristy to win hands down , it now looked as though Harry had the edge . |
| 13 | So the three goblins followed the three brothers , buzzing like a whole nestful of hornets , making it almost impossible to think . |
| 14 | The deal , which involved the purchase of Party Politics and the Irish-trained Roc de Prince ( 17th ) was struck by renowned bloodstock agent David Minton , who advised his clients to leave the two horses with their respective trainers . |
| 15 | She sat back , munching , face red but eyes twinkling , and with those eyes indicated the two women who 'd been looking at us ; then she raised one finger and pointed first at me , then at her . |
| 16 | We ran the experiment in 12 sessions of eight subjects each ; eight of the sessions involved the eight groups , the remaining four sessions the subjects doing the experiment on an individual basis . |
| 17 | Four opposition parties contested the 1990 elections . |
| 18 | It had taken three cars to get the ten miles from the city to the airport ; Georgians get uncharacteristically ruthless about transport in times of war , when petrol is scarce . |
| 19 | The pair of fabliaux assimilates the two tellers ; it leaves them standing virtually hand-in-hand rather than at blows ; they are reconciled by the tit-for-tat of fabliau tale-telling . |
| 20 | The new project will also allow the researchers to develop an analysis of how ( if at all ) higher-income households ' decision-making differs from the process in poorer families and how factors such as tax and social security considerations affect the two groups . |
| 21 | Seven Heads represent the seven stages of evolutionary growth towards the ideal of self-perfection . |
| 22 | Which reminds me that some bright sparks got the five ducks which our Mess has acquired very drunk the other day by feeding them on a pap of bread and over-ripe grapes . |
| 23 | Part of the map has been drawn again , with lines joining the three places . |
| 24 | Maybe it 's the hope that whenever you get there it will be populated with totally happy families , a Dad that is always helping Mum , and the parents giving the 2.2 children their every hearts desire . |
| 25 | Professional kitchen planners use the term ‘ work triangle ’ to describe the imaginary lines linking the three areas . |
| 26 | Very appropriate therefore , that 11 years later , it was to be Geoff Yeadon , at the age of 40 , watched by Geoff Crossley , that linked the lines connecting the two caves . |
| 27 | Over 42,000 visitors perused the 150 stands at the Windows Show held at Olympia , London , in February . |
| 28 | In the little time that remained , plans for Germany were made , and no doubt farewell visits took the three friends by now-familiar routes to the beach at Kilve , to Holford Combe and Hodder 's Combe , and far into the hills . |
| 29 | Edis travelled 2,000 miles in 1919 , taking — as recommended — a grand dress for formal dinners and one large field camera capable of taking 10″ × 8″ pictures , with a 7″ × 5″ camera for backup , a little folding Kodak and enough glass plates to produce the 200 plates agreed with the war museum . |
| 30 | The fact that no recombination between Oct-11b and Bcl-2 was observed in 59 mice suggests the two loci reside within 5 cM ( upper 95% confidence limit ) . |