Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shallow , circular houses are about 4m in diameter . |
| 2 | Newspapers and television programmes are essentially means of packaging readers and viewers ( more appropriately , consumers ) for the benefit of advertisers . |
| 3 | Root hairs are almost in. in length . |
| 4 | These offices are approximately 800m from the main site across public roads . |
| 5 | Sir , — By and large the services of practising chartered accountants to their clients are about 5% of any real value and 95% conformity to legislation — audit , taxation etc . |
| 6 | Average milk yields are about 4,900kg at 3.9 per cent butterfat and the national population is about 115,000 dairy cows . |
| 7 | The type is basically as described for the Ayrshire of Scotland and average milk yields are about 5,800kg at 4.4 per cent butterfat ( the Finnish Friesian averages similar yields but only 4.1 per cent butterfat ) . |
| 8 | Average milk yields are about 6,700kg at 4.06 per cent butterfat . |
| 9 | Average milk yields are about 5,250kg at 4.44 per cent butterfat . |
| 10 | Average milk yields are about 4,600kg at 6 per cent butterfat . |
| 11 | Typical yields are about 3,500kg at 4 per cent butterfat and a good cow can reach perhaps 4,500kg . |
| 12 | Average yields are about 6,800kg at 4.08 per cent butterfat and the tall type is now preferred . |
| 13 | SCOTTISH salmon steaks are down £1 to £3.99 for 3lb at Asda . |
| 14 | Severn Trent Water , for example , supplies a free meter , and d-i-y costs are around £30 to £70 . |
| 15 | Included in the four Lifetime Learning targets are that 50% of the workforce should be aiming for NVQs or units towards them by 1996 , and that by the year 2000 , 50% of the workforce be qualified to at least NVQ level 3 or equivalent . |
| 16 | Recognise that alcohol , cannabis , cocaine , LSD , heroin , Methadone , minor tranquillisers , sleeping tablets and many other mood-altering substances are all cross.addictive to sufferers from addictive disease and that all these drugs feed the disease regardless of whether they are legal , illegal or medicinally prescribed . |
| 17 | Current average adult earnings are about £263 per week . |
| 18 | Academics are about 36% behind the average ( non-manual ) index . |
| 19 | Half-year profits are down 6% at £108.4m and it seems the recession has finally hit the North . |
| 20 | Sparcsystems were on display from a number of vendors : Ace K Computer is the sales arm of MicroHelios Ltd of Osaka , which recently announced a Sparcstation 10-compatible machine under the name HelioStation 1000 — this adds to its current Sparc-based Heliostation 400 series and both machines are imported and sold under an agreement with Axil Technology Inc , of San Jose , California , a relatively new player in the compatible market ; the prices are about 40% of the Nippon Sun retail price and the company looks to sell 1,500 of the things annually . |
| 21 | Bed and breakfast prices are around £10 per person for adults , £5 for children ( aged four to 12 ) , children under four are free . |
| 22 | Prices are around £29 for the larger ( ALB41 ) model , and £24 for the smaller ( ALB24 ) . |
| 23 | Holiday bookings are up 20% on last year and the stresses and strains of the recession and high interest rates are forcing smaller travel operators out of business . |
| 24 | ‘ If wind speeds are over 3m per second then it 's crazy to think of anything else . ’ |
| 25 | Explorer tickets are normally £6 for adults and £3 for children . |
| 26 | The dinner tickets are also £115 including VAT from Lesley Payne Esq , The Guardian , 119 Farringdon Road , EC1R 3ER . |
| 27 | Earnings per share fell from 24.4p to 17½p but dividends are up 0.2p to 10.2p with a final of 6.2p payable June 10 . |
| 28 | In the highest-taxed district , Edinburgh , some defaulters now owe over £400 , which means that thousands of couples are almost £1,000 in arrears . |
| 29 | ‘ There was a massive drop in demand , but so far this year registrations are up 10pc on last year . |
| 30 | North Atlantic prawns are down £1.69 to £4.29 , and breaded scampi is £1.99 for 400g , down £1 . |