Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [coord] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Estimates suggest that there may be enough coal left to last a few more hundred years , enough oil to last perhaps 70 or so years and natural gas could run out within 50 years . |
| 2 | It was in that position that Alf was an important member of Palace 's first promotion side for 40 years , when we climbed out of Division 4 in 1960–61 and , with his Cup-tie appearances , be comes one the group of only forty or so men to have played over 200 games for our club . |
| 3 | The rest of us are rather less censorious and happily Nilsson 's greatest roles are all preserved on disc . |
| 4 | Ermolov was dismissed in March 1827 , Paskevich took not only Erevan but also Echmiadzin , Nakhichevan and Tabriz , and by the time the Shah accepted terms at Turkmanchai in February 1828 Russian forces were moving in the direction of the Persian capital . |
| 5 | On other appliances , terms were less generous and usually subject , like those of other retailers , to government credit restrictions . |
| 6 | He was only 100 or so feet above the sea and we closed on him rapidly . |
| 7 | Only 100 or so family and close friends were at the graveside , visible from the garden of the family home , to hear the Rev Russell McLarty of St Paul 's Church , Provanmill , say that Arthur Thompson 's children wanted their father to be remembered as a kind and generous man who loved life and took great pleasure from his family and grandchildren . |
| 8 | Half of Renison Goldfields Consolidated of Australia which produces not only gold but also tin , copper and the raw material for making titanium oxide . |
| 9 | They are also extremely comfortable and competitively prices with other leather boots on the market . |
| 10 | The percept initially evoked by A , therefore , must be equated with the a and c elements that it activates unconditionally , After training , however , presentation of A activates not only these but also elements that in other circumstances are unconditionally activated by stimulus X. The pattern of central representation ( and thus , by one definition , the percept ) is changed by experience , making the phenomenon an instance of perceptual learning . |
| 11 | These stages , apparently complex and certainly time consuming for both buyer and supplier , are less problematic and time consuming than the effects of buying and using incorrect or inadequate products . |
| 12 | ‘ You have to remember , ’ Ellen liked to lecture Thessy and me , ‘ just how absurdly wealthy they all are , and how desperately the wealthy want to be liked because they ca n't help feeling guilty about being so rich , so we only have to be obsequious , give them loads of booze , and pretend to be impressed by their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions , after which they 'll reward us with an outrageously large tip — which is , after all , the sole reason for being nice to the ghastly creatures in the first place . ’ |
| 13 | Only the National Assembly has the power to amend the constitution or vote itself out of office — an unlikely prospect given that only 50 or so assemblymen have accepted the government 's offer of a $175,000 tax-free retirement pension . |
| 14 | These factors led to a pattern of ‘ top-ten ’ thinking It is repeatedly stated that in each major industry sector — and in the world electronics industry itself — only ten or so world players will survive . |
| 15 | Obviously if you 're stuck at the border post it 's much smaller and therefore conditions will be that much worse , because erm the border 's not just capable of coping with this kind of number of people stranded where they are . |
| 16 | Because FM waves travel only 60 or so miles from a transmitter , they provide essentially a local pool of sound . |
| 17 | Nowadays it is much less common and only 25% of new cases are found in children , ie the onset of the disease has been greatly delayed . |
| 18 | They object to the two giants being lumped together simply because they are hugely ambitious , colossally expensive and largely Texan . |
| 19 | Only four or so turns of the screw secure the blade , and quick changes were possible after a little practice . |
| 20 | Shared provision and support to other agencies including not only financial but also staff must be discussed . |
| 21 | When Cliff was transferred back to Watford in early May 1965 our supporters were much displeased but today Cliff is remembered at Selhurst Park with enormous pleasure by those who were privileged to see him play , and he was , without question , one of the most inspiring players ever to have appeared in the Palace colours . |
| 22 | and her friends moved on to Stonham Aspel Primary School , they missed the fact that there was only 20 or so pupils and now at their new school there was around a hundred and twenty or so . |
| 23 | No one had been killed and only 20 or so people , all on shore , even slightly injured . |
| 24 | However , a variety of problems can occur which will result in one or more radiators on the system being only lukewarm or even stone cold . |
| 25 | Short 's position looked a little insecure but both players had only 10 minutes to make eight moves and they chose to repeat the position and agree a draw . |
| 26 | Working in Habitat on Kings Road proved to be depressingly similar and again Ms Ledson was paid off , that time after three weeks . |
| 27 | Intra-EC customs clearance work , hitherto carried out mainly by agents , is no longer appropriate but both governments and industry still require statistics to be kept , particularly in the early years of the single market . |
| 28 | In business studies there were generally six or so applicants for each place . |
| 29 | He was awarded the Griffin Trophy in a ceremony at Torquay , Devon , to mark his achievement which provided a bus for a Sussex school for the physically disabled and around £8,000 for the NFA 's Ron Shirley Memorial Fund . |
| 30 | A quick response heating system may be most satisfactory or indeed radiators backed up with electric convectors . |