Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walk along the landscaped towpath to see the seven locks , two aqueducts , four bridges and canal basins at Aberdulais and Resolven . |
| 2 | To a historian of the health services this decision to rationalize the two hospitals on to one site could be seen as rather disappointing . |
| 3 | It was a matter of concern , she said , that no money was included in the council 's 1993/94 budget to continue the six units , at Bangor , Deganwy , Caernarfon , Llangefni , Pwllheli and Blaenau Ffestiniog , beyond August . |
| 4 | In most cases the ribbon cable has the three connectors on it that are needed for two drives . |
| 5 | Short-wave radio uses the 20–50 m band , medium wave covers the 190–550 m band while longwave uses the 1000–2000 m region . |
| 6 | He 'd had another sleepless night and ahead lay customs , who could n't be expected to be exactly pro-British , and because of post and telephone strikes in Argentina , he had n't been able to confirm the flight with Alejandro , so they 'd have to go through the hassle of hiring a car to drive the 330 kilometres out to his estancia . |
| 7 | A 300-yard tunnel is being drilled through the mountainside to connect the two halves of the severed road again . |
| 8 | The USA had threatened to impose a 100 per cent retaliatory import tariff on some $165,000,000-worth of Japanese personal computers every year , unless Japan took action to implement the 1986 agreement ; it had , however , eventually agreed to give Japan another 18 months , until the end of 1992 , in which to build up US imports to the agreed 20 per cent market share . |
| 9 | That effort frustrated the Russian attempt to isolate the three Allies from Berlin and normal road and rail links were re-established in May 1949 . |
| 10 | IN HIS strongest warning yet that Moscow would brook no attempt to reunify the two Germanys , President Gorbachev has pledged that the Soviet Union would ensure ‘ no harm ’ came to East Germany . |
| 11 | Although this research involved the 1959 Act , unlike social workers , additional training has not been required of psychiatrists under the 1983 Act . |
| 12 | Either figure dwarfs the 37,000 robots operating in American factories . |
| 13 | The US Senate on Sept. 13 failed by one vote to secure the two-thirds majority needed to override Bush 's veto . |
| 14 | Stephen Mitchell , a United Kingdom lawyer representing the two Libyans , was quoted on UK television as saying that Cyprus , Egypt , France or Italy would be acceptable as neutral ground for a trial . |
| 15 | On April 17 , following the ICJ ruling [ see above ] , Ibrahim Lagwell , the lawyer representing the two Libyans , suggested in an interview with the US television network ABC that if " a just trial could be held with legal guarantees " , the USA or the UK might be acceptable settings for such a hearing . |
| 16 | To restore law and order in a way that makes sense to , and works to the benefit of , ordinary people — we have an obligation to ensure that Government actions make sense — we need action to tackle the four issues that I have mentioned . |
| 17 | By the time the priest arrives the two women are at blows over the sheepskin . |
| 18 | On stage , organiser Miles Crawford , who also hosts TV 's black talent show The 291 Club , is warming up the crowd : ‘ South London — south London , throw your hands in the air ! ’ |
| 19 | His followers sold out the Hammersmith Odeon before any major label knew who he was , and more recently , when he appeared on the black talent show The 291 Club simply to present an award , he received the kind of reception you 'd expect for the ghost of Marvin Gaye . |
| 20 | A 1937 Brush car climbs the 1:26 gradient to Warley Road . |
| 21 | His voice was the merest whisper as he stared down the landing towards a particular door , his mind imagining the two people behind it ; two people he resented beyond words . |
| 22 | Upon noticing this curious coincidence , the gentlemen then gained an ambition to visit the three villages in question — in honour , as it were , of the music hall artistes . |
| 23 | The social services department says the three homes are surplus to requirements . |
| 24 | An agreement to do so was signed in February 1950 , just over a month after the breakdown of the second attempt to replace the 1943 Quebec Agreement . |
| 25 | Men 's competition entries were low , nine being typical and in the 1911 Spring Meeting the 26 entries were hailed as a record and an event of high quality , even though only one player broke 90 gross . |
| 26 | Dr Martin Johnson , a scientist speaking for the MRC , said the council spent £5 million last year on embryo and related research to help the 275,000 couples in Britain who have fertility problems at some time . |
| 27 | The side includes the four Hitchell brothers Mike , Chris , Nick and Tim . |
| 28 | In socioeconomic terms , AIDS affects the 20–49 age group , the most vital segment of the population when considering social and economic development . |
| 29 | Everyone knows Bradl has the speed to win the 250 title . |
| 30 | The bookmakers clearly believe Salsabil has the speed to win the 1,000 Guineas , William Hill putting her in at 16-1 for the Newmarket Classic . |