Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] that [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The withdrawal of their support mean that only 13 of 31 senators backed the privatization bill , with 15 ( PC and left-wing parties ) opposed and three , from the Movimento Nacional de Rocha faction of the Blancos , still undecided . |
| 2 | For example , in 1979 a French survey of the world literature reported that only 430 cases of ocular , and 350 cases of visceral , larva migrans had been recorded . |
| 3 | One study found that nearly two thirds of patients had had their incontinence for over two years before they first sought professional advice . |
| 4 | The study found that almost 20 per cent developed significant problems including anxiety , depression , fear of driving or being a passenger and many continued to have vivid memories of the accident months after the event . |
| 5 | Furthermore , by 1980 one study found that almost 60 per cent of bank lending to the industrial and commercial sectors constituted ‘ medium-term finance ’ . |
| 6 | In 1982 , a study found that only 2 per cent of sales in the previous six years had been flats ( General Household Survey 1982 , 1984 , Table 5.44 ) . |
| 7 | In 1988 the Consumers ' Association found that only 25 per cent of parents had attended a parent-teacher association meeting in the past twelve months and only 9 per cent had attended a school governors ' annual meeting . |
| 8 | A report by the European Regional Airlines Association says that only 2 per cent of transport emissions come from aircraft , compared to 94 per cent from motor vehicles . |
| 9 | ( The NEDC says that already 16 000 more programmers are needed . ) |
| 10 | Recent research shows that only one in ten spinal fractures is being seen by a doctor . |
| 11 | Research showed that nearly one in ten pints drunk at home last month was imported for personal use , resulting in a loss of revenue of almost £100 million , the society told the Paymaster-General , Sir John Cope . |
| 12 | Market research showed that only 15 per cent of US adults had made a ‘ foreign ’ trip in the three years prior to 1989 — and that included trips to Hawaii and Alaska . |
| 13 | Church-going was being abandoned in favour of the new religion of DIY and other time-consuming pursuits , and research showed that only 3 per cent of the population still indulged in the great British institution of the Sunday lie-in , paper included . |
| 14 | In particular the on- loan flag serves as a lock to ensure that only one lexicographer may modify the contents of an entry at any given time . |
| 15 | What message would my right hon. Friend and my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancashire give us to take back to our constituents in the light of recent research showing that nearly 200 of the top British firms believe that the best way to increase unemployment and inflation and decrease investment would be the calamity of a Labour Government ? |
| 16 | As a result of this change , the Inland Revenue estimates that over 200,000 older married couples have been taken out of the tax system and no longer pay income tax . |
| 17 | On Feb. 14 Col. Abdullah al Kandari of the Kuwaiti air force said that over 200 people had been executed since the start of the allied bombing . |
| 18 | Yes , the Royal College suggested that maybe twenty per cent of all examinations that are carried out er maybe do n't have benefits for the patient , and in that sense are unjustified . |
| 19 | After talks in Moscow on Nov. 27 between President Gorbachev and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz , described by Gorbachev as " difficult , I would even say harsh " , the Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministry estimated that only 350 Soviet nationals had thus far been allowed to leave Iraq . ) |
| 20 | Housing authorities have a general duty to house ‘ vulnerable ’ people but a recent survey by the National Children 's Home found that only 50 per cent of authorities would classify as vulnerable a young homeless person with no parents and no support . |
| 21 | The latest figures collated by Women against Rape show that only one in twelve women who are raped report the offence to police . |
| 22 | On applications , a survey by the Policy Studies Institute showed that only 49 per cent of industry is seriously considering microelectronic technology or using it already . |
| 23 | Barker 's ( 1984 , p. 22 ) review of the living arrangements of elderly people of Asian and Afro-Caribbean origin indicates that almost three-quarters of Asian elderly people live in large households and as few as 5 per cent live alone , whereas the household composition of elderly people of Afro-Caribbean origin is similar to that in the white population . |
| 24 | In October the Russian Orthodox Bishops ' Council said that nearly 3,000 church buildings had been reopened in the past 18 months , bringing the number of working parishes to 9,734 ; the number of theological students had doubled to 3,948 . |
| 25 | The Stock Exchange estimates that about 6 per cent of adults own shares , with a third of these deriving from the sale of British Telecom ( Guardian , 10 May 1986 ) . |
| 26 | The 1981 census showed that nearly 97 per cent of people of pensionable age were thus accommodated ; while the recent dramatic growth of private residential care may increase the proportion in institutional care , the fact remains that they will remain a minute fraction of the elderly population . |
| 27 | A survey over one year at Link showed that only 11.8 per cent of deafened people attending courses did not have tinnitus . |
| 28 | When the relocation was announced in 1983 , Blue Circle expected that around 30 per cent of the work-force would not move with the company . |
| 29 | Yet the 1986 figures from the Department of Health and Social Security suggest that almost 9 million , a sixth of the total British population are living on a wage which is on or below the SB poverty line . |
| 30 | The opposition MPs who opposed the Government move claimed that only one small bookmaker in Edinburgh had been in favour of late opening . |