Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [adv] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a regional study including about 10% of the Danish population we found the population relative risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn 's disease among first degree relatives of patients with either disease to be about 10 , which strongly suggests that these disorders have a genetic cause . |
| 2 | Turkish term for a camel bag or bag-face measuring c. 6′ × 3″ ( 1.83 × 0.91 m ) . |
| 3 | I ca n't see the jobless figure going below 3m for a long time , but our 9m shareholders should get decent rewards . |
| 4 | The Roman refining techniques were such that they could easily have produced silver containing only traces of copper ( under 1 per cent ) . |
| 5 | Expected to be called the Powerserver 970 and costing little more than the current 75.8 SPECmark Model 950 , it is said to be a rack-mount machine costing around $97,000 for an entry-level configuration with 64Mb memory and 2.2Gb disk . |
| 6 | This is a small garden , on an awkward plot measuring just 45ft by 27ft ( 14m by 8m ) , facing north east and sloping away from the house . |
| 7 | This was made up by the Head Girl mixing together oxide of zinc , glycerine , rosewater , a touch of yellow ochre and methylated spirits , the latter helping to dry it on the legs . |
| 8 | There were 16 riders in the scratch group giving away handicaps of four and seven minutes . |
| 9 | A THEATRE group putting together props for its main summertime show is appealing for help to find two vital items . |
| 10 | The first organisation bringing together publishers from throughout the African continent has been formed in Zimbabwe . |
| 11 | Incidentally , for his part , on 16 September 1982 Mr Fowler issued a writ in the High Court claiming almost £23,000 for arrears of commission owed to him by the company . |
| 12 | The explosion ripped through Callaghan 's Butcher 's in Maghull Square , Sefton , early yesterday morning causing about £20,000-worth of damage . |
| 13 | It is a thick volume measuring approximately 8½ins. by 6½ins. , squarish , and for everyday purposes might be described as a quarto . |
| 14 | We are all living in holes in the ground having all kinds of shit thrown at us and all you can talk about is one star being brighter than the others . ’ |
| 15 | Although more potent than salbutamol on human airways , salmeterol is a partial agonist achieving about 70% of the maximum effect seen with salbutamol . |
| 16 | Punishment is just a word after all : nothing more than convenient political rhetoric meriting only lip-service from probation managers and practitioners poised at the ‘ window of opportunity ’ . |
| 17 | HEAVY US buying sent telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless zooming ahead 20p to 667p after 2.4m shares changed hands in late trading yesterday . |
| 18 | In two-road Dinsdale , the only crossroads was where the Roman road running straight north to Sadberge from the Tees was intersected by the east-west lane joining Stockton and Darlington . |
| 19 | Raw-material prices reflected concern about Russia , with platinum jumping almost $6 to $356 an ounce after a statement by the official Russian export agency threatening to restrict exports because of recent weak demand . |
| 20 | Labour MP 's Jo Richardson and Gavin Strang , are at present putting forward proposals in parliament to introduce a new clause to the proposed Employment Bill which would make such discrimination illegal . |
| 21 | We eat a meal costing about 50p in all . |
| 22 | Persian word , which literally means carpet , applied to any large item measuring over 10′ × 6′ ( 3.05 × 1.83m ) . |
| 23 | Table 3.3 Turnover in British government securities 1985 – 1991 Since the reform , the number of bargains per day has averaged nearly 3,300 with the average size of bargain reaching nearly £1½m in 1990 . |
| 24 | Simultaneously they were Adobe 's largest customer contributing over 40% of the revenues at one point . |
| 25 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |
| 26 | Firstly , that as chairman of Athletico Whaddon I will never devote less than 36 per cent of my time to the club and , secondly , there are , this season , substantial discounts to any supporter spending over £20 at my Superette . |
| 27 | A carpet costing around £33 per square yard may seem an unromantic substitute for a honeymoon . |
| 28 | A CARPET COSTING AROUND £33 PER SQUARE MAY SEEM AN UNROMANTIC SUBSTITUTE FOR A HONEYMOON . |
| 29 | But while the Way continues north-west on the old military road , this route climbs a hillside footpath from the town to join the track heading broadly north-east towards Luibeilt . |
| 30 | Gritting my teeth , I set to the task removing only trace of red rust and finally the whole job was completed with a coat of de-watering oil . |