Example sentences of "[noun sg] is in [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its control gear is in one unit and it uses only 25 per cent of the energy required by an ordinary household , incandescent light bulb of comparable light output . |
| 2 | And the command is in four parts erm and you 're expected to write in what those four parts are . |
| 3 | This chapter is in three sections . |
| 4 | This chapter is in three parts . |
| 5 | Adjustment from low to high cut is in two parts : a simple lever on each side of rear roller alters its height … |
| 6 | Although his condition is in one sense hopeless , in that he will not recover , it is not hopeless in the sense that he is in imminent danger of dying . |
| 7 | The ending is in three parts : a summary , conclusions and the recommendations . |
| 8 | But , of course , all the probabilities can not be simultaneously reified in a single Universe : while it may not seem to matter much , on the cosmic scale , if an electron is in two places at once , in fact the later consequences of that tiny discrepancy might be enormous . |
| 9 | Make sure the plug casing is in one piece , and replace any that are cracked , chipped or , worst of all , have bits missing that could expose live parts . |
| 10 | The exercise is in three parts . |
| 11 | The SSCI is in three parts . |
| 12 | The timber lid is in two parts and could be easily made from a few lengths of timber stained or painted to match the surroundings . |
| 13 | The examination is in two parts , Part I after nine months ( written paper , MCQ , and X-ray film viewing and viva ) , Part II at the end of the second year ( written paper , practical , X-ray film reporting and viva ) . |
| 14 | Confidence is in one sense a delicate psychological state . |
| 15 | The meeting is in two weeks . |
| 16 | Now you can tell how well developed an organ is in two ways : either by seeing how big it is , or by feeling the heat it generates . |
| 17 | This procedure is in two parts : |
| 18 | Availability is in 60 days — Motif prices are due in 30 days . |
| 19 | Availability is in 60 days — Motif prices are due in 30 days . |
| 20 | Setting up/lighting method : the stove is in two parts — the free-standing burner unit and the fuel bottle ( supplied ) with screw-top valve , pump and connecting hose assembly . |
| 21 | The sawmill is in two bays , with an extension not quite so wide owing to the canal alongside . |
| 22 | Briefly , one can say that each stanza is in eight lines , rhyming abac/babc ; and that the fourth and eighth lines at once interrupt the flow of each stanza and hold the two halves together by their strong ‘ feminine ’ three-syllable rhymes , on ‘ glimmering/shimmering ’ , ‘ sorrowing/following ’ , etc . |
| 23 | The leaflet is in three parts . |
| 24 | At present the catalogue is in two parts ; a card catalogue for items up to 1991 , and the computerised records from 1986 to the present . |
| 25 | The Bill is in two halves . |
| 26 | A novel is in one sense a game , a game that requires at least two players , a reader as well as a writer . |
| 27 | When I answer this in the affirmative , I am aware that a man 's marriage with the woman of his choice is in one sense a boon , and in that sense the reverse of a loss ; yet , as between the plaintiff and the party promising an income to support the marriage , it may be a loss . |
| 28 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 29 | The symphony is in four movements . |
| 30 | To be more explicit , it is simplest to take the particular formulation of the independent conditional just suggested , and anticipated earlier ( 1.3 ) , in place of If R and C , even given any X consistent with R and C and W , then still W. That is , let us have this : Given the world as it is , or given any changes in it logically consistent with R and & and W , then if R and & then W. From these two things it follows-as from if A , then if B then C , and A , it follows that if B then C — that if R and C , then W. From this in turn , together with C , there follows the dependent conditional if R then W. To repeat , let us have the statement ( Y ) describing the actual events and conditions accompanying r and & in the world as it is , and the disjunctive statement ( K ) to the effect that the world is in one way or another otherwise , logically consistent with R and C , and W. Then our premisses and conclusion are as follows . |