Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [verb] [prep] [num] " in BNC.

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1 The Inter-Andean Depression of Ecuador is controlled by two terrane boundaries ( sutures ) , the Cainozoic reactivation of which provided channelways for the double chain of volcanic cordilleras , which form a caldera-graben .
2 WE may have been leaked a world exclusive , incidentally , about a split in the Monster Raving Loonies ( for whom , incidentally , Screaming Lord Sutch is standing in three different seats . )
3 Hill is quoted at 8-1 by William Hill to win next season 's World Drivers Championship .
4 Scott is regarded as one of the most outstanding late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century arts and crafts architects .
5 For this reason , the draft Regulation provides that , where an SE is superimposed on two or more other companies as a new holding company , there will be an easy mechanism for the resultant merger , with both original companies being automatically dissolved and their former shareholders automatically becoming members of the SE : this is similar to a British Scheme of Arrangement approved by the High Court .
6 A direct-out three-pin XLR is accompanied by two push switches for selecting pre or post EQ out , along with a ground lift to eradicate earth loops when DI'ing .
7 TPM is implemented in prolog-2 and runs on SUN-3 and SUN-4 machines .
8 New Caledonia is divided into three provinces ( North , South and Loyalty Islands ) each of which has its own directly elected assembly ( consisting of 32 , 15 and seven members respectively ) elected for up to six years .
9 Belle Epoque is set in 1931 at a turning point as the monarchy gave way to the republic .
10 Richard Dunwoody is quoted at 13–8 after a magnificent five-timer at Chepstow on Saturday put him four clear at the top of the table .
11 The coronation oath of Edgar is recorded for 973 : he swore first " that God 's Church and all Christian people of my realm shall enjoy true peace ; second , that I forbid to all ranks of men robbery and all wrongful deeds ; third , that I urge and command justice and mercy in all judgements " — pious words , perhaps , but solemn and binding , and made at the bidding of Archbishop Dunstan and laid on the altar at Bath .
12 Once the huge car park near the Louvre is finished in 1991 , tourist coaches will be banned from the centre .
13 Sixty per cent of electricity in Lithuania is generated by two RBMK-1500 reactors ; 40 per cent in the Ukraine is produced by nuclear power stations ; and 50 per cent in Kiev is still supplied by the part of Chernobyl that remains in operation .
14 Ernst Caramelle 's work is on show at Crousel-Robelin-Bama until 20 October , whilst Paul Rebeyrolle is exhibiting at two galleries , Lelong and Templon , until 17 October .
15 IBM is going for two quite different markets .
16 And in the unlikely event that the level of the FT-SE 100 Index should actually fall during that period , we guarantee to return the original amount of your investment provided the Bond is held for 5 years .
17 John Gould is recognised as one of the masters of ornithological illustration .
18 In the same term it was resolved by the two Chief Justices , Chief Baron , and Baron Altham , upon conference betwixt the Lords of the Privy Council and them , that the King by his proclamation can not create any offence which was not an offence before , for then he may alter the law of the land by his proclamation in a high point ; for if he may create an offence where none is , upon that ensues fine and imprisonment : also the law of England is divided into three parts , common law , statute law , and custom ; but the King 's proclamation is none of them : also malum aut eat malum in se , aut prohibitum , that which is against common law is malum in se , malum prohibitum is such an offence as is prohibited by Act of Parliament , and not by proclamation .
19 ODCIE is divided into two volumes : Volume I concentrates on explaining phrasal verbs e.g. break down , get up to ; Volume 2 deals with general idioms e.g. keep the ball rolling , the proof of the pudding .
20 Travel within Scotland is represented by three volumes of tours by an unidentified Englishman , 1785–88 , to the Central Lowlands , to the English Lakes via the Scottish Borders , and to the Highlands .
21 The sad fact is that the SMG is financed by two boroughs , Ealing and Hounslow , members of which are sympathetic to their aims .
22 In Ethiopia , in the midst of war and facing famine , CAFOD is working with thousands of people in a dozen communities who are seeking to protect the topsoil in their fields , building irrigation channels , planting trees and learning new farming techniques so that millions of acres of farmland in their country may remain fertile .
23 LTP is characterized by three basic properties : cooperativity , associativity and input-specificity .
24 CNG is pressurised to 200 bar ; a typical storage cylinder would have a capacity of approximately 50 litres .
25 In May , government and ANC representatives — in their first formal meeting since the ANC 's founding in 1912 — began " talks about talks " aimed at preparing the way for future negotiations on a constitution [ see p. 37440 ] .
26 Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions , each with its own elected legislative assembly , a Governing Council with executive and administrative functions , and a regional President of the Government ( Prime Minister ) elected by the assembly from its members .
27 Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions , each with its own elected legislative assembly , a Governing Council with executive and administrative functions , and a President of the Government ( Prime Minister ) elected by the assembly from among its members .
28 Come on Beverly Hills is starting in two minutes .
29 Nigel 's coming at six . ’
30 Now Alton Barnes is situated inside one of the Wiltshire circles .
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