Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In ninety-nine cases out a hundred , he or she knows better than you , whether you believe it or not .
2 Orange and red light is rapidly filtered out , and only 25 metres down a red wetsuit looks almost black , while a cut at this depth oozes green blood .
3 And they include the most powerful steam locomotive ever built for the 1ft 11¾in gauge , the 1928 built German ‘ 77 ’ ( 2.6.2 plus 2-6-2 ) which is capable of hauling 600 tons on the level and 180 tons up a 1-in-33 gradient .
4 THIS is a long descent — roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley past the little church at Capel-y-ffyn and the ruins of Llanthony Priory to Llanfihangel Crucorney .
5 Erm looking now at page three hundred and fifty seven er paragraph seven three two oh seven three one and seven three two , page three hundred and fifty seven where the report makes the point that er when legal proceedings are entered into they tend to create further barriers and make it m less and less likely that th there can be conciliation between estranged partners erm and paragraph seven three two points out a growing need fo or speaks of a growing need for conciliation .
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