Example sentences of "[num] [adj] [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Restrictions on 243 agricultural items had already been lifted in 1989 and further goods were to be added to the list shortly . |
| 2 | But , as TODAY reported this week , 500 British jobs have already been lost because the signalling work has been awarded to the company Al Catel , which has manufacturing bases in Canada and Germany . |
| 3 | In 1985 Peruvian fishermen caught around 10,000 dolphins and porpoises , most of them destined for the fish markets of Peru 's capital Lima , making Peru second only to Japan in the consumption of dolphin flesh . |
| 4 | More than 30 Labour MPs broke away to form the SDP . |
| 5 | In some ways , Europe 's 1993 cultural capital remains sadly provincial . |
| 6 | I waited patiently while he told me forty different ways to get there . |
| 7 | Over 140 different games have since been found throughout Germany , Italy , Holland , Japan and , most recently , here in the UK . |
| 8 | To meter the proceedings a 12 section LED shows the degree of gain reduction , with a further 12 green/amber/red lights showing either the input or output level . |
| 9 | When the deadline for judging whether the republics should be recognised arrives in January , will the 12 Foreign Ministers meet again to decide collectively whether the criteria have been met and whether all of them will recognise or not recognise the republics ? |
| 10 | The congress represented ethnic Hungarians throughout the world — Hungary 's 10,000,000 Hungarians as well as some 5,000,000 ethnic Hungarians living abroad , in particular the sizeable minorities in the neighbouring regions of Transylvania ( Romania ) , Slovakia , and Vojvodina ( Serbia ) . |
| 11 | The centre will test for interoperability between ICL and non-ICL hardware , software and operating systems at the request of customers , and ICL says that it will have 12 similar centres open worldwide by the end of the year — rising to 50 by the end of 1994 . |
| 12 | In Mary 's reign , between 1542 and 1574 , when the civil war which followed her deposition was finally over , there were twenty-five large-scale bonds involving groups of people , five of which were made in the first six years of the minority , as well as the thirty-six individual bonds made mainly for political purposes by Arran and Mary of Guise , and the two by Beaton which , in view of the comment by John Knox about the extensive number of his bonds , can only be a small proportion of the total . |
| 13 | One person was killed by a missile , and 12 additional deaths resulted indirectly from missile attacks . |
| 14 | Some 6,900 surplus places exist there . |
| 15 | In 1433 indirect taxes contributed about £27,000 per annum to a net revenue of £36,000 . |
| 16 | According to the report 50,000 Egyptian workers had already been deported from Jordan between June and September . |
| 17 | By 1801 Great Stretton consisted only of a hall , a church and two farmsteads . |
| 18 | There were about 800 black cattle sold annually from Kilchoman parish alone , at an average price of £3 15s 0d ; the farmers plough with four horses , flax was an important crop throughout the island . |
| 19 | There were about 800 black cattle sold annually from Kilchoman parish alone , at an average price of £3 15s 0d ; the farmers plough with four horses , flax was an important crop throughout the island . |
| 20 | These 300 initial proposals have subsequently been reduced to 279 by the withdrawal of certain proposals and the grouping of others into single proposals . |
| 21 | At 3–1 , 50,000 disgruntled punters melted away like snaw aff a dyke . |
| 22 | Although Concurrent 's Series 3200 proprietary machines provide about two thirds of sales , the company expects its Unix line to take over . |
| 23 | The Supreme Constitutional Court judged on May 19 that the People 's Assembly had been unconstitutionally elected in 1987 because a 1986 amendment to the 1972 electoral law had unfairly discriminated against independent candidates . |
| 24 | Of the 50,000 red deer shot annually in Scotland , only 30 per cent are shot for sport and about half of these by paying clients . |
| 25 | Early in 1202 secret negotiations had already begun between Otto and Innocent . |
| 26 | A group of thirty or forty downcast men stood apart in the canter of thin ring , their heads and arms hanging slack in attitudes of despair . |
| 27 | On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast Fruit salad 100g ( 4oz ) poached kippers black tea or coffee Mid-morning black tea or coffee 1 piece of fruit Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) cold lean meat tasty salad 1 glass fruit juice black tea or coffee Mid-afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal omelette made with 2 eggs herbs and olive oil selection of green vegetables lightly cooked On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast 1 whole grapefruit 2 rashers lean bacon , 3 mushrooms fried in 15ml ( 1 tbsp ) olive oil 1 glass fruit juice Mid morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) canned tuna or salmon ( in brine ) large crunchy salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal 1 large or 2 small lamb chops braised in olive oil , with onion celery and carrot with herbs and seasonings green vegetables mineral water to drink On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast large slice melon 75g ( 3oz ) chicken or lambs ' liver fried with ½ onion 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) minced meat braised with onion , olive oil and vegetable stock green vegetables 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal lentil soup 1 hard-boiled egg and 50g ( 2oz ) prawns or shrimps tasty salad On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 1 piece of fruit 100g ( 4oz ) smoked haddock 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 175g ( 6oz ) gammon rasher peas , green beans and carrots 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal vegetable stock soup bean and green salad 1 glass mineral water b On rising 2 glasses of mineral water Breakfast 1 whole grapefruit 100g ( 4oz ) kippers poached 1 glass fruit juice Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) chicken mixed salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal vegetable soup lamb shop braised in olive oil carrots and peas On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 1 orange and 1 apple Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 2 hard-boiled eggs crunchy salad 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses of mineral water 1 piece of fruit Evening meal 1 pork loin chop , grilled mixed vegetables banana On rising 2 glasses mineral water Breakfast 2 whole fruits chopped together in orange juice 2 lambs kidneys with onion 1 glass fruit juice M Mid-morning 1 glass fruit juice Lunch 100g ( 4oz ) cooked beef peas , carrots 1 piece of fruit 1 glass fruit juice Mid-afternoon 2 glasses mineral water Evening meal bean salad prawns or crab with lettuce 1 piece of fruit |
| 28 | THE government is now in the curious position of urging 30 local authorities to spend more . |
| 29 | Lot number forty Lot number forty Persian steel fitting there it is seventy for this , at seventy pounds , at seventy five , eighty pounds , at eighty pounds at eighty pounds , any more at eighty pounds , you all done ? |
| 30 | Whizz-Kidz , the movement for non-mobile children , is looking for 300 sponsored runners to pledge either a minimum of £1,250 which guarantees free entry and flight , or £2,250 which includes accommodation as well . |