Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to the figures tabulated , a total of some 100–200 birds is usually recorded each winter on other ponds , and the present wintering population of Sussex seems to be of the order of 1,000–2,000 birds . |
| 2 | It normally takes the first ten minutes of any brisk walk to get into a rhythm and feel aerobic , so increasing the time from 20 to 30 minutes is effectively doubling the aerobic benefits . |
| 3 | A delay of some 12 months is therefore anticipated before work opportunities appear . |
| 4 | A delay of some 12 months is therefore anticipated before the hoped for work opportunities appear . |
| 5 | It was madness to begin with , the only trouble is , it took forty years for the government to discover it 's own craziness and to begin to dismantle it , we are now reaping the legacy of that , of , of the , the accumulated folly of forty years is now bursting upon our cities . |
| 6 | A total of 480 points is usually needed for an honours degree . |
| 7 | Egypt 's ageing fleet of 12 submarines is mostly composed of Chinese and Soviet-made Romeo-class vessels . |
| 8 | Each of the 10 bedrooms is individually furnished . |
| 9 | This means that the warehouses need not be so large , volumetrically speaking , to house a given number of pallets , although 2,000 spaces is generally regarded as the smallest quantity to justify automation . |
| 10 | Doubtless that was the trigger , but an operation of 24,000 men is not thrown together in a few days . |
| 11 | An unidentified PLC in soluble fractions of cultured human HL-60 granulocytes is specifically stimulated by G protein βγ subunits purified from retina and brain . |
| 12 | The student or executive who sits down and works non stop for two to three hours is not using their time productively , as , after fifty minutes , memory , concentration , and attentional skills decline . |
| 13 | The graphic presentation in each of the three products is much improved from Fun School 3 , but each volume has its own quirks as regards controls and interface — this remains the main grumble as far as this reviewer is concerned . |
| 14 | What it means for the homes is that they 're going to have to take a what we 've been doing over the last two or three years is gradually improving the staffing levels in our elderly people 's homes , because the dependency levels in those homes are getting very high . |
| 15 | A campaign costing five hundred million pounds over three years is underway to combat credit card fraud which cost companies more than a hundred and sixty-five million pounds last year . |
| 16 | In fact many institutions express this as a recommendation , albeit a strong one where the commitment is obligatory , and averaging over two or three years is often permitted to allow for varying circumstances . |
| 17 | Getting the best from all three sounds is not going to be easy or cheap . |
| 18 | In printed tables , even the comma used to subdivide large numbers into groups of three digits is often replaced with advantage by a small gap . |
| 19 | The influence of broader legislative and structural developments on medical practitioners in the three towns is also examined . |
| 20 | Each of the three women is now rendered somewhat differently . |
| 21 | ‘ Anything less than 55 minutes is almost regarded as a way of cheating people . ’ |
| 22 | The Izmailovo , which has 5,000 bedrooms is about to undergo a three-year , £20m refurbishment to enable it to compete in the international business and tourism travel market . |
| 23 | Conventional methods of dating objects by analysing radiocarbon , a sample of between 1 and 5 grams is normally required . |
| 24 | Advertising for the 4 gardens is currently handled by P and M Relations Officer . |
| 25 | The balance of this er well the community groups we do n't feel it 's right to spend that money at this point in time until we 've sorted out er where the other four hundred odd thousand pounds is actually going in that budget before we start throwing even more money . |
| 26 | Commercial battles are not always won on technical merit , and at present X Windows is probably winning . |
| 27 | As , in comparison with Raji , the RJ2.2.5 mutant exhibits a slower growth rate , it was possible to isolate a revertant cell line in which the ability to express the MHC class II genes is partially restored ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 28 | A top league of ten clubs is also intended to appease those who were intent on breaking away and forming a Scottish Super League , since there will be a built-in level of autonomy for them within the Scottish league framework . |
| 29 | Trade in Appendix I animals is completely forbidden , this group includes the great apes , rhinos , Asian elephants , sea turtles , the great whales , the giant panda , the big cats , some lizards , crocodiles , monkeys and birds of prey . |
| 30 | The loss of earning power experienced by such as doctors , lawyers , etc. , can be recouped fairly quickly after training ( Tumin and others have estimated that no more than ten years is generally required ) , and is more than compensated by higher rewards after this time . |