Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [num] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allowing the 1 cm of fish per 3.5 litres of water ( 1″ of fish to 2 imperial gallons ) rule to apply gave me room for five small fish . |
| 2 | Indeed , protein trees encompassing the three domains of life ( archaebacteria , eubacteria and eukaryotes ) are becoming more popular as the number of available protein sequences from archaebacteria increases . |
| 3 | Northampton finished third in 1912 , with 82 goals , 41 against , maintaining the 2–1 average of the previous three seasons . |
| 4 | On Sept. 28 the committee concluded by reminding the two leaders of their " heavy national responsibilities to avert the shedding of Moslem blood " . |
| 5 | The reader will recall that I argued that this meant satisfactorily surmounting the three stages of psychosexual growth which psychoanalysis discovered long ago to be typical of most individuals in our culture . |
| 6 | AT&T says that it is already using the two components in its New Generation Testing system that troubleshoots toll-free 800 number services and can pinpoint problems on up to 42 lines simultaneously . |
| 7 | Using the information in Fig. 7.2 for BP and assuming a risk-free rate of interest of 10 per cent we may estimate the call values for an in-the-money option expiring in October with an exercise price of 220p , and an out-of-the-money call with an exercise price of 260p expiring in April : Using Table A1.2 ( page 269 ) we may convert d 1 and d 2 into cumulative probabilities : ( the figure of 0.1819 is arrived at by using the two values in the table that bracket the real value and employing straight-line interpolation ) . |
| 8 | They ran out the aerial , using the two oars of their collapsible boar to keep it clear of the reef . |
| 9 | Comparisons of the 1981 estimates ( derived using the 1971 Census as a starting point ) with the results from the 1981 Census showed some moderately large discrepancies . |
| 10 | Using the end-1985 stock as a base , a rise of 0.7 in JXC ( equivalent to the change over 1985 Q4–1987 Q4 ) implies an increase in the stock of some 23.7bn . |
| 11 | Horn had , in a different way , addressed similar issues in his work with ABC , using the 1980s routine of issuing singles in a variety of mixes not just to exploit the fans but also to expose the studio processes and calculations kept hidden when records are presented as ‘ finished ’ goods . |
| 12 | Currently , Phase I of a new field trial has commenced using the LIX system for the transmission of the Lists . |
| 13 | The paper also noted , using the 1978 study as a base , that training at 60 to 90 per cent of maximum heart rate for 20 to 60 minutes was increased from a minimum of 15 minutes , and intensity levels were raised by 15 to 30 per cent . |
| 14 | The talks which Nicholas had made possible by accepting the Four Points as a basis for negotiation opened in Vienna three weeks later . |
| 15 | At seven-thirty next morning , I put on my running shoes and green army jeans and began jogging the eighteen miles to Reggane . |
| 16 | The IAEA 's role in policing the 1970 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty through its safeguards provisions is unique among UN agencies . |
| 17 | They are based at a duty room outside the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten , tasked with policing the 3.7 kilometres of Wall which separates the British and Soviet sectors . |
| 18 | This paradoxical situation arose notwithstanding great endeavours to retain the strong links between physical and human geography and it was often thought ( e.g. Fisher , 1970 ) that a revival of the regional approach still offered the only method of recementing the two parts of the subject . |
| 19 | Henry James was followed by the Benson brothers , E. F. Benson the novelist and A. C , for years Master of Oxford 's Magdalen College — I wonder if anyone has succeeded in editing the twenty-six volumes of autobiography he left . |
| 20 | Bringing the two banks into the fold would do much to raise the credibility of Switch with sceptical retailers . |
| 21 | That was to start a H N D course in the Autumn of nineteen eighty seven , completing the two years in the Summer of nineteen eighty nine . |
| 22 | Right again on M completing the four sides of a small square and right into the first leg of the alley again . |
| 23 | Remember , you are knitting the two thicknesses of the yarn on each stitch , so allowance must be made for the stitch size . |
| 24 | They rounded off the environmental scenario by including the 3 TWh of wind power Vatenfall thinks could be installed in Sweden by 2010 . |
| 25 | He looked out into the roadway without seeing the rain beating mercilessly against the cobbled surface or the leaves of the trees dripping constantly as they shivered in the breeze , he was seeing the four walls of his cell and remembering his feeling of helplessness as the door slammed shut behind him . |
| 26 | Jack then decided to descend , flying close to the water for about 40 minutes , before seeing the two islands of Eeshal and Turk , the mainland was hidden by the rain . |
| 27 | An innovation has been to introduce four kings , representing the four corners of the earth , who come to woo Epine and win the kingdom she has seized , are entranced by Rose but rejected by her because the North is uncouth , the East too vain , the West too cynical and the South too violent . |
| 28 | In this exhibition she explores the relationships between music and the visual arts by translating four moments representing the four seasons from the score of Purcell 's The Fairy Queen in her distinctive use of line and colour ( until 15 March ) . |
| 29 | In this exhibition she explores the relationship between music and the visual arts by translating four moments representing the four seasons from the score of Purcell 's The Fairy Queen in her distinctive use of line and colour ( until 15 March ) . |
| 30 | Item No. 9 : is this brooch a Roman apostolic artefact , representing the twelve apostles with Christ in the centre ? |