Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] four [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scotland 's success rate at Twickenham has been as elusive as the Chancellor 's green shoots of recovery : in 35 visits since 1911 , the Scots have enjoyed a mere four victories , with five matches drawn . |
| 2 | Further , in this particular case , not only had the Controller seen fit to over-rule his Director , but had only permitted a mere four days recuperation period to allow his fallen agent to recover from his injuries . |
| 3 | The Northern Ireland Appeal Court has added an extra four years to the prison sentence for Susan Christie who stabbed the wife of a lover to death . |
| 4 | However , the " Big Book " of Alcoholics Anonymous , written a mere four years after the birth of that Fellowship , says " to be gravely affected , one does not necessarily have to drink a long time , nor take the quantities some of us have . " |
| 5 | Since January 1991 I have committed myself to full time study of the language , history and culture etc and have made a further four visits . |
| 6 | Wimpy International has opened a further four restaurants at the Metro Centre , Gateshead ; Carbis Bay , Cornwall ; Shirley , Hampshire ; and Sudbury , Suffolk . |