Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | high or low — drop-outs — repeating — transfers in from other schools |
| 32 | The whole family joins in with these parties — dogs and all . |
| 33 | Newcastle upon Tyne , a city of 273 000 people and regional capital of the north east , starts off with several advantages for community care . |
| 34 | Of course each individual vine yields much less , but the overall production per hectare is significantly higher and it lives up to three times as long , in productive terms , as a grafted vine . |
| 35 | The species has a short life under water , and lives up to 6 months in the aquarium . |
| 36 | Born with a kidney defect , he needs up to 5 pints of liquid every day to stay fit and healthy . |
| 37 | In this chapter , we have assumed the worst possible case — i.e. the syntax/semantics component needs up to ten words of the utterance in order to prefer one of the alternatives — and this is why the statistics are based on the total number of complete word strings derived from the different kinds of input to the lexical access component . |
| 38 | * Meanwhile , the US Senate has voted to ban the use of large drift nets in US waters up to 200 miles offshore , as well as their use by US fishermen in international waters |
| 39 | The Royal Air Force wants up to 2000 rounds of whichever type the ministry selects . |
| 40 | Turkey , which seized the northern third of Cyprus in 1974 and still has up to 30,000 troops here , withheld immediate comment on Mr Clerides ' victory . |
| 41 | It has up to four motherboards , each with 16 fully switched High Performance Transputer Modules . |
| 42 | Ostend Ferries : P&O European Ferries ( 0304 203388 ) has up to six sailings a day in each direction from Dover to Ostend , crossing time four hours ; a 60-hour return for a 4.5 metre car and two adults costs from £50 to £89 depending on sailing . |
| 43 | The five classes are of mixed ability and each has up to eight children of similar age and/or developmental level . |
| 44 | SunSoft holds quarterly DOE non-disclosure updates for 75 or more independent software vendors under the auspices of a Distributed Object Council , and has up to 100 engineers working on object stuff . |
| 45 | From the priority date , the patentee normally has up to 12 months to apply for patents in other countries . |
| 46 | Although the Inland Revenue has up to three months in which to confirm the validity of the election ( s 248(2) ) , in practice it is usually prepared to give confirmation within a much shorter period . |
| 47 | Apparently , it produces more in the way of smog-causing emissions than a car which has up to 30 times its horse power . |
| 48 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 49 | It contains up to four motherboards , each with sixteen fully switched High Performance Transputer Modules . |
| 50 | If the muck heap is miles away it all adds up to precious minutes when you 're doing your horse before going to work . |
| 51 | This all adds up to huge difficulties in providing for the population . |
| 52 | In human terms the loss adds up to 800 jobs in Digital and 2,000 more depending directly on orders , supplies and service . |
| 53 | Ellison 's role with swing and seam may be crucial and it must be earnestly hoped that his back , the source of trouble in the past , holds up to increased demands . |
| 54 | It holds up to four yarns and costs just £3.95 plus 25p for postage and packing from . |
| 55 | And the automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper . |
| 56 | It holds up to three horses and will be driven to and from London by Mrs Charley from their home just outside Coventry . |
| 57 | Famine causes up to 100,000 deaths . |
| 58 | Jerry , who drives for contractor Denby Transport , covers up to 2,000 miles during each five-day round trip , using the Dover-Calais ferry crossing . |
| 59 | Top planner bows out after 30 years |
| 60 | Diana now looks back on those days at Coleherne Court as the happiest time of her life . |