Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Situated next to the delightful city of The Hague , Floriade covers a vast 230 acres of which 168 acres are landscaped exhibition areas providing a breathtaking explosion of colour . |
| 2 | Example 5 is an arpeggio of an Asus2 chord , played with a sweep technique , that covers a full two octaves . |
| 3 | Rumours abound ; it is said that Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here after his defeat in 1745 , and it is also suggested that the house was a centre of smuggling as it stands a mere hundred yards from the head of the Solway Firth . |
| 4 | that wants a reliable one owner , not ex-rental sort of set , you know ? |
| 5 | Fig 3 illustrates a typical three octave fingering of this scale , which should be played using alternate picking throughout . |
| 6 | But even among such illustrious company as Alderson , Callender , Wood , Martyn and Glazier there is one goalkeeper that stands out and that is John Jackson , who has a prodigious 346 League and 42 FA and League Cup appearances to prove it . |
| 7 | Exactly a year ago , Wright , who has a paltry six goals to his name this season , was playing well enough to be making his full Scotland debut against Northern Ireland , but here he looked leaden-footed and posed little threat . |
| 8 | In Derbyshire , the A fifty two in has a temporary thirty miles per hour speed limit , and temporary traffic lights in operation . |
| 9 | McCoist , who has a phenomenal 34 goals already this season , is undergoing treatment after picking up a calf muscle injury at Dundee on Saturday . |
| 10 | Firms such as Sun Microsystems , which has a dominant one-third share of the market by value ( see chart on page 80 ) , have grown rich . |
| 11 | It also has a comfortable 5.5 inch long plastic handle . |
| 12 | It has a massive 90 foot tower from which you can see across Orford and the seashore nearby . |
| 13 | The SD Ribbon is relatively insensitive and needs a good 50–100 Watts before it will blow properly , but even taking this into account , many amplifiers will sound harsh , grainy or in some other way ill at ease , especially if the volume is would up . |
| 14 | An 8.5″ by 11″ page at 300dpi needs 1 megabyte of memory , the same page at 400dpi needs nearly 2 megabyte while Printware 's 1,200 by 600 needs a massive 8.5 megabytes . |
| 15 | It features a hefty 1200 watt motor , double the power of some basic saws . |
| 16 | The perimeter measures a mere 40 km , so considerable portions can be covered from base at Hangaroa . |
| 17 | The circuit uses a single 555 timer connected as an astable oscillator which produces a square wave output at approximately 200Hz . |
| 18 | The SGS-CA1 includes a non-interlaced colour display supporting 1024 x 768 pixels ; the SGS-CA2 uses a 19-inch 1280 x 1024 screen along with 2Mb video RAM . |
| 19 | The former Dr Feelgood and Blockhead , owner of chameleon eyes and a manic Chuck Berry-like duck waddle , now leads a fearsome three piece . |
| 20 | ROVER today launches a new 200 series model , backed by a £400m investment and vital to the company 's attempt to maintain its resurgence as a profitable manufacturer of niche market cars . |
| 21 | Page 26 New Rover : Rover today launches a new 200 series model — a key product in its strategy to make niche market cars . |
| 22 | This control group represents a consecutive 18 patients chosen at random from a period midway through our experience in 1987 to 1989 , who are typical of patients presenting for elective operation for ulcerative colitis . |
| 23 | We are pleased to introduce a new service free of charge to our members who insure with Homecover which offers a free 24 hour home emergency service . |
| 24 | The railway offers a scenic eight mile ride in a variety of coaches from Europe and Africa — it has astutely cornered the market in demonstrating foreign narrow-gauge rail travel . |
| 25 | With a total capacity of 2,975cc , the all-alloy , fuel-injected power unit produces a healthy 170 bhp at 5,500 rpm and peak torque of 173 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm . |
| 26 | It goes a steady eighty miles an hour right . |
| 27 | The peninsula projects a good five miles out into the Channel from the Dorset coastline . |
| 28 | The path we followed is only a short section of the 560-mile Ulster Way , which takes in most of the province and requires a good three weeks to complete , but this section of the coastal path can be completed in a couple of days , though longer is highly recommended . |
| 29 | Kikkoman Soy Sauce takes a full 6 months to naturally ferment , just like a fine wine . |
| 30 | Each washing machine cycle , for example , takes a staggering 90 litres , while flushing the toilet uses another nine . |