Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared . |
| 2 | In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators . |
| 3 | Instead , they must now battle back from a 2-1 deficit after he punched the Glasgow club 's equaliser into his own net in the first leg of the all-British second round tie . |
| 4 | We do actually cover up to a thousand pounds parts and labour with a wide range of cover across the board . |
| 5 | The development officers felt that 50 would be about the maximum number of new cases they could take on over a 12 month period . |
| 6 | Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established . |
| 7 | The fur seal may have up to a hundred , but the Hamadryas makes do with only a handful . |
| 8 | Yeah but i if you 're gon na go over by a hundred percent and you 've got people there working overtime |
| 9 | But in summer … the temperature can go up to a hundred and twenty Fahrenheit down there . ’ |
| 10 | Erm if I understand it correctly from from Mr Potter 's er table nine , the implication would be that the the Greater York figure would go up to a hundred and sixty one hectares based on thirty four to the acr hectare , that is correct ? |
| 11 | If we did that then face it , Fred , we 'd end up like a dozen other so-called topical news programmes . |
| 12 | Well think , why pay out for a hundred and forty pounds for a suit , when you gon na wear it again ? |
| 13 | Boro will go back to a 4–5–1 formation to try and hit Swindon on the counter attack . |
| 14 | But I would n't wan na go back to a thirty two A not really . |
| 15 | I 'm bloody glad I 'm out of there , I would n't go back in a million years , of course he 's sitting there with this chinese cup in his hand , |
| 16 | A hundred years ago a ‘ piss-maker ’ was a great drinker ; to ‘ piss one 's tallow ’ meant to sweat ; a ‘ vinegar-pisser ’ was a miser ; to ‘ piss out of a dozen holes ’ was to have syphilis ; and to ‘ piss when one ca n't whistle ’ was to be hanged . |
| 17 | S. H. The kids — many a time you would go about with a dozen bloody sweets in your pocket . |
| 18 | So where do they g Are you gon na go round to a hundred and thirty two and say sorry ? |
| 19 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 20 | I do n't exclude myself from myself , but I I I 'd give him a nine and I I 'd come in at a seven I think . |
| 21 | They 're both the same angle for a start , because we 've got an isosceles triangle , and forty five plus two X must add up to a hundred and eighty . |
| 22 | Right all have got ta add up to a hundred and eighty has n't it . |
| 23 | Now um these percentages do n't add up to a hundred . |
| 24 | Now , obviously if it is a erm an old vehicle then obviously the cover is restricted , but normally if it 's below five years or sixty thousand they can obtain up to a thousand pound parts and labour . |
| 25 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 26 | For example , if I 'm starting college and searching for somewhere to live , I might come up with a dozen possible ideas . |
| 27 | An impressive display from Magnum player Muir saw him cruise through with a 7-2 , 7-1 , 7-1 win . |
| 28 | Inevitably difficult calvings cause a whole range of problems and here Mr Barwise-Munro remarked : ‘ Up to 2.5 per cent of first calving heifers involved in such circumstances die but with those which survive , many will suffer up to a 10 per cent drop in milk yield and consequently weaning weight of calves will be lower and of course there can also be major fertility problems in getting the cows back in calf . ’ |
| 29 | The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right . |
| 30 | He 'll turn up with a three course meal for as many as you care to name and serve it in the comfort of your semi . |