Example sentences of "[be] [num] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The risk was calculated to be 1.53 for current smokers and 1.39 for ex-cigarette smokers . |
| 2 | I 'll be fifty in three years . |
| 3 | Christie 's and Sotheby 's obviously reproduce only quality drawings , and these appear , on average , to be 2 to 2.6 times more expensive than non-reproduced ones . |
| 4 | We must take as our basis the two vectors representing the two bond stretching motions , so that the transformation matrices showing the effects of the symmetry operations will be 2 × 2 matrices ; only the trace of the matrix is needed to generate the character Xv . |
| 5 | She advises me that the treatment involves the implant of brain cells from an aborted foetus which must be 10 to 11 weeks ' gestation . |
| 6 | Right now that that the rea other reason for qualifying that is the list may be six to nine months old . |
| 7 | Now that could be six to nine months old all right ? |
| 8 | But there must be hundreds of little firms all over the country who still use it for special jobs . " |
| 9 | There would be three to five showings a day depending on the degree of popularity . |
| 10 | Today many boys and girls at school are more confident , articulate , mature and consequently , in some cases , more threatening , yet the time lapse between adolescence and employment could be three to four years . |
| 11 | These are given by ( 8.7 ) where ε may be taken to be 0 on null geodesics and 1 on time-like geodesics . |
| 12 | Early results are encouraging , but it 'll be 3 to 4 years before the long-term results can be assessed . |
| 13 | In general , long shots run for longer than close-ups because they contain more information for the eye to take in , and an average length might be ten to fifteen seconds . |
| 14 | With efficient management , you can be one of two teams promoted at the end of the 14-game season . |
| 15 | Yeah , we well it could be one of two things that 's all . |
| 16 | We are surprised that Ito is so strongly opposed to a model that accounts for his data and ours , and that allows the cerebellar cortex of the flocculus and/or the ventral paraflocculus to be one of two sites of learning in the VOR . |
| 17 | It declares that there shall and must be one of two decisions , a conviction or an acquittal . |
| 18 | Whatever the tax base , the taxes levied can be one of two types , either specific ( lump sum ) or ad valorem . |
| 19 | It will be one of two types , being either ( i ) for the sale of specific goods , or ( ii ) for the sale of unascertained goods . |
| 20 | The compound flag can be one of two alternatives : start of compound/phrase ; or part of compound/phrase . |
| 21 | The Thick one may be one of two kinds : there are those who are genuinely " thick " and those who pretend to be . |
| 22 | The implication of that could be one of two ways . |
| 23 | It will be one of two days . |
| 24 | It 'll be one of two days , it 'll be the fifteenth of June or the first of July . |
| 25 | Mr claims for a five year replacement cycle , but I consider the vehicle is likely to have a lower mileage than is usual and that the replacement cycle should be one of eight years . |
| 26 | Books will be one of four components nominated in a grant of £85m . |
| 27 | With the latter meaning , a head can be one of four types : low ; high ( when emphatic , called " stopping " ) ; ; falling ( when emphatic , called " sliding " ) and rising ( when emphatic called " climbing " ) . |
| 28 | The unemployment figures demonstrate that Northern Ireland was the only part of the United Kingdom that experienced no increase in unemployment ; the Cambridge econometric forecast shows that last year it was the only region that experienced any growth , and that this year it is likely to be one of four regions that will experience growth . |
| 29 | Burly Clancy — the 6ft , 19st owner of a crane hire business — is thought to be one of five men involved in the ambush at Leamington Spa magistrates court , Warwicks . |
| 30 | This will surely be one of many letters which you will receive concerning the article Capsize Drill by Ms Jackie Wynne-Freer ( Feb 92 issue ) . |