Example sentences of "[adv] twenty [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under twenty years of military rule , its output has grown to make Brazil the world 's largest agricultural exporter after the United States . |
| 2 | It involves about twenty minutes of mild discomfort . |
| 3 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 4 | The ride is a very pleasant one of about twenty miles through rural scenery and past well-maintained stations , with all the right traditional railway sounds such as ‘ chuff chuff chuff chuff ’ , which has disappeared from British Rail , and my favourite , ‘ clackety clack ’ , which is much reduced on BR due to the use of continuous welded rail on all busy lines , though the older sectioned rail survives on the lines around South Shropshire such as the Central Wales Line and the Cambrian . |
| 5 | After around twenty years of virtual silence , except for chimes at the occasional wedding , the sixteenth century church bells are finally back in place . |
| 6 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 7 | To assist in the development of the scheme and to ensure that the right equipment is available , the RYA have over twenty fleets of junior boards located around the country for hire to clubs or groups wishing to introduce children to the sport . |
| 8 | Computer-based courseware has been in action for over twenty years with considerable effect although the quality of materials has been patchy . |
| 9 | New doubt over twenty men in top security jail . |