Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [adv] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one is interested in a 3 kilobase fragment then this constitutes about 10 pg ( 10 - 1 g ) of the sample . |
| 2 | This represents around 30,000 cases a year . |
| 3 | This represents only two cases in 1990–1 , and all costings were based on the assumption that tonsillectomies took place as inpatient procedures . |
| 4 | This covers about 90 charities . |
| 5 | The base level for anything approaching quality reproduction would be 64 levels and this needs over 6.5 megabytes . |
| 6 | This allows about 650 megabytes ( 650,000,000 bytes ) of data to be stored on a single disc . |
| 7 | This describes how two pieces of electrical equipment can be connected so there is no waste of power at the connection . |
| 8 | ‘ This affects only one product which has been voluntarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure . |
| 9 | This takes about two weeks to complete and costs £10,000 . |
| 10 | This takes about six weeks — just as you 're about to hand in your notice , it suddenly clicks and they are doing it themselves without you having to say anything . |
| 11 | For example : Interestingly , this creates only four synonyms , and is thus a very effective algorithm . |
| 12 | Stripped of its grammatical appendages and reduced to lexical essentials this appears as three words : |
| 13 | This means nearly 6 mt/pa will have to be berthed from super tankers in addition to nearly 4 mt/pa of marine sand and gravel . |
| 14 | This means nearly 6 mt/pa will have to be berthed from super tankers in addition to nearly 4 mt/pa of marine sand and gravel . |
| 15 | This means about 285,000 machines . |
| 16 | Need a the , these Fiestas , but they never get them right at the , the bloke I works with got one exactly the same as this does exactly ten miles and it cuts out on him . |
| 17 | This leaves just two aircraft out working : the Gazelle Which went out this morning , and a Scout which is out practising abseiling drills on the far side of the airfield . |