Example sentences of "than [num] [noun] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister is aware that those who work for 16 hours or less do not have the right to itemised pay statements unless they have worked for five years and that those who work less than eight hours have no right to them at all . |
| 2 | No fewer than eight towers dominated the façade , six of them capped by shallow-hipped roofs , two of them flat , open , and balustraded , bearing flag-poles , and all arranged in a numbing symmetry . |
| 3 | Each year more than 850,000 Britons pay an annual subscription to ensure they get their copy of Which ? magazine . |
| 4 | In 1991 , more than 500 people approached the SSD . |
| 5 | More than 500 mourners packed the St Peter and St Paul 's Church in Wadhurst , East Sussex , where Mr Tipping , a former Royal Marine and part-time SAS soldier , was buried . |
| 6 | The Director General of the Department , Muayyad Said , stated that the stolen works comprised more than 500 items representing the civilization of Mesopotamia from prehistoric to late Islamic times ; more than 700 items representing the civilisation of northern Iraq ; 4,500 books from the Library of the Iraqi Museum ; and twenty-six crates of manuscripts from the Saddam Document Centre . |
| 7 | MORE than 550 people packed the new church of St Peter & St Paul , Wakefield for its official opening . |
| 8 | No fewer than eleven Governors attended the first meeting on 15th March , which resolved to have quarterly accounts , and quarterly reports from the Headmaster . |
| 9 | As Laurence Barrett puts it , ‘ by the time he got to the White House he had spent more than fifty years using every communications medium save Morse code and smoke signals . |
| 10 | More than 70 firemen fought the blaze at Shree Krishna Hindu temple in Blacklake , West Bromwich , in the early hours of the morning . |
| 11 | For more than thirty-seven years held the important situation of teacher to the first public institution in this country for the education of the deaf and dumb ; which was established in this parish , A.D. 1792 … |
| 12 | • Czechoslovakian studies show that children aged 6 to 14 years who reside near an aluminium smelter ingest more than 2 milligrams fluoride a day from air , water , animal foodstuffs and plants although their drinking water was not fluoridated . |
| 13 | MORE than 12,500 women attended the Victoria breast screening unit during the first three years of the programme . |
| 14 | More than 25000 visitors crammed the 500 plus stands on the first day of the show , in Ghent , to look at new developments in materials science , biotechnology , microelectronics and engineering . |
| 15 | More than 300 Londoners boosted the crowd to just under 1,000 and boss Phil Holder was delighted with the display at the Del Duca Stadium . |
| 16 | More than 300 Londoners made the trip to improve a poor crowd to just under 1,000 and manager Phil Holder was delighted with the performance at the Del Duca Stadium . |
| 17 | More than 300 demonstrators attacked the Chinese embassy in Dhaka on July 2 after rumours that human skulls had been found in the embassy . |
| 18 | Military Forum was set up by more than 300 servicemen to demand an end to Communist control of and greater democracy within the armed forces . |
| 19 | The final evening saw more than 300 guests attend an industry reception , hosted by LASMO . |
| 20 | The National Cancer Institute was sponsoring more than 30 studies to assess the role of certain nutrients , he said . |
| 21 | The council accepts there are far more than 30 youngsters needing a proper base in Darlington . |
| 22 | More than 30 parties contested the elections in April-May [ for which see p. 37381 ] . |
| 23 | Charity Fair , more than 30 charities selling a variety of goods , Old Hall Museum , 10am-4pm . |
| 24 | It takes him less than 30 seconds to assemble an asbestos mat , a bunsen burner , a wire mat on the top of a tripod and a beaker full of water Full of bright blue supersaturated copper-sulphate solution . |
| 25 | More than 16,500 students sat the Young Enterprise Europe examination . |
| 26 | No less than 53 extras portrayed the wartime travelling public , not forgetting a crate of live chickens , one of which actually laid an egg on set ! |
| 27 | Males consuming over 36 units of alcohol a week and females consuming more than 22 units have a high level and are advised to cut down immediately . |
| 28 | Mr Alton 's call follows two petitions signed by more than 700 parents demanding a security guard for the school and the renovation of a derelict bungalow on the site for use by a caretaker . |
| 29 | The Director General of the Department , Muayyad Said , stated that the stolen works comprised more than 500 items representing the civilization of Mesopotamia from prehistoric to late Islamic times ; more than 700 items representing the civilisation of northern Iraq ; 4,500 books from the Library of the Iraqi Museum ; and twenty-six crates of manuscripts from the Saddam Document Centre . |
| 30 | It took police , firemen and a crane more than 12 hours to haul the vehicle from the canal and re-open the road . |