Example sentences of "is [verb] [to-vb] [det] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new form of poaching has replaced the killing of deer for meat as the price of venison has dropped ; a single set of antlers is reported to fetch several hundred pounds . |
| 2 | The trial , which is expected to last another 5 weeks , has been adjourned until Tuesday . |
| 3 | The trial , in which 200 witnesses are due to testify , is expected to last another six weeks . |
| 4 | The bypass is part of a scheme to link the M4 and M5 motorways and the inquiry is expected to last another 6 weeks . |
| 5 | The project , which is expected to take some 18 months to complete , will enable all library staff to have access through the online catalogue to up-to-date information on all periodicals and newspaper titles currently received , including the date of the last issue received , and , in most cases , the expected date of the next issue . |
| 6 | With general interest in Australia running at a reasonably high level in Japan , the exhibition is expected to attract some 250,000 visitors . |
| 7 | The CPA Group , a leasing company based in Ireland is expected to buy several hundred new aeroplanes from a number of manufacturers . |
| 8 | The dolphin is one of the most visible victims of the major disturbance of marine life caused by the controversial airport 's construction , which is expected to involve some 60 per cent of the world 's dredging fleet . |
| 9 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA is looking to cut another 3,000 jobs from its global payroll of about 35,000 , chairman Bernard Pache said yesterday as he presented the figures for 1992 ( see page six ) . |
| 10 | We have to understand that it is going to cost many millions of pounds throughout industry in Scotland and we had better get it right . ’ |
| 11 | Compuware is set to acquire some 900 new customers under its deal with Landmark , in addition to the 200 PD/MVS contracts it will inherit from IBM . |
| 12 | The quite excellent British Museum Press , which is managing to produce some twenty scholarly titles this season , from books to accompany exhibitions to detailed descriptions of archaeological digs , has profited from the private entertainment of its former director , Sir David Wilson , to produce a delightful book of funerary inscriptions gathered by him from all over the British Isles and America . |
| 13 | It is estimated to employ some 750,000 persons in all , with 57,700 persons in direct manufacturing and a further 30,000 in public houses . |
| 14 | Its hold is estimated to contain some 2,000 tons of contaminated water . |
| 15 | Since this provides the opportunity for the child to score correctly 50 per cent of the time simply by guessing , each grammatical contrast is presented in blocks of four items and the child is required to get all four items correct to pass on any block . |