Example sentences of "is [verb] [to-vb] some [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | With general interest in Australia running at a reasonably high level in Japan , the exhibition is expected to attract some 250,000 visitors . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Its hold is estimated to contain some 2,000 tons of contaminated water . |