Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | An elderly female novelist had come in at a quarter to six and Penelope had found herself trying to explain why her latest novel had not been reviewed in the Sunday Telegraph , why it had not been advertised more widely , why copies had not been displayed on the bookstall of a friend 's local station , why it had not yet been reprinted . |
| 2 | Apparently I had windmilled in at a quarter to ten , with three bottles of champagne , all of which I dropped in one catastrophic juggle . |
| 3 | Demand , he said , continues to be strong , above 1992 , claiming that they are ‘ almost sold out for the quarter . ’ |
| 4 | Hong Kong 's Victoria Harbour is used by over a quarter of a million ships a year . |
| 5 | State grain reserves were opened in Anhui and Jiangsu while medical teams fought water-borne diseases such as dysentery and cholera , which were reported to have affected up to a quarter of the flood victims . |
| 6 | He 'd woken up at a quarter past four that morning to find Lavinia awake beside him , as often she was now in the middle of the night . |
| 7 | At length , in 1987 , the small companies were given greater access to the network and the number of network hours was reduced by about a quarter . |
| 8 | It 's estimated the case trial has cost up to a quarter of a million pounds . |
| 9 | Although twilight had not yet come , the lights of the fair were switched on at a quarter past six , and the first strains of music from the roundabout spread the news that Mrs Curdle 's annual fair was now open . |
| 10 | The need for more staff time to organize training , or a member of staff specifically employed to organize/co-ordinate training , was mentioned by over a quarter of all authorities ( see Table 25 ) : |