Example sentences of "five [noun pl] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gives a clue to the location of Swinsto Hole , five minutes north-west and to Simpson 's Pot , over the wall in the next allotment east : their entrances are small and , masked by long grass , need a search but both admit to major cave systems . |
| 2 | ( 1986 ) have described a successful treatment programme using initial enemas , regular toilet sitting for five minutes morning and afternoon , plus a suppository if there was no bowel movement . |
| 3 | This was of five shillings value and in excellent condition . |
| 4 | In a recent study of twenty-five degree courses in five institutions Molloy and Carroll ( 1992 ) reported slightly lower completion rates for what they defined as ‘ non-standard ’ entry ( NSE ) students when compared with those with standard entry ( SEs ) . |
| 5 | Without any shade of doubt , France deserved to win the first official Five Nations championship and — would have probably grabbed the Grand Slam as well — but for the Twickenham goal posts . |
| 6 | Farr-Jones feels it would take an organisation with the resources of an IMG to put on the calendar his pet projects — a two-yearly challenge between the Five Nations winner and the champions of the Southern Hemisphere equivalent . |
| 7 | In 1828 , after a period when cattle stealing had been rarely and lightly punished , the Supreme Court in session at Matara convicted a number of men , including some headmen , and sentenced each to five years imprisonment and two hundred lashes . |