Example sentences of "is [verb] [adj] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the average is nudging fifty thousand a month Lynda . |
| 2 | Knutsford is situated some 16 miles to the south of Manchester . |
| 3 | Llyn Brenig is situated some 35 miles form Colwyn Bay , and is well worth a visit . |
| 4 | The Island of Taiwan is situated several hundred miles off the Chinese mainland , west of Hong Kong ; Japan lies a few hours ’ plane ride north-west while the Philippines rest a similar distance southwards . |
| 5 | After the award Mrs Green 's solicitor Raymond Donn , who is handling another 60 cases involving dead and injured servicemen , said people should not be frightened of claiming from the Ministry of Defence . |
| 6 | Iveco Ford is to lose another 100 jobs . |
| 7 | However figures out today reveal that the Teesside Development Corporation is building one million square feet of office space 84pc of the county 's provision for the next decade and most of it will be concentrated on its flagship site of Teesdale , Thornaby . |
| 8 | Wimpey Homes is building 50 two and three-bedroomed houses on land provided by the council at Pallister Park , off Homerton Road , with the aid of a City Grant from the Department of the Environment of over £400,000 . |
| 9 | Bellway Homes urban renewals division is building 140 two and three-bedroomed houses and flats for sale at Netherfields Green . |
| 10 | All you need to do is dial 0891 121 PLUS the three numbers by the name of your nominated sportsman or woman . |
| 11 | Christer Petersson , who was acquitted of the 1986 murder of the Swedish Prime Minister , Mr Olof Palme , is demanding two million kronor ( £213,000 ) compensation for the 10 months he spent in jail , news reports said yesterday . |
| 12 | The plan is to gather some 300 million measurements to improve the way scientists forecast the weather . |
| 13 | Lot seventy does not have a horn with it but Lot ninety two , the good news is it does have a reproducer er Lot one hundred and eleven should have a black dot against it to indicate that it will be removed from the premises if not cleared within the stated time Lot one seven four is withdrawn one nine one the estimate should read eight to twelve hundred and finally Lot one nine eight is withdrawn . |
| 14 | The company now says that it is producing some 20 million metres of VHS tape per month — enough to fill more than 100 000 cassettes . |
| 15 | I , I er , looks like erm teaching eleven fifteen to one fifteen my lunch hour is say one fifteen to two fifteen and technically I can er have it , I could probably , I could be , take off Friday afternoon , it 's the only time I could take off for averaging |
| 16 | Right , the production cost is say six hundred pounds , right ? |
| 17 | A world economy that in practice involved only two-thirds of its population — at best , and that included poor Africa — is gaining 3 billion new members . |
| 18 | The result of the vote is for car is carried forty two to thirty three . |
| 19 | THE SOVIET UNION is employing 900 000 scientists and engineers on research and development — 200 000 more than the United States . |
| 20 | Stage : Preparations being made for Pre Deposit consultation which is expected early 1993 . |
| 21 | Columba , a neighbour of the giant Ninian field , is located some 105 miles east of the Shetland Islands . |
| 22 | The British government is paying about £16 million to modernise Greenham Common and Molesworth to take cruise missiles , and is contributing some 220 security guards . |
| 23 | Like other companies we would not be allowed to buy or lease in our own right and so we would have to take on non-producing quota holders to encourage farmers who regularly lease quota themselves to join our supply pool , ’ said Mr Ross , whose aim is to secure some 15 per cent of Scottish milk production . |
| 24 | The blade is pushed some 10 or 12 inches ( 30 centimetres ) into the ground immediately above the estimated location of the burrow . |
| 25 | Fact the Department of Social Security is splashing five million for health cheques for it 's staff all on Bupa ! |
| 26 | The food and service is costing eight hundred pounds alone . |
| 27 | A small but at least regular amount of funding has also been allocated ; for example , the Pushkin Museum is to receive 200 million roubles . |
| 28 | i is restrict that many-one , choose your input so that it will make the forward function , a one-one . |
| 29 | So a car developing 30 horsepower at 60 miles an hour is releasing some 90 kW of heat continuously into the air . |
| 30 | The muscles that connect the two bones are clearly under a colossal amount of tension and this is pulling these two bones together . |