Example sentences of "and [num] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rare genetic disorder strikes apparently healthy boys between the ages of five and 12 when myelin , the fatty insulating sheath that surrounds nerve fibres , begins to disintegrate . |
| 2 | McGregor 's view of effective groups corresponds to Tuckman 's Stages 3 and 4 ie Norming and Performing . |
| 3 | She had a blood sugar reading of a hundred and sixty yesterday afternoon , and we realised that with the lighter schedule her morning component of NPH insulin will have to be raised . |
| 4 | They also demonstrate the very considerable importance of scheduling and demographic targeting in establishing distinctions within broad categories : in order to make sense of broad programmatic genres like soap opera or crime series it always seems necessary to identify them with a qualifying time-slot — daytime soap , early evening soap and prime-time soap ; or , in Britain , pre-nine o'clock crime series ( the tradition of Dixon of Dock Green ( 1955–76 ) , Juliet Bravo ( 1980–9 ) and The Bill ( 1988- ) and post-nine o'clock crime ( the subgenres of The Sweeney ( 1974–8 ) and Taggart ( 1985- ) , and of the US imports ) . |
| 5 | A proton contains two up quarks and one down quark ; a neutron contains two down and one up . |
| 6 | He joined the Meteorological Society in 1871 and was its foreign secretary from 1873 until his death , apart from 1880–1 when secretary and 1884–5 when president . |
| 7 | Erm I said well yeah he said every day you been saying er I 've been asking you what appointments have you got and I said I 've got two this afternoon and two tomorrow morning . |
| 8 | On April 3 and 14 respectively defence co-operation agreements were signed with France and Austria . |
| 9 | A boom period of speculative house building peaked between 1928 and 1936 when construction of 118,000 dwellings annually increased to 293,000 . |
| 10 | To a certain extent turnover follows that of the cash market in government securities : it rose in 1987 following the start of the new trading arrangements for gilt-edged securities and it fell in 1988 and 1989 when government accounts moved into surplus and there was a cessation of new issues . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , this decline took place during the late 1940s and 1950s when council housing was increasing . |
| 12 | From just 25p a day , you can help protect your dependents against the crippling financial penalty of losing a parent or partner — and secure yourself a cash payout … at the age of 65 if you 're aged between 18 and 54 when cover commences , or after ten years if you 're aged between 55 and 69 . |