Example sentences of "[det] [be] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TEEN sensation Take That are 8–1 favourites to be number one in the Christmas pop charts . |
| 2 | TEEN sensation Take That are 8–1 favourites to be number one in the Christmas pop charts . |
| 3 | Brian deane may have only scored two goals for leeds but that s two more than Drunkin Fergusson has scored for Rangers . |
| 4 | That s one reason we suffered last year . |
| 5 | They are definately due a penalty now — that s one whole game without one . |
| 6 | If only 3,000 took this up that s 3000 extra spaces available on the kop — not to mention those who got East stand season tickets this time round anyway . |
| 7 | Temperatures will hover around eight to ten degrees celsius , that s forty six to fifty fahrenheit with only a moderate breeze . |
| 8 | But if your thirty , that s ninety in horse years , and a survivor of a bomb blast to boot , maybe there 's no better birthday treat , than a quiet feed on fresh hay . |
| 9 | That s 6 draws from 10 games for them … and notably draws vs the higher sides . |
| 10 | These olfactory cells , are long and narrow with their length perpendicular to the plane of the nasal cavity and attached to each are five , six even eight olfactory hairs , or ‘ flagella ’ , which are believed to be affected by odorous materials , setting off a chain of events which results in the odour being perceived . |
| 11 | In the centre of the vault of the choir is the crowning of the Lamb on a strong blue background and below this are four angels , and beyond , four evangelists . |
| 12 | More than half are 100 years or more old . |
| 13 | the last few are fifty six , fifty eight are usually famous for draws |
| 14 | Some are five furlongs , some seven furlongs , some 's a mile . |
| 15 | At one end of this dim room was an open fireplace , in which a few huge logs still smouldered in a bed of white ash ; on either side of this were two heavy , curved and padded armchairs , covered in velvet , a dark charcoal colour , pattered with dark purple flowers , a kind of glamorised fin-de-siècle bindweed . |
| 16 | The largest opening in the archosaur skull was the orbit , housing the eyes ; behind this were two temporal openings which allowed for the bulging of the jaw muscles and might even serve to make the skull lighter , since with increasing body size every feature that could reduce weight helped . |
| 17 | Their dimensions varied , some being ten sazhens square with half-bastions at the corners , whereas elsewhere they were double the size , with full bastions . |
| 18 | There may be other more altruistic motives such as the sponsor being the largest employer in the town and this being one way of expressing community concern . |
| 19 | Of particular interest is the extent of woodland cover , mainly concentrated in the High and Low Weald , this being one of the most heavily wooded areas in England . |
| 20 | Willows ( of various species ) , sallows and alders are often associated with the ponds and attract wintering flocks of Redpolls and Siskins ; some have breeding Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers , this being one of their main habitats in the county . |
| 21 | This being one of several experiments , involving a limited number of people , its location can be Britain provided the total duration of the course is less than one year and that participants are those who are rooted in action in their own countries . ’ |
| 22 | The year of maximum emigration to Curação was 1945 , when 2,769 emigrated , this being forty-six per cent of the total number of Madeiran emigrants in that year . |
| 23 | Say that , some were hundred , were n't it Alec ? |
| 24 | The militia lost heart at this news ; they had already been on duty for a month , and had been treated with extraordinary meanness by the citizens they were defending , who , they complained , ‘ would not even allow straw for the poor men to lay upon ’ while ‘ some were eight , some seven , and all six nights and days under arms upon the walls ’ . |
| 25 | to five hundred , some were seven hundred |
| 26 | This is 1974 we 're talking about , is n't it ? |
| 27 | ‘ Doctor , this is 1888 . |
| 28 | This is 1 million Hungarian forints ( roughly equal to £8,000 ) , and although the contribution of members may differ it may not be less than 100,000 forints each and the amount must be divisible by 10,000 forints . |
| 29 | If all leaves are at roughly the same depth d , and the number of children per internal node is fixed , say n , then this is 1 + n + n + n + … + n |
| 30 | This is 1990s ! |