Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also titled Howard Carter : before Tutankhamun ( British Museum Press , £12.95 p/b £9.95 for visitors to the museum during the period of the exhibition ) , it is an anthology of Howard Carter 's writings illustrated by his own photographs , drawings and paintings . |
| 2 | We have shown that knowledge of immunohistological reactivity with a panel of six antibodies to tumour markers can predict the primary site of origin correctly in 70% of tumours in men and 58% of tumours in women with specificities ranging from 68% for breast tumours to over 90% for tumours in the gut , lung , prostate , and thyroid . |
| 3 | A decision to contest a parliamentary seat ‘ if a favourable opportunity should occur ’ and to grant £250 as expenses was taken in October , but it came too late ( SCS Quarterly report 28 October 18 ) . |
| 4 | Allied Provincial Securities Ltd will place 8.87m shares at 155 pence per share — while this represents 25% of equity , March 1993 also saw three of the group 's shareholders pay £3m for shares representing approximately 2.9% of the group 's total enlarged share capital . |
| 5 | Business Monitor : London agency has £3m for minnows |
| 6 | The sensitivity of 50% for samples of tuberculous tissue roughly concurs with the results from much larger studies on various clinical samples that give a sensitivity for the polymerase chain reaction of 37–80% and culture of 29–67% . |
| 7 | Patients taking less than 70% of their capsules ( 50% for children ) were defined as non-compliers . |
| 8 | Many stores have run out of vacuum cleaners — and hundreds are being offered in newspaper small ads at a bargain £60 as shoppers try to sell cleaners they never wanted in the first place . |
| 9 | All they get is sad sheep for fans … who just follow the crowd — try and be uncontroversial . |
| 10 | There is a charge of 30p for automatic transfers and 45p for statements on credit accounts . |
| 11 | Sharpe recognized the cavalry as Prussians . |
| 12 | We could raid police barracks for arms ; quarries for explosives . |
| 13 | An early interpretation saw them as barracks for troops used by Swegen Forkbeard to conquer England , with each house containing a ship 's crew . |
| 14 | One recommendation was to rotate sheep through paddocks , but since it involved the return of the sheep to their previously grazed paddocks in the same season , this was of little value . |
| 15 | This is typically 40% but may rise to 80% for groups especially interested in the study . |
| 16 | a Stage Pass card gives up to 50% off performances at theatres in major cities . |
| 17 | The day starts with the great American breakfast , which , if you have n't managed to get as part of your hotel deal , should be eaten in a local coffee shop or diner and will set you back $3-$4 for eggs , bacon , toast and unlimited coffee . |
| 18 | Distillers House , Ellersly Road , Edinburgh , is the headquarters for operations . |
| 19 | The NCC estimates it would cost £4.5 billion to meter the whole country and it says the cost to consumers would be £135 to £205 per property , rising to £1,000 for flats that share a common supply . |
| 20 | A TEESSIDE woman is hoping to raise £1,000 for women suffering from breast cancer . |
| 21 | The UK Department of Trade & Industry on Monday licensed a new transatlantic telephone operator on Monday , and the company has now begun operating : Swiftcall Ltd is using lines that it leases from Mercury Communications Ltd with calls to be delivered in the US by Sprint Corp , and will charge between 25 pence and 28 pence a minute plus tax , with a sign-on fee of £1,000 for companies , £50 for residential subscribers , the fee to be set against call charges until it runs out ; Swiftcall founder Tom McCabe told the paper that even at 30% capacity , he could reach annual turnover of £10m and make a substantial profit ; he plans a £2m investment in the first three years and will run the service with a staff of four from the World Trade Centre , near the Tower of London . |
| 22 | SEVE BALLESTEROS yesterday extended the hand of sympathy to Scotland 's leading golfer , Colin Montgomerie , who has been fined £1,000 for comments he made about last week 's Moroccan Open . |
| 23 | Average weights are 1,200kg for bulls and 700kg for cows , and their heights are , respectively , 150cm and 134cm at the withers . |
| 24 | In contrast , the real value of excise duties has risen by 7% for beers and by 17% for wines ( Figure 4.2 ) . |
| 25 | Yammeaka was awarded £6,510 and Karen £7,426 for damages and loss of earnings . |
| 26 | Central American Cichlids by Dave Sands says to use a 200W heater/stat for a 24″ × 15″ × 12″ tank , and 2 × 150W for 36″ × 18″ × 12″ . |
| 27 | I be they 've never played Turrican or Creatures otherwise they 'd be gobsmacked , especially the console owners who pay about £40 for games that can often be completed in a few hours ! |
| 28 | 1993 prices , which are inclusive of a buffet lunch , are : £96 ( £167 for couples ) for the one-day seminar and £190 ( £310 for couples ) for the two-day event ; in both cases , VAT should be added . |
| 29 | Major institutional investors felt the deal gave too much to Mr Ritblat , his family and British Land management — New British Land was to be paid £15million a year in management charges for the first three years , coming down to £10million as properties were sold . |
| 30 | HEADQUARTERS AFTER CHARGES OF BRINGING THE GAME INTO DISREPUTE |