Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [num] [noun pl] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resale price maintenance now exists for only two commodities in the UK : over-the-counter medicines — and books . |
| 2 | The boy , Gregory Kingsley , gave evidence that his biological mother , with whom he had lived for only seven months in the eight years prior to the case , had neglected and abandoned him . |
| 3 | During holidays at The Milebrook I found once again the freedom I had known in Abyssinia , but now for only three months in the year . |
| 4 | After only two years in the same house as Minton , Vaughan wanted to escape . |
| 5 | John , enjoying only his second year in the sport , had some troubles in the 250cc class with his BSA in the wet conditions on Saturday and retired it after only two laps in the first race . |
| 6 | As I was unable to see how I could realistically expect students to take responsibility for classes after only six weeks in the School of Education , I decided ( after much self doubt ) to put the students on their first teaching practice in the fourth and fifth years of schools offering our joint GCE O Level/CSE French for Communication syllabus where they would be expected to work with the teachers in a variety of roles . |
| 7 | After only five days in the complex and , to almost all of us , unfamiliar environment of Lewis and Harris , our views can not be anything more than initial impressions . |
| 8 | After only five days in the south coast town , he was charged with drunk driving after his mini-clubman car collided with a motor-scooter . |
| 9 | THE disgraced Mayor of Stockton is expected to resign today , after only five days in the role . |
| 10 | Prof Friel first hit the headlines in December 1991 when he resigned as chief executive of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board after only three months in the post . |
| 11 | When Christopher Steffen , reportedly a slash and burn merchant when it comes to cutting costs and staff , quit Eastman Kodak Co on Wednesday after just seven weeks in the job of chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak Co , saying that the team was agreed on the objectives , but had irreconcilable differences on how to get from here to there , IBM Corp shares jumped for joy in anticipation that he was about to be named finance chief — but the joy subsided and so did the share price , off 87.5 cents at $49 when nothing happened yesterday ; word out of IBM is that there is an appointment already to be announced , but unless the fact that Steffen is now at a loose end causes a last-minute re-think , he is not the man that IBM has in mind . |
| 12 | After nearly fifty years in the carpet business , Bob Doran , Sales Representative for the West of Scotland area has retired . |
| 13 | Mueller then turned to the American Managing Director in charge of the British Components ' Division , who was due for another assignment after nearly two years in the UK . |
| 14 | He succeeds John Eversley who retires later this year after nearly ten years in the post . |
| 15 | The Education Department 's Advisory Service has moved its main premises after nearly 20 years in the Dean Education Centre at Belford House . |
| 16 | After nearly 20 years in the lower echelons of the second division and without a major title to their name , the team with the grand sounding name of Real Club Deportivo de la Coruna have elbowed their way past the giant clubs which year after year dominate the Spanish League , and have made a bold bid for the title . |
| 17 | If he wanted unglamorous , he should see what she looked like in surgical greens after about twelve hours in the OR , though , of course , she could n't even hint at that . |
| 18 | He replaces Sir Robert Reid who retires in March from his £95,000 a year post after over 40 years in the railway industry . |
| 19 | The competitions started with the British Men 's Open — 70 hopefuls looking for just 20 places in the next round . |
| 20 | Nobody suffered more than Hignett — looking more and more a Premier League thoroughbred , despite only six games in the top flight following his £500,000 transfer last month . |
| 21 | Secondly , and more significantly , this is one of only two sentences in the story which contain an indefinite article : here , " a hospital " . |
| 22 | That was the emphatic prediction of Maine Road boss Peter Reid yesterday despite White 's scant return of only two goals in the 16 games since his bleak debut for England . |
| 23 | The Environmental Protection Agency has authorised the storage of only 8,500 drums in the cavern over a five year test period . |
| 24 | Matthew Casson , 14 , was chosen as one of only six finalists in the North of England in the Sainsbury 's Future Cooks Awards after his winning recipes impressed judges . |
| 25 | The twins are still members of the order they founded — making them two of only four bishop-monks in the Church of England this century . |
| 26 | She said : ‘ Considering that there are many thousands of schools and other organisations from which a delegate could have been chosen , it is certainly a great honour that St Mary 's is one of only 10 schools in the UK to be included . ’ |
| 27 | Rutter himself had earlier pointed out that a drop of only five points in the mean IQ of a population , with unchanged distribution , will double the number of mentally retarded children having an IQ less than 70.1 . |
| 28 | NatWest Securities , the broker , points out that Rugby is one of only three companies in the entire sector to have cash in the bank and to have maintained a strong balance sheet throughout the downturn . |
| 29 | Gloucestershire county council is being told to cut it 's budget by ten million pounds and is one of only three councils in the country to be capped . |
| 30 | Gloucestershire county council has been told to cut its budget by ten million pounds and is one of only three councils in the country to be capped . |