Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [noun] now [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine out of 10 people now listen to the radio for about three hours every day , despite having more TV stations than ever to choose from , according to the Cultural Trends report for 1993 . |
| 2 | Four out of five customers now stay in the black . |
| 3 | Sunday trading introduced in a bid to fight off competition and a total of 14 stores now open on a Sunday . |
| 4 | He 's one of two patients now re-couperating with a family at a secret address . |
| 5 | The figures were revealed in a major survey which also discovered that just one in 10 homes now consists of the traditional image of mum and dad and two children . |
| 6 | Perhaps a couple are looking at one another in a different light — it is to be remembered that one in three marriages now ends in divorce . |
| 7 | 1 in 5 children now born outside of marriage , putting UK second to Scandinavia in the european league |
| 8 | X/Open says 500 products from 27 companies now comply with its XPG brand . |