Example sentences of "[art] [num] [noun pl] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The COS-7 cells were transfected 18 hours before injection with the PHYKA5 PDGF plasmid expression vector , as previously described . |
| 2 | The six Irishmen were released last March on a third appeal after spending 16 years in jail . |
| 3 | The three defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to possess drugs . |
| 4 | The three survivors were pulled clear as the er in the , in the moment before the vehicle exploded into a ball of flame . |
| 5 | Glass bottles and jars can be recycled very easily , provided the three colours are kept separate . |
| 6 | The 17 trucks were halted 25 miles short of the town of Tuzla while UN aides negotiated for a path to be cleared of mines . |
| 7 | None of the 55 patients was given any type of medical treatment during the study period and all were instructed to continue their normal dietary habits . |
| 8 | To the twelve directors was added another . |
| 9 | The five players were found guilty of bringing the game into serious disrepute and banned for life . |
| 10 | TWO LIVES by William Trevor Penguin , £5.99 THE TWO lives are laid bare in two novellas . |
| 11 | Most batteries involve an assault , and the tendency is to refer generically to ‘ assaults ’ , but the exposition of the law is clearer if the two offences are kept separate . |
| 12 | The two men were released unharmed in the Crossmaglen area an hour later . |
| 13 | The exercise has been cancelled by the health and safety executive because the two planes are considered two old to take part . |
| 14 | And it is easy enough to answer the question : ‘ Why bother at all with the B arrangement , which is wasteful of paper , since three of the four versos are left blank ? ’ |
| 15 | The first night , ‘ Media and Human Rights ’ , was almost a complete disaster ; two of the four speakers were taken ill , as was the chair . |
| 16 | According to Vitruvius , a fall of six inches over every 100 feet was considered desirable and often long detours had to be made to avoid a too sudden descent . |
| 17 | Here , instead of the normal Roman practice of providing a gradual fall of the water channel — Vitruvius stated that a fall of 6 inches for every 100 feet was considered desirable — the water was carried under pressure across the broad valley . |
| 18 | Local councils in a dozen areas were granted High Court injunctions to prevent Sunday trading , but a handful of national store chains opened on the two Sundays before Christmas . |
| 19 | At least a dozen pupils were educated free of charge on a promise that fees would be paid when the parents ' situation improved . |
| 20 | Goods worth a billion pounds are stolen each year . |
| 21 | Almost half a million meals were served last year , an increase of forty-seven per cent . |
| 22 | Around 1 in every 1,000 births are handicapped due to heavy drinking during pregnancy , although the handicap is usually mild rather than severe . |