Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [num] of [det] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Springfield 's satisfaction with the success of the night 's operation , was somewhat tempered by the fact that only three of those captured were from the upper echelon of grey tracksuited heavies , the Apostles . |
| 2 | Four of them had been taking non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) for a mean period of 10 ( range one to 18 ) months for arthritis and remarkably one of these had DU in spite of having pentagastrin fast achlorhydria due to pernicious anaemia . |
| 3 | Of every 200 16-year-olds just a couple plump for an engineering degree , and only one of those becomes an engineer . |
| 4 | Only three of the whole group had worked since redundancy , and only one of those did so for more than half of the time between redundancy and interview . |
| 5 | The number of TV sets adapted for Prestel has crept up to 24 000 , and only 4000 of those do not belong to businesses . |
| 6 | He was a member of commercial deputations to the council , one of the City élite who gave nominal assent to the accession of Lady Jane Grey [ q.v. ] by signing the letters patent of 1553 in her favour , and then one of those organizing the defence of London in 1554 on behalf of Queen Mary against rebels led by Sir Thomas Wyatt [ q.v . ] . |
| 7 | It is a very pretty stitch when finished and definitely one of those to reserve for when one has plenty of time to spare . |
| 8 | Of the original cohort of 33 patients considered for urgent transplantation , however , 16 had insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump , but only two of these have survived long term . |