Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a [noun] of [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must guess a distance of between 12″ and 48″ . |
| 2 | Provided one remembered that a poll was simply a snapshot of voting intention at the time it was taken and that national polls should have a sample of at least 1,000 , one would not go far wrong . |
| 3 | A freshwater lake in normal conditions should have a pH of between 6 and 7 but acidified lakes can have a pH reading of as low as 3.5 . |
| 4 | Experience shows that a 230g fauna ( 8oz ) should have a parachute of about 1 square metre ( 10¾sq ft ) . |
| 5 | Through its columns he attacked the BDDA leadership as " slovenly , slow and cliquish " , and claimed that " properly managed , the BDDA should have a membership of at least one thousand deaf-mutes , not counting missionaries and other sympathisers " . |
| 6 | The bend at the bottom of the pipe ( underground ) should have a radius of at least 200mm . |
| 7 | The other exception to accept the erm the the savings identified as possibilities relate to item thirty structural and maintenance of of the roads we could make a cut of of half a million . |
| 8 | Overall , Nasa suggest that this spring could see a reduction of between 30-40 per cent in the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere . |
| 9 | We 'd have a respite of about a fortnight if we were lucky before he went down with the next one . |
| 10 | figure is the highest level that we have granted for any riot expenditure , and could involve a sum of between £5 million and £7 million , depending on the claims . |
| 11 | He forecast that the constitution would have a life of at least ten years : perhaps lasting till about 1970 . |
| 12 | With the 12 countries already in the toils of a budget renegotiation , it would mean a delay of at least a year before the ambitious plans for monetary and political union could be relaunched . |
| 13 | Proposing the resolution , Mr Kent said it would mean a cut of at least £5bn — a quarter of this year 's defence budget . |
| 14 | The Leeds Permanent said yesterday it would announce an increase of at least 1.25 points ‘ within a day or two ’ . |
| 15 | So she watched television and erm Princess Diana erm said something shocking at lunchtime at a luncheon party or lunch party and erm maybe just erm ten days before that Princess Diana 's announcement we were told by the Register Teacher that we will have an assignment of in February and we will compare some newspapers articles and maybe she did n't explain very erm specifically but she just gave us erm the brief information about er register assignment in February and she told us that we should er we should collect some newspapers about the same title was about the same topic and ho we should compare how each newspaper treated , treats the er news or what do you call that ? |
| 16 | Amdahl Corp is cutting 9% of its staff worldwide , 600 of them to go in California , and will take a hit of between $15m and $20m against figures to cover it . |
| 17 | ‘ It will take a team of at least three horses to plough such rough land — and even then it will be difficult going with all the roots that 'll be left around when the foresters have moved on . ’ |
| 18 | In general , it is fair to say that one can use a magnification of × 50 for each inch of aperture ( forgive my temporarily reverting to Imperial measure ! ) , so that a 3-inch refractor will bear a magnification of × 150 , a 6-inch will bear × 300 , and so on . |
| 19 | Secondly , anyone who believes that a 60-mm refractor will bear a power of × 300 is going to be bitterly disappointed . |
| 20 | A large adult will ideally cope with a sail of 5–5.5m 2 while lighter children or small adults will find a sail of between 4–4.5m 2 of sufficient power . |
| 21 | Corporate membership is aimed towards companies within Edinburgh District who , depending on how many employees are joining the scheme , can make a saving of between 10% and 50% off the cost of their cards . |
| 22 | In general , it is fair to say that one can use a magnification of × 50 for each inch of aperture ( forgive my temporarily reverting to Imperial measure ! ) , so that a 3-inch refractor will bear a magnification of × 150 , a 6-inch will bear × 300 , and so on . |
| 23 | Work continues whenever we can muster a gang of at least two , which is quite often . |
| 24 | Generally available at 30cm , this fish can reach a length of over one metre . |
| 25 | ‘ The Late Show is too difficult for the audience we hope to reach , ’ says the new programme 's producer , Lindsay Shapero , who thinks he can attract an audience of at least one million . |