Example sentences of "only around [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures for the first half of the year from the Building Societies Association showed that only around 54,360 people were in arrears with their mortgages . |
| 2 | First , the largest excursions of the eyes were only around 10 degrees . |
| 3 | In the UK , with only around 100 TBs on the register , the phrase ‘ that fast French aeroplane ’ is much more likely to conjure up a picture of the faithful Robin DR400 , a lovely aircraft but one which is in an altogether different class . |
| 4 | Only around 100 people live there — Liz knows them all , and has a marvellous photograph of almost everyone , from 80- year-olds to tiny babies , gathered together outside their house . |
| 5 | Only around 2,000 people a year participate in the sport , which creates the equivalent of 300 full-time jobs . |
| 6 | In the current , probably mistaken assumption that reunification is only a matter of weeks or months away it is often forgotten that a united Germany as such existed for only around 75 years , between 1870 and 1945 , from Bismarck 's ascendancy to Hitler 's descent into suicide and defeat . |
| 7 | Only around 80 people had their leave of absence extended beyond six months . |
| 8 | ‘ There is only around five tonnes of newsprint left and it 's very difficult getting supplies into Sarajevo . |
| 9 | ‘ With normally aspirated engines , sometimes the difference in power output between competing cars is only around five brake horsepower . |
| 10 | Their combined size was estimated at only around 200,000 people in 1951 , but was six times larger by 1971 and put at over 2.4 million by the mid 1980s ( Shaw , 1988 ) . |
| 11 | A twenty-strong animal pack-train could carry only around 3 tons and even a wagon , hauled at walking pace by six or eight horses , was restricted to 3 tons up to 1765 and 6 thereafter . |
| 12 | As the adventurers reach the side-valley proper ( which is only around 20 yards wide and approximately 100 yards long ) , the sky is darkening with yet another rainstorm . |
| 13 | Despite the fact that interest rates have halved since 1989 , only around 85,000 houses will be started this year — a third of the number before the recession . |
| 14 | With only around 1,350 candidates throughout the UK in 1992–93 , the availability of tuition might have been a problem ; however , as the subjects are ‘ shared ’ with the Banking Certificate , evening classes and correspondence tuition are widely available . |
| 15 | Whereas the tax relief would have affected some 78,000,000 families , the proposed increases would have applied to only around 1,000,000 couples and individuals . |
| 16 | Deng Yingchao 's authority arose not only from her marriage to Zhou in 1925 , but also from her status as one of only around 50 women to have completed the Long March of 1934-35 . |
| 17 | Cost savings have been made in levels of management , although it is claimed that only around 50 jobs have gone . |
| 18 | According to a Moscow Radio World Service report on Feb. 25 the Cabinet was to consist of 55 members , compared with 69 members in the former Council of Ministers ( earlier reports had suggested that the Cabinet would include only around 15 ministers , plus the republican heads of government — see p. 37904 ) . |
| 19 | The demand for amniocentesis would seem to be based largely on efforts to identify the presence of Down 's , where there are a considerable number of miscarriages , and only around 700 births each year . |
| 20 | In fact , provided the secondary potential is only around 30 volts or less , you can not get a noticeable shock from the secondary circuitry . |
| 21 | Venice is only around 30 miles away , and Vicenza and Verona are both within reach . |
| 22 | A protest march planned in Warsaw attracted only around 4,000 workers , although some observers suggested that in part the low turnout could be blamed on a separate strike being staged since the previous day by Warsaw 's public transport workers . |