Example sentences of "the [num] [noun pl] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 . |