Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conversion of fractions to decimals is a requirement for effective use of the calculator , and a further calculator question about the wages received for a 37½ hour week produced evidence that a number of pupils worked out the wages for a 37 hour week using the calculator and then made , or tried to make , a pencil and paper calculation for the remaining half hour 's money . |
| 2 | From the airline 's point of view , the gift ( disguised as an 8.8 per cent investment stake by BNP ) could therefore not have been more conveniently timed . |
| 3 | The results were publicised during a two day exhibition at Keele University in November 1990 : the event , which included displays of the thematic maps and archival material , was promoted jointly by BGS , the North Staffordshire branch of the Geologists ' Association and the Institution of Geologists . |
| 4 | Christopher swiftly arranged for a six foot wall to be built along his boundary , and angrily muttered that it was going to have to be the Scottish islands . |
| 5 | Net , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split paid in December 1992 , per share fell 89.7% to $0.03 . |
| 6 | Net earnings per share , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split paid in August 1992 , rose by 12.3% to $0.91 in the quarter , and by 14.4% to $3.58 in the year . |
| 7 | Net per share , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split paid in February 1993 , was $0.43 . |
| 8 | Net per share , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split last time paid in May 1992 , rose by 16.7% to $0.28 . |
| 9 | Net per share , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split paid in April 1993 , remained at $0.20 . |
| 10 | Net earnings per share , adjusted for a three-for-two stock split paid in July 1992 , fell by 58.3% to $0.05 in the quarter , and by 70% to $0.51 in the year . |
| 11 | Net earnings per share , adjusted for a one-for-ten consolidation on February 26 rose 117.6% to $0.37 in the year . |
| 12 | Net earnings per share , adjusted for a three-for-one stock split paid in February 1992 , rose by 38.5% to $0.18 in the quarter , and by 19.1% to $0.56 in the year . |
| 13 | Net earnings per share , adjusted for a five-for-four stock split paid in November 1992 , rose 3.7% to $0.28 in the quarter , and 9.1% to $0.84 in the nine months . |
| 14 | Net per share , adjusted for a five-for-four stock split paid in June 1992 , and rose 6.3% to $0.17 . |
| 15 | This is a small and friendly bed and breakfast pension where you will be well looked after by Frau Feichter ; the house is situated about a 10 minute walk from the centre of town . |
| 16 | The guide is not intended as a one stop reference guide . |
| 17 | The system incorporates special hardware , a main processing unit consisting of two control processors and 32 computational processors arranged as a four by eight array ; and is front-ended by a Fujitsu S series ( Sun Microsystems ) workstation running Solaris and supporting PHIGS and XGL for CAD/CAM applications and PEX for photorealism . |
| 18 | STARTLED motorists stopped as a 999 ambulance sped past them — with flames roaring from its back . |
| 19 | All injections were given as a 200 µl bolus of neuropeptide Y ( Peninsula , Belmont , CA , USA ) dissolved in sterile 0.9% saline containing 0.1% dog albumin ( Sigma , St Louis , MO , USA ) or the carrier alone as control . |
| 20 | Chemotherapy consisted of leucovorin 200 mg/m/day by intravenous push followed 30 minutes later by bolus 5-fluorouracil 550 mg/m/day and cisplatin 20 mg/m/day , given as a two hour infusion with adequate hydration . |
| 21 | The Commission had pressed for a 35 per cent reduction , while the latest compromise proposal by the Portuguese government ( which held the presidency of the EC Council of Ministers for the first half of 1992 ) argued for a reduction of 27 per cent . |
| 22 | The dissolution of a polymer in a solvent can be regarded as a two stage process . |
| 23 | Keith Atkinson 's case against a health authority was dismissed after a six year legal battle . |
| 24 | Although the Guaranteed Capital Bond is designed for a five year term , early encashment is allowed before the end of the fixed term . |
| 25 | Poetry alone is worldwide and limitless ; and even through the mangling of translation , the images of beauty come through a hundred tongues unsullied . |
| 26 | And it was not rebuilt for a hundred years . |
| 27 | The emergency services are investigating why firefighters turned up late to a mock nuclear accident.Confusion over phone lines is being blamed for a ten minute delay before the fire brigade responded . |
| 28 | Specialised materials , which Tootal promised would be an engine of growth , has yet to prove its worth , though continued heavy investment could be blamed for a 40 per cent fall in profits . |
| 29 | Well over a hundred of Oxfordshire 's lowest paid and angriest health workers attended a mass meeting to hear that almost all the region 's clerical staff had voted for a one day strike . |
| 30 | Rail workers have voted for a twenty-four hour strike over job losses . |