Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [conj] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Ryabov 's defection will give them enough votes to block the two-thirds majority that is needed to change the constitution . |
| 2 | Project English 3 is also divided into eight projects and is based on the idea of The Canterbury Tales . |
| 3 | The loch covers an area of eight acres and is stocked with brown , rainbow , and Canadian brook trout . |
| 4 | Robison and Davidson has an order book for seven to eight months and is building the £3.5 million regional police headquarters in Dumfries and a nursing home and £4.8 million housing development in the town . |
| 5 | ‘ It was hard at first getting into the routine of doing a set programme , especially the 6am run , which started off at 30 minutes and is now at 50 . |
| 6 | Single parent Keith , from Stockport , was unconscious for 30 minutes and is now undergoing tests . |
| 7 | Michael , who works at the Visitor Centre , Barlaston , is taking part in a 24 hour demonstration of his skills in aid of Comic Relief between noon on 11 and 12 March and is appealing for sponsors . |
| 8 | Later Beardsley , who has 49 caps but is not in England 's squad for the match in Spain , admitted his England career is over . |
| 9 | The biodiversity convention signed at the summit has been ratified by the required 30 countries and is due to come into force at the end of this year . |
| 10 | The Piper Alpha explosion itself involved the loss of 167 lives and is estimated to have cost over £2 billion , including £746 million in direct insurance payouts . |
| 11 | Professor Eloff ( Northern Transvaal ) is representing Dr Danie Craven , who has run South African rugby for more than 30 years and is about to stand down on grouds of age and health . |
| 12 | The amount of silt that the Huanghe brings to the China Sea ( 1.6 × 10 t per year ) represents a 25 per cent increase over the last 30 years and is due mainly to the conversion of grasslands to arable fields ( Smil 1987b ) . |
| 13 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 14 | He 's been a hillwalker for 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 15 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 16 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 17 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 18 | Jan Zindel has worked with the Netherlands Christian Radio Association ( NCRV ) for more than 30 years and is committed to the development of media skills , particularly broadcasting , in Third World countries . |
| 19 | Average survival after treatment of PCP is often more than 2 years and is increasing . |
| 20 | AN EARLY Picasso painting , which most of the authoritative books on the artist recorded as lost or destroyed , is to be sold in Paris on 30 November and is likely to fetch one of the highest prices paid for a picture at auction . |
| 21 | Don Charlwood survived 30 ops and is well qualified to bring their stories together . |
| 22 | It costs forty pounds and is aimed at travellers , people in contact with sufferers and those in the food industry . |
| 23 | The appearance of the gall bladder mucosa was documented for the last 53 patients and is noted in Table III . |
| 24 | It is said to be found at depths of around 30 metres and is , therefore , unlikely to be shipped in other than very restricted numbers . |
| 25 | And Ford Motor Co has confirmed that it is dumping Motorola 's 88000 RISC and is switching to the PowerPC for future generations of its Electronic Engine Control Modules . |
| 26 | Though he only finished 12th last year in 2–8–02 he has since recorded two sub 1–51 marathons and is tipped for a top six place . |
| 27 | It operates in the VHF band on frequencies between 108 and 118 MHZ and is therefore not subject to the many errors which plague ADF ( Radio Compass ) on medium frequencies . |
| 28 | It has been tested on the 220 , 320 , 320H , 530H , and 550 models and is designed to run on all models . |
| 29 | It has a short half-life of five to 10 minutes and is normally degraded locally by lymphocytes ; if excess interleukin-2 reaches the bloodstream , however , it is rapidly cleared from the body by the kidneys . |
| 30 | It has a telescopic top basket cutlery tray , 10 programmes and is controlled by an electronic panel . |