Example sentences of "[num] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put these figures in perspective , the Sun 's angular diameter is 32 minutes of arc , a little over half a degree . |
| 2 | At first sight it is difficult to reconcile this finding with those of Sachs ( 1967 ) and Garrod and Trabasso ( 1973 ) that recognition memory for the surface form of sentences disappears within 40–60 syllables of input . |
| 3 | AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE 92 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE FEATURED IN THE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN IN 1989 AND 1990 — 39 ARE NOW FREE ! |
| 4 | Because the assay requires 32 P-labelling of proteins by PKA and has to be performed on heat denatured nuclear extracts , it is not necessarily quantitative ( because it will be affected by the degree to which the protein is already phosphorylated ) and will fail to detect heat labile proteins or proteins that are not substrates for PKA . |
| 5 | ( Chemistry ) 1986 University of Pittsburgh |
| 6 | The prosecution alleged that the men had been responsible of 222 acts of terrorism which it then reduced to 193 . |
| 7 | The most economical wash uses only 16 ltr of water and 0.45 kWh of energy . |
| 8 | Figure 6.1 Projections of school pupils in England ( maintained primary and secondary schools ) |
| 9 | Conservative governments since 1979 have brought in eight Acts of Parliament which have steadily constrained union power . |
| 10 | There are eight acts of creation , each introduced by the words " and God said … |
| 11 | He sat for his home town of Stafford in the second Protectorate Parliament of 1656–8 , but is recorded as a more active speaker in the 1659 Parliament of Richard Cromwell [ q.v . ] . |
| 12 | A full programme uses on 17 ltr of water and a 1.2 kWh of energy . |
| 13 | Eight pairs of sea eagles attempted to breed in Scotland this year , with four pairs successfully rearing a total of five young . |
| 14 | And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ? |
| 15 | Ten non homologous acrocentric chromosomes in one animal correspond to five metacentric chromosomes in the other ; the other eight pairs of metacentrics are common to all forms . |
| 16 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
| 17 | Figure 5 shows eight pairs of DNA histograms of crypt epithelia of FAP cases . |
| 18 | In 1892 it was offered for sale , as having two water wheels and two steam engines , driving eight pairs of stones . |
| 19 | Around 1793 , a substantial rebuilding programme was carried out , the result being eight pairs of stones , powered by four water wheels . |
| 20 | For a time after his departure , the Abbey Mill site was run by William Rice and Co , and towards the end of its working life was running eight pairs of stones and producing its own electricity , using a water turbine and two of the remaining waterwheels . |
| 21 | The national debt surged from its 1756 level of £74.6 million to reach £231 million by the end of the American war in 1783 and £820 million by the time of Waterloo . |
| 22 | He gave himself up this morning after eleven hours of negotiations with police . |
| 23 | However , the SPD ( which was to decide in mid-November on whether to support amendment of the Basic Law as proposed in August 1992 — see p. 39066 ) boycotted the vote and the motion thus failed to win the required two-thirds majority of members . |
| 24 | It 's long-play feature enables you to record up to eight hours of matches on one tape — twice as long as usual ! |
| 25 | It 's thirty six to forty eight hours of standby |
| 26 | BRITISH and Irish ministers last night ended eight hours of talks in London about the reform of the Ulster Defence Regiment without reaching agreement but claiming progress had been made . |
| 27 | Delegates emerging from eight hours of talks by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna said that the proposals could remove up to 1.4 million barrels from the present combined production of about 25 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by cartel members . |
| 28 | We just use whatever plane we can for as long as it takes : Singapore in eight hours of helicopter flight , Egypt in 50 . |
| 29 | It may well strain belief that eight hours of enjoyment can make primary school children comfortable with chemical ideas that are being chopped out of GCSE syllabuses , yet this much and more can be achieved by challenging a teaching tradition that is almost as unhelpful to chemistry as phlogiston was . |
| 30 | EIGHT hours of athletics at Bebington on Saturday will go a long way to deciding who goes on a two-day trip to Blackpool next month . |