Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [num] [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they reckon that after about ten minutes if people have n't been involved we have n't thrown out a question or something like that people start thinking about other things and there 's been actually a bit of er analytical research on this that shows that people think about three things after about ten minutes they just switch off . |
| 2 | Alan added : ‘ While our senior managers have combined experience of over 100 years they are aged 40 and under , thus enabling us to offer the most up-to-date knowledge of shipping and air freight requirements . |
| 3 | For nearly two months they raided all over Keppoch , Moydart , Ardnamurchan , up into Cameron country . |
| 4 | For nearly two weeks they used very low currents , about 0.05 amps , and discovered that the cell cooled down more than expected . |
| 5 | For nearly forty years they formed what seems to have been the perfect working partnership , each attending to that part of the business to which their very different characters suited them best . |
| 6 | For nearly 3 years they 've made the 2 and a half mile trip from their temporary classrooms back to their homes . |
| 7 | They made no attempt to molest me in any way , and after having hugged the post for about five minutes they went over to see if any of the Museums were open . |
| 8 | And for about five minutes they rave about how flattered they are , a little bemused but clearly touched . |
| 9 | The boys started up dumper trucks , a J C B and a caterpillar tractor at the site , and in just one hour they had caused nearly £50,000 worth of damage . |
| 10 | So that was our first se good school , as you may say then and then within about four years they built Tanys Dell and erm we just you know , we formed a quite a a a very good community here because we were all people from different areas we all had the same problems trying to re-adjust in a new place and I think then , we had more relationship with , with our neighbours than people are having today . |
| 11 | The bear outgrew the hut very quickly , and when it got to about 23 stone they decided to give it to London Zoo . |
| 12 | She met his gaze , and for fully thirty seconds they looked at each other in silence . |
| 13 | For over five kilometres they had seen debris and signs of an ancient fireball which had scorched the earth . |
| 14 | At around nine days they venture out of the tunnel their yolk sacs exhausted already 14mm long . |
| 15 | If anyone is thinking of booking a place on one of these tours they would be strongly advised to study the list of studios beforehand and to ensure there is at least one artist they know of that is of interest . |
| 16 | The subjects of the great centenaries lectures are , unsurprisingly , as diverse as human achievement , but in at least one respect they can , by and large , be spoken of together with widespread , if not indeed universal , recognition of their greatness . |