Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [noun pl] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1771 , a significant innovation , the French army began to award to old soldiers of twenty-five years standing the first long-service medal . |
| 2 | The research follows an earlier ( 1987 ) successful study of the same issues for the period c.1660-1770 which was financed for three months byu The Nuffield Foundation and aided by a British Academy grant for travel and consumables . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe in 10 years time the public wo n't mind a man who does n't live with his wife having such an important religious role . |
| 4 | I think we will be able to say that in ten years time the microprocessor will really be with us . |
| 5 | In April 1989 a United States drug enforcement agent gave his personal guarantee that in two years time the United Kingdom would have a serious crack problem . |
| 6 | In two days time the DIVAS will be seen performing their close harmony act in new ITV series for rising stars called ’ Pot of Gold ’ . |
| 7 | After three to four days incubation the cells were pulsed with 0.1 µCi 7 5 [ Se ] selenomethionine ( CIS UK , High Wycombe , Bucks , UK ) in a volume of 50 µl for 18 hours . |