Example sentences of "[conj] an [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those unable to get to Salzburg — where an estimated 300,000 Japanese will be bound this year — may eventually listen to Mr Saegusa 's mélange in the Wave , a glossy modern building in the fashionable Roppongi district of Tokyo . |
| 2 | How could one of the richest islands of the Philippines become the setting for another Ethiopia , where an estimated 85,000 children under six were suffering from moderate or severe malnutrition ? |
| 3 | Ferguson and his squad are in Portugal preparing for tonight 's prestige friendly against Benfica in Lisbon 's Stadium of Light — where an expected 70,000 crowd will see Cantona make his debut in a United shirt . |
| 4 | RELIEF , anger and fear were felt yesterday in the scattered communities near the factory car park where an American EF-111 jet crashed on Thursday just yards from where 45 people were working . |
| 5 | The Gallery makes good use of mock-ups : a convincing re-creation of a Futures Market trading floor where big-time foodstuff deals are struck ( all braces , bravado and baked beans ) , or an authentic 1926 Lyons Corner House ( graced with a sweetly smiling ‘ Nippy ’ ) . |
| 6 | Prayer is far more than a shopping list , or an incidental five minutes at the end of a busy day . |
| 7 | Although an estimated 450 kg of cocaine and other drugs had been discovered since the US invasion , none could be linked directly with Noriega . ) |
| 8 | ( 1976 ) have estimated that erosion has reduced the production potential of American cropland by 10–15 per cent , and that an estimated 5 gallon equivalent of fuel per acre is being used to offset past soil losses , which amounts to about 4 per cent of total oil imports in 1970 ( p.153 ) . |
| 9 | In Yemen an official statement on Jan. 17 said that " the military action aimed basically at destroying fraternal Iraq " was " a flagrant challenge to the declared will of the world " ; the Guardian reported that an estimated 100,000 people carrying pro-Iraqi banners attended an anti-US rally the same day in the capital , Sana'a . |
| 10 | Le Monde of Sept. 6 said that an estimated 400,000 hectares of rice had been affected , adding that rice prices had more than tripled in a week . |
| 11 | The Middle East Economic Digest ( MEED ) of March 8 quoted an Algerian Red Cross official as saying that an estimated 9,000,000 Iraqis were in danger of disease as a result of medical shortages , and that the mortality rate in emergency cases had risen from 6 per cent to 20 per cent . |
| 12 | The Payroll operation is particularly sensitive , and although it would be desirable to have only one X-25 link for the organization , the demands of security , and reduction in cabling costs , suggest that an additional X-25 link be established in 1993/94 through one of the file-servers , so that any networked PC can use it for external communications . |
| 13 | The government estimates that an additional 11,250 reports will be required each year , on top of the 250,000 or so social inquiry reports that were being called for in the years preceding the Criminal Justice Act 1991 . |
| 14 | I think I 'm right in saying that this week the government announced that an extra one point six million pounds was being made available for yourselves and the English Tourist Board to , in an sense , overcome some of the projects , some of the problems that you 've been facing . |
| 15 | As tension rose over international weapons inspection in Iraq [ see this page ] , the US administration announced on Aug. 1 that an extra 2,400 US troops — a reinforced armoured battalion — would shortly arrive in Kuwait for training exercises with the Kuwaiti army . |
| 16 | We are also expanding capacity , especially through Greater Glasgow health board which is using the private sector so that an extra 120 patients may be treated . |
| 17 | It 's not surprising that an unemployed 17 year old pipe-fitter , like the one I spoke to called Chas , has an English Lion tattooed on his forearm and wears a White Power badge : — ‘ A Rasta can wear a Black is Beautiful badge and They all sit up and start clapping ’ , Chas told me . |
| 18 | Equipped like that however , the RS weighs only 4% less than an ordinary 911 Carrera 2 , which seems to defeat the object of the exercise . |
| 19 | The outstanding classic stand remains that of Jan Krugier of Geneva ; several Picasso 's of Marina , and an outstanding 1953 Francis Bacon , offered at the reasonable figure of $2.4 million . |
| 20 | Combined ‘ Standalone ’ Answering Machine/Faxes cost about £500 and an external 2400 modem around the £200 mark . |
| 21 | Their credibility and confidence has been stripped bare after three successive Premier League defeats and an embarrassing 4-4 Coca-Cola Cup draw with Chesterfield . |
| 22 | In June 1970 Labour surprisingly lost and an eventful six years of Wilson administrations came to an end . |
| 23 | Sue lost only 3 pounds but lost 2½ and 3 inches off her thighs and an amazing 3½ inches from just above her knees ! |
| 24 | This time Prean coped with noise from the extractor fans , his opponent 's booming backhand and an early 6-11 deficit before winning 21-16 , 21-17 . |
| 25 | ( These included 13,000 based in Panama and an extra 2,000 troops flown in on Dec. 23 to restore order in Panama City . ) |
| 26 | It all began on 13 April 1898 with 37 miles of the Corporation 's very own tramway track and an extra four miles kindly leased by Govan . |
| 27 | He puts 3.3 kilos in at the start of the copper boil for Best Bitter and an additional 1.5 kilos at the end . |
| 28 | Thieves had made off with his 3′ deep 6′ wide fibreglass pond — complete with fish and an estimated two tons of water … |
| 29 | Lay members of the church were also murdered and , in May 1977 , the Christian community centre at Aguilares was bombed by the army and an estimated 300–400 civilians murdered . |
| 30 | WordPerfect Corp has acquired neighbouring WordPerfect Publishing Corp , which produces WordPerfect Magazine , WordPerfect for Windows Magazine and WordPerfect Magazine UK : the Utah publishing house also produces newsletters , catalogues , demo disks , seminars and organises direct marketing campaigns which , its new parent considers , makes it an ideal extension to its existing marketing activities ; production at Wordperfect Publishing , which has 105 staff , $12m turnover , and an estimated 300,000 readership will not be affected by the acquisition . |