Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I finished the final draft with Mrs Perera in an intensive session of eight hours one hot June Sunday , starting in her garden in Cheshire and ending towards midnight with the dispatch of the document by express courier for delivery to Mr Baker in London on the Monday . |
| 2 | Two British crematoria have been found to be emitting levels of dioxins between 25 and 70 times current precautionary limits for new incinerators . |
| 3 | At ten fifty-five hours sharp Lance-Corporal Trumper stood trembling outside the colonel 's tent , almost as fearful of his commanding officer as of going over the top . |
| 4 | He took her to Benny Onkom 's , the Thai joint , last week , four ninety-five per stick of satay , let's see , a pig weighs maybe six hundred pounds , throw away the guts and bones and shit , that 's maybe three hundred pounds of pork , and there 's maybe two ounces of pork in a stick of satay , if that , that 's eight times three hundred times five bucks … |
| 5 | Around eight months this general response diminishes ; the child may show some anxiety when confronted by strange faces — it has learned to differentiate and discriminate between the mother and " other others " . |
| 6 | They 're , I reckon they 're taking piss , forty minutes late last night ! |
| 7 | Lunch Four crispbread with either 1 small jar of fish paste , 2 triangles low fat cheese spread or 40g ( 1 ½ oz ) low fat curd cheese and salad ; 1 piece of fruit . |
| 8 | Law : LL.M. ( 12 months full-time 24 months part-time ) |
| 9 | Legal Studies MSc ( 12 months full-time 24 months part-time ) |
| 10 | The new government plan included a system of protection for witnesses turning state evidence , a toughening of bail conditions , and provisions for the police to hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge and to suspend for 12 months any financial operation suspected of involving Mafia assets . |
| 11 | If you wish to drive Large Goods Vehicles over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass , or Passenger Carrying Vehicles for hire or reward , you must hold a licence indicating entitlement to drive those vehicles . |
| 12 | Higher oil production and prices ensured that the trade balance remained in surplus ( at US$409 million ) in the first half of 1990. 1988 1989 Exports 1,348 2,812 Imports 1,986 1,821 Balance -639 +991 |
| 13 | Where is the justification in this when for the past 22 years this same scum have killed and maimed the people of Ulster . |
| 14 | Table 5.1 Occupations of Unionist MPs and Liberals , 1914 Unionist Liberal Land Large landowners 32 9 Small landowners 19 3 Heirs to estates 16 4 67(23%) 16(6%) Official services Army 53 15 Navy 2 1 Diplomatic 5 4 Civil Service 3 4 63(22%) 24(9%) Professions Barristers 79 59 Solicitors 12 12 Authors/Journalists 7 13 Printers/Publishers 2 10 Lecturers/Teachers 3 10 Others — 7 103(36%) 111(43%) Commerce Merchants 14 24 Stockbrokers 6 3 Bankers 7 4 Insurance 1 3 Accountants 3 1 Others 9 6 40(14%) 41(16%) Industry Manufacture 7 18 Shipowners 2 8 Textiles 2 14 Iron 6 8 Coal 1 8 Engineering 3 5 Building — 2 Brewing 9 1 Working men — 8 30(10%) 72(27%) Land no longer dominated the party , the bulk of which was now made up of officers and lawyers , with army officers and lawyers between them making up almost half the total . |
| 15 | Now that pre-Martin Levins are being rediscovered , as are their players ( Folk Roots ' top 30 features two re-released CDs of the Incredible String Band 's early albums ) , Goliaths are presently pushing a £500 asking price and will certainly appreciate as the woods from which they were crafted disappear and their distinct acoustic tone becomes more eagerly sought by the Washburn weary and the Takamine troubadours . |
| 16 | 2 tbsps virgin olive oil . |
| 17 | 2 tbsps low-sugar apricot jam . |
| 18 | In November 1927 it took 300 men some six hours to carry the giant rosary which surrounds the statue up from Santo António , in Funchal . |
| 19 | In another 10 minutes any remaining Oldham doubts were dispelled . |
| 20 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 survey of relocation policies found that 96 per cent of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed compensated their employees for the costs of living in temporary accommodation , with 78 per cent compensating for hotel and/or rented accommodation for a fixed period , generally for up to three months . |
| 21 | Around three-quarters ( 78 per cent ) of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies interviewed in Merrill Lynch 's 1985 relocation survey paid disturbance allowances . |
| 22 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 relocation study found that 44 per cent of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed provided bridging finance directly . |
| 23 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 survey on relocation policies found that 98 of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed ( 41 per cent ) had a policy which gives mortgage compensation when employees move from low-cost to high-cost areas and 18 per cent provided subsidised loans or cheap mortgages . |
| 24 | One in five of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed believed that it costs less than £4000 per person , one in three estimated costs in the range of £4000 to £6000 and a further one in three thought it costs over £6000 per employee . |
| 25 | The prescription read : 1 lb beefsteak , with 1 pt bitter beer , every six hours 1 ten mile walk every morning 1 bed at 11 sharp every night and do n't stuff up your head with things you do n't understand . |
| 26 | What was it erm six hours twenty eight minutes was it ? |
| 27 | Collectively , over five or six generations these small variations led to considerable population growth . |
| 28 | Six times twenty five grams |
| 29 | On the first day takings were twenty-seven pounds , seventeen shillings and sixpence and for six months many potential customers walked past assuming it was a wholesale showroom . |
| 30 | WEN predict that in the next six months all soft paper manufacturers here will change their practices — labelling items according to their pulping and bleaching process and promoting ’ chlorine free ’ . |