Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [num] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICI says that three out of 10 of its graduate intake over the past three years ( a total of about 300 ) have been female . |
| 2 | Research shows that nine out of 10 people , or thereabouts , are similar to their Whiskas-guzzling cats in preferring something tasty . |
| 3 | The council 's survey shows that 50 out of the 340 double and single decker buses in the fleets of County Durham 's six major operators are more than 15 years old . |
| 4 | Figures are hard to come by , but the recent report Trends in public library selection policies notes that 12 out of the 32 libraries surveyed kept ‘ some ’ information about allocations for stock revision ( suggesting that the remainder did not have any formal programmes of revision ) . |
| 5 | A new study of bank takeovers in America in the 1980s * indicates that four out of five acquisitions are flops . |
| 6 | That means that nine out of ten never mate . |
| 7 | The Wiltshire decision means that 28 out of 47 counties in England and Wales have outlawed hunting with hounds . |
| 8 | A report claims that two out of three teachers undertaking their first primary school job are not confident in their ability to teach reading . |