Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [num ord] six [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present value of dividends on the shares in the index during the next six months is £1000 , and the riskless rate of interest for six months is 5% . |
| 2 | So much so that , although it had not been mentioned at all in the advance publicity , it was given no fewer than 87 times that season and remained in the programmes for the next six seasons , by which time the company had danced it more often than any other work in their repertory except Les Sylphides and two of Ashton 's ballets , Façade and Les Rendezvous . |
| 3 | Most patients without renal disease receiving cyclosporin have a 20% or more decline in renal function during the first six months of treatment with little progression thereafter . |
| 4 | Janet gave up her secretarial job , and devoted herself to caring for Lisa for the next six months . |
| 5 | Patients who start out using high levels of gum — about one piece every waking hour for the first six weeks of quitting — do better than half-hearted chewers . |
| 6 | Er , that means that the , that the , that area will be eligible for European er , Commission funding er , on , of fifty percent for eligible projects during the next six year period . |
| 7 | Western human rights groups claimed that as many as 2,000 people had been executed by the authorities during the last six months of martial law , and many more were being held in detention . |
| 8 | Interviews also took place with parents in 10 of the 25 cases selected for follow-up.The study looked at cases during the first six months after the initial case conference . |
| 9 | In marked distinction to the solicitors ' branch of the profession , the pupil barrister may not earn any money during the first six months of pupillage and there are only limited opportunities for earning in the second six months of pupillage . |
| 10 | 1991 saw total Unix systems revenue in Europe climb to $6.9bn from $6bn in 1990. 1991 's growth of 15% is two points up on 1990 's 13% — IDC predicts a mean compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 14% for the next six years , by which time it believes the European market will be worth some $16.3bn . |
| 11 | Finally , one look at the South Africans ' itinerary for the next six months — tests against Romania , Italy , then New Zealand , Australia , France and England — is enough to make you break out in a cold sweat . |
| 12 | The AirBreak group , which also includes Next Holidays , Peter Pan Ltd and Suntan Tours , revealed a £2.9 million loss for the first six months of this year . |
| 13 | A spate of airline buyouts , which has touched every major US carrier during the last six months , has come in for growing criticism because of the heavy debt it loads on the companies . |
| 14 | Shift work could also make attendance at ATB courses difficult though in one case a part-time farmer had given his local organiser a copy of his shift programme for the next six months ! |
| 15 | The quotas cover 39 species ; the National Marine Fisheries Service can halt fishing if it finds the catch has reached the quota for the first six months of the year . |
| 16 | She says she wept nonstop for an hour during which she gradually began to realize that she had been out of her mind for the last six weeks . |
| 17 | But , hysteria apart , these trips opened my eyes to a new world of music and beauty , of which there had n't , of necessity , been a great deal during the last six years . |
| 18 | We no longer wear mourning clothes for a fixed period of time , we do n't refuse to go to parties for the first six months after the death of someone close to us , we do n't take time immediately after the death for intensive grieving . |
| 19 | A new budget of £1,500 for the next six months should be enough for local advertising . |
| 20 | Terence Flanagan , who has been principal of the flagship college for the last six years , takes up his new post in September . |
| 21 | Are you sure you have n't been taking any drugs , tablets , medicines of any sort — ’ she shook her head violently , but refused to meet his gaze ‘ — or any antibiotics during the last six months ? ’ |
| 22 | And for the bulk of the last six sections , the general pattern of correspondence ( in this case , loose correspondence ) to earlier versions is unchanged . |
| 23 | Consider for example the case of the avoidance of brother-sister incest , which is based to a substantial degree on an inhibition developed during close domestic association in the first six years of life . |
| 24 | INSURANCE giant General Accident has few grumbles over its £21 million loss in the first six months of the year . |
| 25 | It appeared that the Chinese communists would gain Taiwan within the next six months , which would exacerbate defence anxieties . |
| 26 | Some of the Hereford fans left early … they 'd have got their money 's worth if they 'd hung on … as United hit two goals in the last six minutes … |
| 27 | Erm , there is a very small chance that he 's going to say , all the time that I was on , on top of Everest , er , I was thinking about you , because I 've heard you 're the best thing since sliced wholemeal bread , I have three thousand people that I want to put through a programme in the next six weeks . |
| 28 | ‘ Have you seen anyone around this warehouse in the last six months ? ’ |
| 29 | She followed this advice and had no further attacks of herpes in the next six months . |
| 30 | P&O European Ferries has operated record-breaking runs on its Dover-Calais service , Sealink has had good increases on all its UK routes and Sally Line passenger numbers from Ramsgate to Dunkirk in the first six months of the year are well up . |