Example sentences of "from [num] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both male and female controls systolic pressures rose significantly ( p<0.001 ) from 128 to 134 mm Hg and from 124 to 131 mm Hg respectively , but there was no significant change in diastolic pressure ( 79 and 78 mm Hg respectively on both occasions ) . |
| 2 | Among the herbivores there were also dramatic changes amongst the bipedal ornithopods , weighing from 30 to 200 kilograms , and ranging from 1.5 to 12 metres in length . |
| 3 | From 1590 to 1595 Crosse maintained an interest in privateering , often in association with Sir Walter Ralegh [ q.v . ] . |
| 4 | From 1869 to 1930 articles , reviews , chapel histories , and biographies flowed from his pen , covering every branch of Nonconformity . |
| 5 | The wellappointed bedrooms all have telephone , colour TV and airconditioning from 1100 to 2400 hours . |
| 6 | Total waiting time varied from 75 to 116 weeks . |
| 7 | The Indian child , however , once he is 5 , increases his expectation from 32 to 46 years ; the Mexican , from 39 to 55 years — and the 5 year old of the United Arab Republic can now expect to live to the age of 59 , having added 21 years to his total expectation of life by virtue of having survived the ‘ pre-school ’ period ( UNICEF , 1964 ) . |
| 8 | The mean age of the population increased from 32 to 35 years in men and from 35 to 39 years in women during this period . |
| 9 | Chloride contamination — caused when de-icing salts seep into concrete coverings — has cut the notional life of bridges from 120 to 20 years . |
| 10 | In September 1991 President Mitterrand had announced that production would be reduced from 120 to 30 missiles . |
| 11 | By contrast , two soldiers and a Timorese policeman had on June 1 received prison sentences ranging from eight to 17 months , while on June 6 two army officers , the last of 10 charged for their direct involvement in the massacre , had received sentences of one year and eight months respectively . |
| 12 | One hundred dinner parties , ranging from eight to 100 guests , reflecting the charity 's many cultural interests , will be held simultaneously in and around London . |
| 13 | This was reduced from eight to six years by the Court of Appeal in 1990 , but the court then ruled that his remaining two grounds of appeal could not be argued in the light of the 1984 Lords decision . |
| 14 | NEC Corp has entered the parallel processor business with the launch in Japan of the Cenju-3 , built from eight to 256 MIPS Technologies Inc VR4400 RISC microprocessors . |
| 15 | NEC Corp has entered the parallel processor business with launch in Japan of the Cenju-3 , built from eight to 256 MIPS Technologies Inc VR4400 RISC microprocessors . |
| 16 | Yeah , but they 're out of are n't they cos they 're saying out from eight to eight sort of time , or sixteen a week are n't they , because of the competition with them all . |
| 17 | Carrying pickets reading ‘ Asbestos kills ’ and ‘ No Surrender ’ , the protestors picketed the main road from eight to eleven o clock . |
| 18 | The Annex Three is a modular communications server offering from eight to 64 ports with security options such as audit trails , two levels of password protection and the ability to restrict access to network resources . |
| 19 | In just a few short years , the average hospital stay after a baby has dropped from eight to ten days in 1982 , to just three to four in 1989 . |
| 20 | Demographic and Health Surveys ( DHS ) Conference sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) in Washington on Aug. 5 was told that fertility in the developing world had declined by about one-third since the late 1960s — from 6.1 to 4.2 births per woman . |
| 21 | These crystals are quite small and in enamel are about 3,000 to 5,000 , Å in length and from 500 to 1,200 Å thick . |
| 22 | Africa , for instance , is characterized by areas of domal uplift , from 500 to 2000 km across and by a prevalence of high elevations along its continental margins . |
| 23 | At any time Hickson will probably have around 20 reactors available , ranging in size from 500 to 1500 gallons , supported by a range of filtration , scrubbing and ancillary equipment . |
| 24 | Every day we receive from 500 to 800 letters asking for information , and more than 20000 people visit our nuclear power stations every year . |
| 25 | This ‘ sexual dimorphism ’ means that female mink normally weigh from 500 to 800 grams , and the male often twice as much . |
| 26 | Using Lindbergh 's techniques , fighter squadrons increased their radius of action from 500 to 700 miles on the same fuel , a huge tactical advantage in that island-hopping war . |
| 27 | Dutch scientists have found that acid-loving rush and sphagnum species have taken over from Lobelia and Littorella ( reduced from 500 to 30 sites ) and 20 other rare plants of heathland pools . |
| 28 | There are quite a number of different types to choose from , and the lamp wattages range from 500 to 1000 watts , with a further doubling to 2000 watts for twin-lamp units . |
| 29 | From 168 for 1 England added 48 more by the close , Gooch marching to 93 ( 220 balls ) , Smith 22 after an agonising few early overs . |
| 30 | Its British built 16v 103 PS ‘ K ’ series engine is all aluminium and , when matched with the close-ratio 5-speed gear box , takes you from 0–60 in 8.6 seconds and delivers a top speed of 116 mph . |