Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | and they used to collect the rents from there er some of them and er up er he came home one day and he said erm , I 'm not going up there collecting again , as he er collected the bugs used to drop on his collecting pad I said , finish the job do n't go again , but anyway they persuaded the people to take the rents into the office you see instead of having to have a rent collector , but er it was horrible he , he worked for them twenty five years and then when he was sixty four he had his , a stroke , but he went back again after eight months and he completed his job for when , you know he stayed in the office , he was er him and erm started the rebate , well it was footwork the rebate system was worked out at the Town Hall , but they , the rent men had to carry it out you see and er he er work the system out and of course erm , when he was sixty five he finished , course he was lucky really , but then er he could get about fairly well , but after the years drew on you know his , his health deteriorated and er but he lived er he was sixty four and he was eighty five when he died but erm |
| 32 | Therefore the company could increase their capacity by another 4,444 units if they 80 wished . |
| 33 | The HWIM system had only 1,362 entries whereas we had 4,000 potential candidates in the lexicon ( excluding reduced forms ) , with plans to increase this to 20,000 . |
| 34 | Yeah that looks about the right sort of thing , cos it was fifty ohms and we 've put , I mean it 's not that much small you know it 's not going to let , it should let about half as much through as that lets through this should n't it ? |
| 35 | ‘ Our original proposal was for 840 acres but we 're now going to file an amended proposal for 750 acres , ’ he said . |
| 36 | This included £329,000 to Iroquois , covering fees over the four-and-a-half months that he chaired Eagle , £33,000 to Iroquois ' lawyer and two blank cheques for £250,000 presented to Richard Smith and Clive Whiley , who had just been sacked as directors of Eagle . |
| 37 | It had been eleven months since they had parted . |
| 38 | It had been eleven months since he 'd seen or spoken to Chester , but he was greeted as effusively as ever , and ushered in . |
| 39 | Eight words that you think would be most suitably des that would most suitably describe the feelings of the apostles on Good Friday , on Easter Day , and on Ascension Day . |
| 40 | It was all quite true : the bobbin lifted 167 times and I failed to make contact once ! |
| 41 | What we do is we just leave the two for forty P if you think you 'd like to have a read , read of them . |
| 42 | However thirty-six hours before she died she telephoned for some of us to visit ; she knew we had all been worried and concerned but she had it all under control . |
| 43 | Thirty-six hours since he had been roused . |
| 44 | It was only thirty-six hours since she 'd been washed up on the island like a piece of flotsam , she reminded herself ; early days to start bewailing her fate . |
| 45 | The confusion cleared up , the paddlers left the beach at 0625 , nearly 12 hours after they had been launched from their submarine . |
| 46 | Brandon Lee , 28 , died on Wednesday 12 hours after he was hit in the stomach by a projectile fired from a blank pistol during filming of The Crow . |
| 47 | Besides , the magazine reported that almost unbelievably , the government had stopped advance copies of scientific annual reports being issued to weekly journals because London 's evening newspaper , The Standard , had printed ( heinous ! dastardly ! ) details of awards to Falkland troops as much as 12 hours before they were officially released . |
| 48 | The first review must take place within 24 hours , and preferably within 12 hours if you are not to spend a lot of time later in resurrecting the item and trying to remember it . |
| 49 | In addition , if you are delayed more than 12 hours and you have chosen to take the recommended Holiday Insurance Policy that Club 18–20 has arranged with Eagle Star , you have the right to cancel and receive a refund , or , at your preference , continue on your holiday and receive compensation of up to £65 per person . |
| 50 | ‘ Another 12 hours and I am sure she would have been dead . ’ |
| 51 | Lowes fired Langley into the lead again after 49 minutes and they held on , despite having full back Paul Cooper sent off for swearing . |
| 52 | They eventually got the message after about 30 minutes that we were not prepared to bribe them with anything and let us through to the Romanian side . |
| 53 | For example , patients waiting in an out-patient department knowing that it will be 30 minutes before they are seen may be happier than those who wait half as long , not knowing how long the wait will be . |
| 54 | She added : ‘ Some of this graffiti appeared within 30 minutes after it had been cleaned . ’ |
| 55 | Boil chickpeas for about 30 minutes until they are just tender , then drain . |
| 56 | It was forty-five minutes before he returned . |
| 57 | Recipes in magazines and books ( and cooking times on many pre-packed foods ) are generally based on 600 to 700 W. If you buy a more powerful oven , you 'll need to reduce the cooking time by about 25 per cent , or lower the power level to the equivalent of 600 to 700 W and cook for the normal time . |
| 58 | ‘ It is a pretty daunting prospect going on stage for forty minutes but it does not seem to have fazed her . ’ |
| 59 | It is a pretty daunting prospect going on stage for forty minutes but it does not seem to have fazed her , ’ said the millionaire producer . |
| 60 | When she arrived back , a little late and with only about forty minutes before she should go down to dinner , she found a small packet on her dressing-table . |