Example sentences of "and [num] times the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , it is reasonable to assume that a simple transcription in traditional orthography ( that is , without using phonemic symbols or a phonetic transcription ) will take between four and six times the length of the original recording . |
| 2 | At the end of the Boulevard there sits the enormous Catherine Palace , baroque and three times the size of the Alexander Palace . |
| 3 | The latest big rises to leading businessmen a 17.6pc rise for British Gas chairman Robert Evans and an 11.3pc rise for ICI boss Sir Denys Henderson are four and three times the rate of inflation respectively . |
| 4 | And Bubbles — real name Patricia — died after accidentally taking twice the amount she should have done … and five times the level of a drug that was supposed to wean her off them , a Westminster inquest heard yesterday . |
| 5 | He was a radical and five times the Mayor of Bedford , remaining on the council until 1892 , when he was voted out by the Conservatives ( who expressed personal regret ) . |
| 6 | Each contained around 100lb of Semtex high explosive , five times as much as was used to demolish the Grand Hotel , Brighton , during the 1984 Conservative conference and 40 times the size of an average car bomb . |
| 7 | The rises are between three and four times the rate of inflation . |