Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His heart stopped beating and doctors who were summoned took 32 minutes to restart his heart . |
| 2 | In so far as they encourage greater police intervention on picket lines or at demonstrations , and enable them to impose their authority on many aspects of community life , the 1984 and 1986 Acts have profound implications for the possibility of disorder . |
| 3 | Bernard declared ‘ No Smoking ’ throughout ; but Laura , pragmatic as ever , rather than countermanding him , simply had fifty ashtrays placed strategically around the château . |
| 4 | The people of Newbury saw a full field of 120 riders compete in the Jack Spencer Memorial ‘ 25 ’ on the H25/3 course . |
| 5 | In Powys , a search for eight scouts missing on the nearby Black Mountains , was called off when they walked into a police station . |
| 6 | At the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village eight cops moved in for another raid on a gay bar . |
| 7 | In February 1989 the government had admitted that torture was suspected as a factor in the deaths of 32 prisoners mentioned in Amnesty 's 1988 report [ for which see p. 36565 ] . |
| 8 | It encourages individuals to make a personal pledge to change their lives in a way that minimises their impact on the environment — each of the eight pledges shown here will make a real difference . |
| 9 | Over 25% of the 109 projects approved by the Central Committee for implementation in 1992 involve training of some kind . |
| 10 | Eight prisoners serving sentences for offences ranging from drug trafficking to armed robbery are taking part in a conference on violence in society . |
| 11 | Joseph Beran ( right ) , former Archbishop of Prague , was one of the eight prisoners featured in the original Observer article . |
| 12 | The biggest complaint was prison food , with just one in eight prisoners saying it was good . |
| 13 | Eight clubs tied to an electronic stadium advertising deal stymied Bass and the rump of 14 are concerned at the influence of an elite eight . |
| 14 | Noades stormed out after eight clubs blocked the proposed £13million Bass sponsorship deal and six other club representatives followed him . |
| 15 | The first of the eight programmes comes from Glasgow 's Tunnel Club and features Marcha Fresca , Betterways and Smile . |
| 16 | Eight institutions replied that they were no longer engaged in teacher education , others that there was no time , or no member of staff available to complete the questionnaire . |
| 17 | Early in the nineteenth century , eight hours came to predominate , although a six-hour shift was even then still worked in exceptionally hot and difficult mines . |
| 18 | Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks . |
| 19 | Three hundred extra helpers were recruited to give eight hours help in the three months before the election , or two Saturday mornings , or four evenings in the final two months . |
| 20 | 291 made off 366 balls , with 38 fours , in just under eight hours does rather speak for itself . |
| 21 | Through the desert with my family and through the perils of the desert and erm it took us about eight hours to go through the desert , which normally takes two hours , and it was very difficult . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , ’ he said , at once , ‘ I would probably give her eight hours to quit . ’ |
| 23 | At a speed of fifty yards in fifteen minutes it would take me another eight hours to reach the road . |
| 24 | Another function of the Solution , is the ability to display dive profiles for the previous eight hours diving and for dive simulation . |
| 25 | Assume that the daily wage is £10 for eight hours worked , and this just equals the subsistence level . |
| 26 | Logistically the route breaks into 15 convenient ‘ day-stages ’ averaging around eight hours walking , but being Switzerland with its excellent public transport system , there are often less-strenuous options by cable car or post-bus . |
| 27 | Majella Carroll spent eight hours walking through hills and dales in Wales to raise money to support a workshop for people with mental disorders . |
| 28 | Give me eight hours to get ready and you 're on . ’ |
| 29 | You need about fucking forty eight hours to get through this |
| 30 | West Indies had over eight hours to make 208 , but on that pitch it never looked easy . |