Example sentences of "[verb] is [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what they will be trying to catch is just 70 very big carp dominated by a monster 36lb specimen . |
| 2 | The list of observed bands ( Table 5.12 ) shows that all the IR bands observed coincide with Raman bands ( within 20 cm -1 , which is close enough considering that IR and Raman spectra are of different phases ) , and the number of Raman bands is indeed nine . |
| 3 | Nor should there be a reason why the patient should not be allowed to call a doctor of his own choice if the matter to be resolved is only one of diagnosis and medication . |
| 4 | You can get away with a lot of things at Oxford , but disappearing off the face of the earth just before term starts is not one of them . |
| 5 | The London based Construction Industry Research and Information Association ( CIRIA ) , in a recent report on the French construction market , points out not only that the number of British housing starts is only 60 per cent of the French level , but also that ‘ individuals are clients for 50 per cent of dwellings and construction companies for 25 per cent . ’ |
| 6 | Flower pressing is not one of those crafts that abounds in short cuts , for it requires a very painstaking and patient approach . |
| 7 | What we want is only two hours . |
| 8 | So we worked out the maximum we 're gon na do is probably two hundred interviews an hour , that 's really over estimating |
| 9 | This proposed approach to design is thus one in which the constraints or functional attributes are established at the earliest possible time in order to allow the design to be monitored . |
| 10 | What is sought is not one thing among others , but the foundation of things . |
| 11 | Incidentally , mooning is n't one of my habits but for another canoeist to refer to the ‘ dork2 who owns a red Escort van is a rather nebulous description of someone who could fall into that category simply because he owns a red van and whose hobby happens to be canoeing — it makes one feel guilty without trial . |
| 12 | all that is needed is just one telephone call each time there is a trip to arrange . |
| 13 | One company commented that the attitude to the information in such studies as it purchases is often one of ‘ how interesting ’ , rather than one of seeking to put the information to use . |
| 14 | Regional task forces estimate , however , that the gap between the hours stipulated in most juniors ' contracts and the hours that they will actually work is about five to 10 hours a week . |
| 15 | The employability of graduates produced is only one measure of the quality of a university . |
| 16 | In 1934 the Hall Committee made a set of regulations for lending which were stuck in each book on a numbered bookplate ; the highest number remaining is over 800 . |
| 17 | Nor is it any use going with non-riding friends or family , unless riding is just one part of a sporting package which also includes walking and fishing for example , or even wind surfing or canoeing . |
| 18 | If I say that er the the reduction the industry is facing is about fifty percent . |
| 19 | This situation is illustrated in Fig. 3.5 , where the peak static torque for two or three of the five phases excited is about 1.6 times the peak static torque with only one phase excited . |
| 20 | His latest project ‘ The Duchess of Sutherland ’ , which is a copy of the full size engines and has so far taken him three years to build is just one of the engines which can be seen . |
| 21 | This may be too narrow a base if it is the case that pay is only one factor in determining levels of motivation . |
| 22 | The overtime that we worked is about thirty five hours at six pounds an hour . |
| 23 | Tragically , as my hon. Friends have said , the image that is portrayed is still one of the smoker being chic or macho . |
| 24 | If your customer becomes insolvent or for some other claimable reason does n't pay , what your insurance company settles with you when you claim is not 100 per cent of your loss but usually more like 80 per cent — the balance of the loss is still yours . |
| 25 | The amount generated is about 3 watts . |
| 26 | The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions . |
| 27 | At present valuations , the figure being asked is around three times the price valuers working for the county council expect for common land with ancient rights over it … |
| 28 | If a wife who formerly worked is over 60 and retired but can not yet get a basic pension on either her own or her husband 's contributions , she may be able to qualify for an additional or graduated pension based on her own contributions . |
| 29 | Yet the implied volatility of such peseta puts is only two percentage points greater than that of at-the-money puts . |
| 30 | What follows is really two stories , one suspense , one human interest — how Lenny gets on with his brother , and what happens to the escaped prisoner . |