Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biggest complaint was prison food , with just one in eight prisoners saying it was good . |
| 2 | Eight cars tracking us all this distance . |
| 3 | I told you , eight cars following us was too many for one outfit . |
| 4 | The voting continued throughout Monday night , eight candidates putting themselves forward for the honour . |
| 5 | Fourteen-year-old RACHEL SEATON was so bored she 'd have rather spent the 30 minutes doing her homework . |
| 6 | The final morning brought even more snow , so much so , that I spent 2 hours digging my car out . |
| 7 | The IBM team spent 22 hours writing their letters , but the Germans take only milliseconds to create each trimer . |
| 8 | The first session , after I have finished speaking , will involve 12 speakers addressing you on the theme of the conference , each from his or her specific perspective . |
| 9 | For the last five years I 've been doing this series , for the last 12 months sharing it with Ed Douglas , and in all that time there 's been the rain . |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL flanker Denis McBride is in for a busy 12 months following his confirmation as Malone skipper for a second consecutive season . |
| 11 | The company say it has a 40% worldwide market share with 300 companies using its stuff . |
| 12 | These are the dedicated few who , week in , week out , come rain or snow , stare out of the clubhouse window at 22 diehards freezing their pads off for fun . |
| 13 | The tournament proved to be Gascoigne 's finest hour … he became a superstar overnight … and Jane spent the next 2 years helping him arrange a multi million pound transfer to the Rome club Lazio . |
| 14 | At around £30 , the 4-CD set From The Top ( A&M ) by The Carpenters is a good buy , featuring 67 tracks spanning their entire career and including 20 that have never been released before . |
| 15 | They have until the end of June to decide if MCC can be rebuilt around its American publishing subsidiaries , Macmillan and Official Airline Guide , in a deal that would involve 43 banks converting their loans into shares in the new company . |
| 16 | During the 300 years following their introduction , Cronk indicates that these herbivores prevented regeneration of the natural vegetation by consuming seedlings and removing the bark of saplings . |
| 17 | 15.6.3 Arbitrators using their own expertise |
| 18 | It does not provide an important venue for researchers to announce new results , but offers instead a brief taste of science to the locals in more than 300 events covering everything from fitness testing to X-ray astronomy . |
| 19 | On a more optimistic note , French Property News ( 081–942 0301 ) reports that the economic gloom failed to prevent nearly 7,000 visitors attending its exhibition held in London in September . |
| 20 | PARTING was such sweet sorrow for actress Daryl Hannah and John F Kennedy Jnr , above , when they spent 45 minutes saying their goodbyes on a New York street . |
| 21 | The agreement was signed by representatives of the six groups attending who also undertook to carry out the resolutions of the conference . |
| 22 | Joe the jet pilot has logged 100 hours flying his plane at a Speed of 548.25km per hour . |
| 23 | The six clients attending our group at the Bristol Eating Disorder Clinic had been referred by their GPs . |
| 24 | but he may get it over and above after six months depending what |
| 25 | DUBLIN 'S Tommy Carr has been banned for six months following his sending off in the recent National League Football final against Donegal . |
| 26 | Reportedly UI has spent the last six months explaining its vision to these companies ( UX No 391 ) . |
| 27 | Patients reported about three times as many undesirable events in the six months preceding their illness as the comparison group over the same period . |
| 28 | People spend six months making their costumes . |
| 29 | The European Parliament on June 10 passed a resolution by 238 votes to 55 with 10 abstentions expressing its determination " that the process of establishing European Union should proceed without delay " , and the hope that " Denmark will be in a position to return to the fold as soon as possible " . |
| 30 | Amadeo Franco Perez allegedly spent six years sending himself more than £1.25m of pay cheques for non-existent employees and selling fake tax receipts . |