Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put these figures in perspective , the Sun 's angular diameter is 32 minutes of arc , a little over half a degree . |
| 2 | At first sight it is difficult to reconcile this finding with those of Sachs ( 1967 ) and Garrod and Trabasso ( 1973 ) that recognition memory for the surface form of sentences disappears within 40–60 syllables of input . |
| 3 | AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE 92 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE FEATURED IN THE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN IN 1989 AND 1990 — 39 ARE NOW FREE ! |
| 4 | The prosecution alleged that the men had been responsible of 222 acts of terrorism which it then reduced to 193 . |
| 5 | Figure 6.1 Projections of school pupils in England ( maintained primary and secondary schools ) |
| 6 | Conservative governments since 1979 have brought in eight Acts of Parliament which have steadily constrained union power . |
| 7 | There are eight acts of creation , each introduced by the words " and God said … |
| 8 | Eight pairs of sea eagles attempted to breed in Scotland this year , with four pairs successfully rearing a total of five young . |
| 9 | And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ? |
| 10 | Ten non homologous acrocentric chromosomes in one animal correspond to five metacentric chromosomes in the other ; the other eight pairs of metacentrics are common to all forms . |
| 11 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
| 12 | Figure 5 shows eight pairs of DNA histograms of crypt epithelia of FAP cases . |
| 13 | In 1892 it was offered for sale , as having two water wheels and two steam engines , driving eight pairs of stones . |
| 14 | Around 1793 , a substantial rebuilding programme was carried out , the result being eight pairs of stones , powered by four water wheels . |
| 15 | For a time after his departure , the Abbey Mill site was run by William Rice and Co , and towards the end of its working life was running eight pairs of stones and producing its own electricity , using a water turbine and two of the remaining waterwheels . |
| 16 | He gave himself up this morning after eleven hours of negotiations with police . |
| 17 | It 's long-play feature enables you to record up to eight hours of matches on one tape — twice as long as usual ! |
| 18 | It 's thirty six to forty eight hours of standby |
| 19 | BRITISH and Irish ministers last night ended eight hours of talks in London about the reform of the Ulster Defence Regiment without reaching agreement but claiming progress had been made . |
| 20 | Delegates emerging from eight hours of talks by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna said that the proposals could remove up to 1.4 million barrels from the present combined production of about 25 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by cartel members . |
| 21 | We just use whatever plane we can for as long as it takes : Singapore in eight hours of helicopter flight , Egypt in 50 . |
| 22 | It may well strain belief that eight hours of enjoyment can make primary school children comfortable with chemical ideas that are being chopped out of GCSE syllabuses , yet this much and more can be achieved by challenging a teaching tradition that is almost as unhelpful to chemistry as phlogiston was . |
| 23 | EIGHT hours of athletics at Bebington on Saturday will go a long way to deciding who goes on a two-day trip to Blackpool next month . |
| 24 | Eight hours of election result coverage will be followed by ‘ Goodbye to the Old Days ’ . |
| 25 | There I mean there was nothing like the bombing that 's been going on , well , at least that 's what we 're told , the bombing that 's been going on over the last twenty four , forty eight hours of Baghdad for instance . |
| 26 | Our breath is moist and our sweat evaporates ; one person ‘ produces ’ a quarter of a litre of water during eight hours of sleep , and as much a litre and a half during an active day . |
| 27 | The most important thing to remember is that a foal should get adequate colostrum from the mare in the first four to eight hours of life . |
| 28 | Judge John Helman dismissed the jury after the foreman reported that , after eight hours of deliberation , there was no prospect of an agreed verdict . |
| 29 | On Monday , there were eight hours of concerts , all semi-finals . |
| 30 | The exchange value of eight hours of labour will therefore be £10 and this will equal the value added by the worker to raw materials . |