Example sentences of "over [adj] hundred " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one year over three hundred of such solitary nests were monitored . |
| 2 | The ‘ last outpost of freedom ’ , over one hundred miles from West Germany and only forty miles from the Polish border . |
| 3 | So I taught it him at the piano — we had over one hundred sessions . |
| 4 | The squall that had flung Trent against the bank had hit them at over one hundred and fifty miles an hour . |
| 5 | Tony Smythe and James Shepherd from the NCCL in London were present and there were over one hundred delegates from a variety of organisations , including all the Northern Ireland political parties . |
| 6 | Tayga , Tatarskaya , Isil-Kul , and over one hundred other stations boasted such churches , built from the Alexander III fund and by other donors . |
| 7 | Already Bahrain has become a major international banking centre with over one hundred and fifty bank branches and representative offices , although oil market developments plus the political environment of the region could curb its rate of progress . |
| 8 | The oldest datable sound recording still in existence is just over one hundred years old , so our legacy covers a much smaller span of time than books , music , or paintings . |
| 9 | In order to get teachers ' views on pupils ' information use , over one hundred sixth-form teachers and teacher librarians were talked to and a series of nineteen ‘ vignettes ’ developed . |
| 10 | I suppose the expression rolls off the tongue — the three As — and , of course , the meeting goes back over one hundred years . |
| 11 | In their excellently produced guide to the area the Ossett Chamber of Trade proudly point out : ‘ there are over one hundred clubs and societies which cater for a wide range of interests as well as a golf club , cricket club and two football clubs . ’ |
| 12 | Nobody can say for sure when the earliest purpose-made sparkling wine was produced , but documentary evidence exists to prove that the monks of the abbey of St Hilaire in southern France had intentionally produced sparkling wines as early as 1531 , well over one hundred years before anyone attempted to do so in Champagne . |
| 13 | Just over one hundred years ago , a Frenchman , Arthur Batut , established the possibility of aerial photography when his successful experiments were described in La Nature of August 1888 . |
| 14 | In Britain today there are over one hundred minority languages in everyday use . |
| 15 | The acrid , choking fumes eventually found their way up through the ventilators on the top of the hill and the height of steam motive power over one hundred trains per day passed through Blea Moor Tunnel . |
| 16 | There are over one hundred different species to choose from , ranging from insects to large animals . |
| 17 | It stands in gardens landscaped over a period of two years ( which were designed to ensure an array of colours and scents throughout the year ) , and woodlands resplendent with over one hundred species of trees and shrubs , the home of owls , badgers , green woodpeckers , pheasants and foxes . |
| 18 | Castle Howard , a palatial 18th-century country house with 1000 acres of grounds , and Beningbrough Hall , with over one hundred portraits from the National Portrait Gallery , are just two of the historic houses in the area . |
| 19 | Over one hundred youngsters benefited from the day , which acted as a pilot event for an innovative new programme designed by Mercedes-Benz and the Lawn Tennis Association Trust to provide selected schools throughout the country with the opportunity to receive expert tuition from world class tennis players . |
| 20 | Over one hundred of the works known to have passed through his hands will be shown , many now in private collections and rarely on view to the public . |
| 21 | To date , Christo has produced more than eighty drawings of various sizes related to ‘ Wrapped Reichstag ’ , over one hundred collages , and three models , the earliest of which dates from 1977 and was acquired by Teheran 's Museum of Modern Art . |
| 22 | In 1989 it set up its Conservation Register , an extensive computerized database listing conservators working in over one hundred different fields whose working practices , studio security , fees and other professional requirements have been carefully vetted by the Unit before inclusion on their files . |
| 23 | Published in association with The British Council , and with IATEFL , the ELT Journal provides a truly international forum for the exchange of ideas and information , with contributors and subscribers from over one hundred countries . |
| 24 | And while Taiwan prohibits the export of antiques ( items over one hundred years old ) , it does allow the import of antiques for exhibition purposes ; it is therefore conceivable that the government might alter its restrictions to allow antiques to be imported for sale and subsequent export ’ . |
| 25 | Last year over one hundred publishers of books on architecture , design and construction participated in the event . |
| 26 | The 11 May sale features over one hundred paintings and drawings , highlighted by George Braque 's late masterpiece ‘ Atelier VIII ’ ( 1952–55 ) ( est. around $8–10 million ) , bought by Cooper directly from the artist , who had sold it only on condition that it would never leave France . |
| 27 | Working from the artists ' chance selections , Heinrichsmeyer created geometric paintings resembling those of the De Stijl group , which he in turn transposed onto the planar surfaces of over one hundred cubic armchairs . |
| 28 | The whole of Ramsay 's Edinburgh-Rome-London career is examined for the first time , with over one hundred exhibits , including many of his fine drawings . |
| 29 | Over one hundred drawings dating from 1912 to 1915 by Giacomo Balla will also be dispersed with estimates varying between SF 1,200 and SF 22,000 ( £476–8,725 ; $923–16,900 . |
| 30 | Lying in the Indian Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere , over one hundred minute coral and granite islands form the cluster known as the Seychelles — islands with enchanting names like Mahe , Praslin , La Digue , Fregate … the Seychelles come very close to most people 's idea of deserted island paradise . |