Example sentences of "be [num] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kings Quest VI requires a 80286 processor or better ( a 16Mhz 386 is preferred ) , graphics supported are 256 colour VGA , 16 colour EGA and Tandy VGA ( all with one set of disks ) . |
| 2 | There are forty-seven county councils in England and Wales , and these are responsible for the provision of education , personal social services , roads and planning . |
| 3 | There had been 75 Holderness-Manolo personnel at the outset of this engagement . |
| 4 | One week there had been fifty fridge doors outside his office , another week forty or fifty bicycle frames , although Robert had not so far caught sight of a single chain , tyre , wheel or handlebar . |
| 5 | Officially there are 2,102 AIDS sufferersin the country . |
| 6 | Since the formation of the system there have been eleven exchange rate realignments , the last one implemented in January 1987 ; ( b ) inducing a reduction of , and an increasing degree of convergence among members countries ' inflation rates ; ( c ) generating , as a result of ( a ) and ( b ) , a greater degree of real exchange rate predictability ; ( d ) encouraging lower and more convergent national money supply growth rates ; ( e ) reducing the variability of national inflation , money supply growth and interest rates . |
| 7 | Finally he suggested that Mr Hancock must have been 180 degrees off-course . |
| 8 | In the grounds are eight holiday cottages providing an annual income of about £30,000 and the British Photographic Museum complete with cinema , restaurant and staff flat . |
| 9 | There are eight Aquafoil garments , made from various microfibre polyester fabrics chosen to suit the expected use of the garment and all coated with a breathable PU . |
| 10 | There are eight governor grades and 174 uniformed staff at Maidstone . |
| 11 | There are eight prison farms in the UK run by the Home Office Farm and Gardens Department . |
| 12 | There are eight corner pieces and these can be rearranged or permuted in 8 ! =8X7X6X5X4X3X2X1=40320 ways . |
| 13 | Note that if there are eight data planes in each memory bank ( giving 256 levels per colour ) then the number of combinations is 256 3 or 16 777 216 . |
| 14 | Domestically , there are eleven shuttle flights a day to London Heathrow and six a day to London Gatwick , plus daily services of varying frequencies to Belfast , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Aberdeen and Newcastle . |
| 15 | There are 10–11 arm spines on the proximal joints 7–8 on distal ones . |
| 16 | In July 1916 there had been 978,112 state pensioners ; by 1924 there were 916,771 , over 61,000 fewer . |
| 17 | As part of the Minister 's annus mirabilis — no doubt he would say that there have been 12 anni mirabilis ; I think that that is right — |
| 18 | There are 2 a-type bands , 4 b-type bands and 2 c-type bands , some of which overlap . |
| 19 | There are 2 sun terraces where guests may enjoy snacks or a la carte meals , 2 beautiful restaurants built from solid oak ; there is a TV at the back of the dining area . |
| 20 | Make sure there are 2 character spaces between the sentences |
| 21 | There are 2 arm spines situated close together , a large ventral one and a small dorsal spine . |
| 22 | There are 12 Jensen cars in the Pure Class restoration workshops at Ross on Wye and customers are queueing to bring their vehicles in . |
| 23 | Research expenditure is about £550,000 per annum and there are 30–40 research publications per annum . |
| 24 | In 1980 , with interest rates as high as 20% and an 8% required reserve , the implicit cost of issuing a domestic CD would have been 174 basis points ( 20%/0.92=21.74% ) . |
| 25 | Around the world there are 300 LRT networks . |
| 26 | The most convenient needles for flushing oviducts are 30 gauge metal ones which have been cut and polished to give a straight ( not bevelled ) and smooth end . |
| 27 | There are 30 predator species but many so-called predators have been found with whole seeds in their guts , e.g. Colossoma brachypomum , which can reach 20 kg in weight , with seeds of Astrocaryum jauary ( Palmae ) . |
| 28 | In addition , there are 140 computer terminals throughout the Departments of the House which are available to a wide range of staff users . |
| 29 | There are 5–6 oral papillae and 5 or more supplementary papillae . |
| 30 | There are 43 police forces in the UK . |