Example sentences of "[noun] [be] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same camp are several largely left-wing popular movements that portray Maastricht as the first step towards a European superpower and the end of Denmark as an independent state . |
| 2 | The attractions to savers are several . |
| 3 | Beneath the surface layer of the skin are several further layers of cells . |
| 4 | The reception area has been given an open plan look , and located to the side of the banking are several desks which enable staff to have closer contact with their customers . |
| 5 | Acting as a walking/talking A-Z , directing traffic , dealing with accident victims and domestic disputes are several of the myriad activities that absorb police personnel . |
| 6 | Close by the complex are several restaurants and , of course , the superb beach from which boat rides to other islands can be taken . |
| 7 | Inside the tin were several small parcels containing measured portions of custard powder and porridge oats , crushed biscuits and cocoa powder mixed with sugar . |
| 8 | Independent observers report that the number of boats capable of supporting driftnets in Taiwan is several hundred times greater than shown by official statistics . |
| 9 | ‘ He owns us , the studios from which we broadcast and the building they 're in , although by now he must have recovered whatever his original investment was several times over . |
| 10 | The result was several more escaped strands of red-gold framing the pale oval beauty of her face . |
| 11 | Today , the result of our labours was several long rows of planted saplings which , in ten years ' time , will have grown into a grove of pussy willows doing useful service as a screen for walkers . |
| 12 | Sitting at the bar are several wizened old men and two blousy women hiding their age . |
| 13 | The butterflies which fly south are several generations removed from those which flew north in the previous spring . |
| 14 | Contained within the Faculty are several research institutes . |
| 15 | Inscribed Bibles were presented to them and among the recipients were several members of Edenderry . |
| 16 | In 1988 , while politicians made a show of picking up litter in London parks to encourage public concern , other European countries were several steps ahead in implementing hard-hitting environmental policies . |
| 17 | A brief glance at their relative sizes shows that the OED is several times larger than any of the other dictionaries , resulting in a considerable computational overhead in terms of memory requirements and search times . |
| 18 | The central lobby was several stories high . |
| 19 | Then , when it was all ready and Jane was several hundred pounds poorer , he backed out arrogantly and without apology , making the excuse that his game leg was playing him up . |
| 20 | The price of a loaf of bread was several hours labour and both the miller and the domestic baker had to slog away to procuce a loaf . |
| 21 | On the south side is a piscina with octagonal basin upon a shaft , beneath a plain pointed arch , within the sacrarium are several encaustic tiles . |
| 22 | Included in this group are several nervous system adhesion molecules such as the neural cell adhesion molecule ( N-CAM ) , L1 , and TAG , which are involved in neuronal guidance and fasciculation . |
| 23 | Some of these fellas are several screens high , yet they zip around at lightning speed ! |
| 24 | Banks are several businesses rolled into one . |
| 25 | Trying mine on , I found that the trousers were several inches too short , the shirt was missing most of its buttons and the beret was like a sleeping bag . |
| 26 | On the ground in front of the simple headstone were several dark splashes , which could only have been made by blood . |
| 27 | Also king 's business were several works fostering uniformity in religion such as The Bishops ' Book , 1537 ( STC 5163 ) and The King 's Book , 1543 ( STC 5168 ) , of which multiple editions had to be printed . |
| 28 | Among the applicants were several candidates for the priesthood or diaconate of the Russian Orthodox Church . |
| 29 | In the second recitative of La mort de Didon ( book 1 , C.1709 ) an unexpected F major chord following a D minor cadence and a dramatic pause underline Dido 's exclamation ‘ Perfidious lover ! ’ admirably , and the account of her final moments in the next recitative is several times articulated in the same sensitive manner . |
| 30 | Almost every excavation which has been conducted in the area bounded by the River Alne on the east and north-east , the marsh on the north and north-west , Ryknild Street on the west and the boundary ditch on the south has produced evidence , however slight , for structures of one sort or another , and it is clear that the whole town was several times the size of the walled area . |