Example sentences of "tonne of [adj] [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walker estimates that the Alcan aluminium plant , currently demanding about 20 000 tonnes of caustic soda a year , will eventually need 70 000 tonnes a year . |
| 2 | Courtaulds España produces 62,000 tonnes of acrylic fibre a year . |
| 3 | This means that if the UK is to stay self-sufficient , some 40 million tonnes of new production a year must be achieved by the year 2000 . |
| 4 | Farmers produce between five and six million tonnes of surplus straw a year — with the ban on stubble-burning , they 're going to be spending alot more of their time dealing with it in the future . |
| 5 | The computer controlled system , which will also monitor emissions , will process 4.25m tonnes of molten iron a year . |