Example sentences of "[prep] [n mass] [art] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CONVICTED Wall Street speculator Ivan Boesky , who once commanded a $1 billion war chest , is suing his wife for $1m a year in alimony to bolster his sagging finances . |
| 2 | The permitted limits of £1,000 a year in total for gifts , and the exemptions of as many small gifts of £100 a year as the donor may choose and of all gifts out of surplus income are not unreasonable for ordinary individuals ; and the raising of the exempt gift on marriage to £5,000 per parent will probably exceed the capacity of most parents , particularly that of the bride 's parents saddled with the cost of the reception as well . |
| 3 | Mitel Corp , Kanata , Ontario is to offer 21.95m common shares at the equivalent of $1.60 a share in Canada Four entities advised by Schroder Ventures , the international venture capital and buyout affiliate of Schroders Plc , intend to buy 4.88m of the shares . |
| 4 | The increase in yield and a slight fall in cake costs resulted in a further increase of £5 a cow in MOPF . |
| 5 | The plunge in aluminium prices in January was contained by forecasts of a tight supply situation which pushed prices up to a 15-month high of $2,227.50 a tonne in September . |
| 6 | On the Government 's safety-netted forecast of £272 a head in England , the compensation amount is 75p a week short of the amount a couple are likely to pay in poll tax . |
| 7 | There is a difference in price of 4p a pound in poultry meat due to inspection charges . |
| 8 | Motoring costs went down by 1.3 per cent , thanks to a further fall in the average cost of second-hand cars and an average drop of 7p a gallon in petrol prices which , together , more than made up for a rise in car insurance premiums . |
| 9 | After mild weather depressed demand in 1988-89 for car batteries the principal source of lead consumption , prices rose steadily through 1989 to reach record levels of £745 a tonne in March 1990 . |
| 10 | Lead experienced the biggest swing , hitting a ten-year high of £800 a tonne in March . |
| 11 | Political tensions in Côte d'Ivoire briefly lifted cocoa prices above £900 a tonne in May , after which they fell by 30% . |
| 12 | But weekly rents will now vary widely , from £43.24 a week in Kensington and Chelsea to £14.70 a week in Ellesmere Port . |
| 13 | On average , the amount of solar radiation falling on each square metre of the United Kingdom is from 800kWh a year in Scotland to 1,100 kWh a year in the south west of England . |
| 14 | Inflation has also slowed , from 27% a month in January and February , to 21% in March . |
| 15 | There was a more dramatic drop in refining margins over the past two years — from $5 to $2.88 a barrel in Europe and $2.71 to $1.75 in the US — reflecting competitive conditions in product marketing during the recession . |
| 16 | Milk yields of up to 35kg a day in June were common , with an average of 25kg a day over the summer months , but the milk was not very creamy . |
| 17 | Sales of soyabeans to the Soviet Union have helped to underpin prices , which rose to $5.80 a bushel in Chicago this week . |
| 18 | The offer could save schools up to £1,500 a year in exam fees , which currently cost about £15 per entry . |
| 19 | These losses were expected to be offset by increases in the value of oil exports , which doubled to $210,000,000 a month in July-September . |
| 20 | But weekly rents will now vary widely , from £43.24 a week in Kensington and Chelsea to £14.70 a week in Ellesmere Port . |
| 21 | IT IS disgraceful that Euro MPs can draw up to £40,000 a year in expenses . |
| 22 | Microsoft wanted between $250,000 and $500,000 for the source code and a royalty of $100 to $200 a copy in royalties , enhancements included . |
| 23 | The price was between $250,000 and $500,000 for the source code and a royalty of $100 to $200 a copy in royalties , enhancements included . |
| 24 | One top pop agent reveals : ‘ With a single so high in the charts Felix should be earning up to £2,000 a night in clubs . |
| 25 | A spokesman said : ‘ During the course of the nesting season we have been paying out up to £2,000 a week in man hours just to patrol the lines and remove nests . |
| 26 | Silver prices continued their downward trend in 1989 and fell to $4.54 an ounce in October 1990 , their lowest level in 13 years on the London bullion market . |
| 27 | Oil prices lost 45c to close at $17.70 a barrel in London yesterday after doubts about the effectiveness of the quotas agreed on Tuesday by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries . |
| 28 | Earlier , prices for North Sea oil closed 19 cents higher at $18.15 a barrel in expectation that the delegates would overcome opposition by Kuwait to accepting OPEC quotas which would curb its build-up of production after the Gulf war . |
| 29 | The other assumption was that the performance of the sows would be the same on both systems while acknowledging the need for extra feed at 100kg a sow in order to maintain condition outdoors . |
| 30 | Here it is important to remember the example cited above ( p. 128 ) of a family man earning £79 net a week , who , because of tax and means-tested benefits , would have to increase his pay by £90 a week in order to achieve an increase in net income of only £17 a week . |