Example sentences of "[prep] [n mass] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doyen of insider trading may be a shadow of his former power after paying fines of $100million and spending two years in prison , but his legacy lives on in criminal trials on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 2 | Dahl , 1954 , 1955 , 1987 ) ; however , the glacial survival of amphi-atlantic species such as Potamogeton epihydrus or Najas exilis ( as suggested by Harrison , 1948b ) or bryophytes such as Myurium hochstetteri , Leptodontium recurvifolium , or Campylopus shawii seems unlikely in view of reconstructed July mean temperatures during the last glacial maximum on St Kilda of 4°C and mean sea-surface temperatures around Rockall of 0–2°C ( Sutherland et al. , 1984 ) . |
| 3 | With the benefit of hindsight , these are now estimated at £4,900 , comprising expenses of £1,220 and lost chargeable time of £3,680 . |
| 4 | Citibank Mortgage will pay stamp duty up to a maximum of £400 and provide two years ' free unemployment cover . |
| 5 | The 4-cylinder 16V DOHC 2259cc engine , mated to a four speed automatic gearbox , can push the 623GSi to a top speed of 134mph and takes 9.5 seconds to reach 60mph . |
| 6 | About a month later the buyer had the clutch repaired at a cost of £45 and claimed this sum from the seller , alleging that the car was not of merchantable quality and not reasonably fit for the purpose of being driven on the road . |
| 7 | Geac Computer Corp Ltd , Toronto completed its previously announced purchase of Concord Management Systems Inc of Florida , one of North America 's biggest developers of software for construction firms , and has also bought Mentat Computer Systems Pty Ltd whose systems are installed in more than 60 firms in Australia and New Zealand ; the acquisitions cost the equivalent of $4m and add some $10m annual sales . |
| 8 | Administrative control refers to the data that are gained by the presence of a wealth tax , enabling the cross-checking of statistics and facilitating good tax administration and reduced evasion . |
| 9 | Basically , what has happened is that progress in technology , allied with rising affluence , has transformed availability of media and made personal choice both possible and affordable . |
| 10 | Flooding in 1987-88 killed thousands of people and caused great damage to agriculture and to the infrastructure ( see pp. 35570-71 ; 36288 ) . |
| 11 | It was so embarrassing , I had to get up in front of hundreds of people and collect this award . |
| 12 | The delegates went to the border and spent three days there screening hundreds of people and conducting in-depth interviews with many of them . |
| 13 | Since April last year , the company , which designs , manufactures and installs telecom equipment , has achieved sales of £27m and has 500 staff . |
| 14 | It recommended increased scientific research , better training for foresters and the establishment of reserves to conserve the diversity of species and allow indigenous people to follow traditional lifestyles . |
| 15 | The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ( IATTC ) is the international agency responsible for carrying out research into the biology of tuna and recommending conservation measures to maintain fish stocks at ‘ levels which will afford the maximum sustained catches . ’ |
| 16 | He was bound in the sum of £100 and allowed 24 months , from the time of starting , at the end of which all ore lying upon the ground was to be prepared for market , paying duty of one-twelfth part or " Dish " of all the merchantable ore . |
| 17 | The Association has produced technical briefs on Cook Chill Catering , and revised A Guide to Electric Lighting , The Thawing of Poultry and Providing Accessible Accomodation . |
| 18 | Intergraph Corp has wielded the axe half a dozen times since last August : 100 employees were laid off a couple of weeks ago — the company reported a $12.5m first quarter loss on revenues of $282m and has 7,000 staff worldwide . |
| 19 | For four years he hacked into data and ran rogue programmes . |
| 20 | Then , working with staff and using these projects as ‘ guinea pigs ’ , the Centre has begun to look at what makes projects of this kind succeed and whether there are general support mechanisms ( eg. materials , training ) which the Enterprise Centre could help to develop as a resource for academic staff . |
| 21 | As well as dedication to movement , Beryl had great concern for people and spent much time helping with problems large or small . |
| 22 | The scheme was launched to staff at the end of 1992 , since when the Enterprise Centre has received around 15 enquiries from staff and placed five individuals on training courses as follows : |
| 23 | The market could well generate around $3,000m to $5,000m and grow some 25% to 30% a year . |
| 24 | Electronic cash till maker Riva Group of Bolton , Lancs , has completed a refinancing programme to reduce borrowings by £5.8m to £6.9m and save some £800,000 in annual interest payments , it announced yesterday . |
| 25 | Held throughout the year , these weekends cost from about £150 to £195 and include two nights ' accommodation in a Trusthouse Forte hotel , most meals and a welcome reception . |
| 26 | Despite the losses , BAe is paying a final dividend of 4p , cutting the total for the year from 25p to 7p and leaving distributable reserves of only £87 million . |
| 27 | FORMER Chancellor Lord Lawson has sold his luxury home after reducing the price by a quarter to £239,000 and waiting two years for a buyer . |
| 28 | It has trimmed this year 's forecast by £5m to £235m and lifted next year 's by £20m to £340m . |
| 29 | The band had made an album with RCA for £30,000 and sold 500,000 copies around the world and had a Top Five hit with ‘ Crash ’ . |
| 30 | Tissue specimens were then fixed with periodate-lysine-2% paraformaldehyde for six hours at 4°C and washed three times with increasing concentrations of sucrose ( 10 , 15 , and 20% ) . |