Example sentences of "[prep] a [num] [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am surrounded by a synthetic world of fantasy that I live in , ’ Johnnie tells this paper on his first visit to the UK , the first of a million metaphysical whingeings to be directed towards the NME . |
| 2 | This had been formed by Captain Buck and consisted of a dozen Jewish immigrants to Palestine , all of whom spoke fluent German . |
| 3 | ‘ If love was crime , ’ said Alex , ‘ I 'd ask for a thousand similar offences to be taken into consideration . ’ |
| 4 | Arsonists have caused damage estimated at a hundred thousand pounds to a printing company . |
| 5 | Arsonists have caused damage estimated at a hundred thousand pounds to a printing company . |