Example sentences of "[noun] for less [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About half of the patients had been waiting for their notes for less than six weeks , but 19 had been waiting for over six months , 14 for over a year , and six for over two years . |
| 2 | Michael Holly had been a prisoner of the camp for less than one month , and already he believed that he could walk this path with his eyes closed . |
| 3 | We 've got them all under one roof for less than twenty-four hours now … we must get the proof we need , or a confession . ’ |
| 4 | SNOOPERS can tap in to telephone conversations using a simple device available in High Street shops for less than £100 . |
| 5 | According to Martin Newland 's article in The Daily Telegraph today , Mr. Brown turned his back on his car for less than one minute . |
| 6 | Twenty-one of the 127 courses received renewal for less than five years . |
| 7 | Being over 200 miles from town , I told them it was scarcely worthwhile coming for less than three days — preferably more ; so they did . |
| 8 | Secondhand Sierra XR4x4s are generally good value for money , providing strong performance and plenty of grip for less than £5000 . |
| 9 | Many unemployed claimants stay on benefit for less than 16 weeks , during which only 50 per cent . |
| 10 | You can still run a Storage Heater for less than 70p per week ! * |
| 11 | They 've been in England for less than 12 hours but Janos Bunta and his Romanian friends are already up to their elbows in flour and pastry . |
| 12 | As part of its further downsizing under its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation plan ( CI No 2,129 ) , Wang Laboratories Inc is to sell its printed circuit board plant in Methuen , Massachusetts to its management for less than $5m cash . |
| 13 | ONE OF the most luxurious hotels in the North-East is being rented from a council for less than £350 a week . |
| 14 | It is probably fair to say that you can not really hope to run an adequate national TV campaign in the UK for less than about £750000 ; or a national poster campaign for less than £250000 . |
| 15 | The imports , costing US$9,000,000 , were enough to cover domestic needs for less than two days . |
| 16 | His predecessors had farmed these revenues for less than £50 a year , and in some years failed to make any payment at all . |
| 17 | A handyman from the informal sector will do the same job for less than $6 . |
| 18 | Om Prakash Chauthala resigned as the Janata Dal Chief Minister of Haryana on May 22 after serving in the post for less than seven months . |
| 19 | Nirmal Mukarji resigned as Governor of Punjab on June 2 after holding the post for less than six months [ see p. 37124 for Mukarji 's appointment ] . |
| 20 | A simple 286-based notebook with mono VGA screen and a 20Mb hard disk for less than £350 . |
| 21 | The low-priced multimedia machine will be capable of playing full-motion video and stereo-quality sound for less than $2,000 . |
| 22 | Credit for less than nine months ( for example , mail order and much shop credit ) and loans used to buy such goods but not specifically earmarked for them were not covered . |
| 23 | You can get a fine Bonnard print for £2,500 ; a Pissarro for less than £7,000 . |
| 24 | Look at the other person for less than 50 per cent of the time . |
| 25 | 10BaseT ports for less than $45 |
| 26 | Buying a ticket for less than £2 , I joined hordes of Chinese families on a Sunday cruise to Cheung Chau island . |
| 27 | Independent studies suggest that half these 35m are uninsured for less than three months , and 85% for less than two years . |
| 28 | Actions for less than £750 are small claims |
| 29 | Scholars of the development of the English language know that generic he has been the undisputed standard usage for less than two centuries . |
| 30 | ‘ I could not possibly consider such a commission for less than five hundred roubles . ’ |