Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] worth of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could do a couple of tapes worth of slang words that they 've never heard of before . |
| 2 | ‘ If you are going to gut the house all in one go , this commits you to thousands of pounds worth of work . |
| 3 | These people cost the retailer millions of pounds worth of lost sales . |
| 4 | Millions of pounds worth of state-of-the-art equipment is lying idle . |
| 5 | Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to several shops in the area . |
| 6 | Drunken brawls have also caused thousands of pounds worth of damage . |
| 7 | Stoke supporters caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a stand at Vale Park during Tuesday 's first-round replay as Lou Macari 's men lost 3–1 . |
| 8 | To achieve this we have commissioned millions of pounds worth of research from universities , laboratories and companies , and have started a major geological investigation programme . |
| 9 | A 200-strong mob caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars and shops during the riot at Scotswood last September . |
| 10 | He even off-loaded tens of thousands of pounds worth of stock on to a client committed to a mental asylum ( for which he was sacked ) . |
| 11 | One office may be responsible for many millions of pounds worth of purchase orders . |
| 12 | Millions of pounds worth of damage . |
| 13 | Is that not a pertinent question in the context of the millions of pounds worth of drugs on the streets throughout the United Kingdom ? |
| 14 | The 1,000lb bomb in Lurgan reduced the town centre to rubble , causing millions of pounds worth of damage and injuring three policemen . |
| 15 | She was in fact very thin but had this huge wire frame around her ’ It turned out that she 'd been coming in a couple of times a week , stealing hundreds of pounds worth of clothes , hanging them on her frame then walking out . |
| 16 | ’ We had one month when we were losing thousands of pounds worth of clothes each week , ’ says branch manager Sue Turner ’ It was strange because we never caught anyone . |
| 17 | Staff there have seen over 1,000 jobs dissapear during the last 3 years , but with millions of pounds worth of orders coming their way , tonight they 're in a celebratory mood . |
| 18 | A new art gallery has been opened in memory of an eccentric antiques dealer who hoarded millions of pounds worth of paintings and other works of art . |
| 19 | Thousands of pounds worth of smoke and water damage reclaiming the family home from chaos . |
| 20 | Police have seized hundreds of pounds worth of drugs at the spot where an illegal rave party was due to have been held . |
| 21 | It 's believed that over the past year tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been charged to the council and then sold privately by some of its staff . |
| 22 | The jury was told that inside the house police found what they called an LSD factory capable of producing millions of pounds worth of the drug . |
| 23 | The four men have been given thousands of pounds worth of baking machinery . |
| 24 | Eric Williams who runs the Crumbs bakery has helped gather together thousands of pounds worth of baking equipment for his Romanian friends . |
| 25 | The incident has revived memories of the dark days in the sixties when foot and mouth threatened to wipe out millions of pounds worth of beef and dairy cattle . |
| 26 | Flash floods caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to houses after last night 's storms . |
| 27 | A fire has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a car factory . |
| 28 | It spread to the roof causing thousands of pounds worth of damage . |
| 29 | Two of the bombs exploded , causing thousands of pounds worth of damage . |
| 30 | Meanwhile it 's been revealed that thirty people have been arrested and thousands of pounds worth of drugs seized during raids in North Oxfordshire . |