Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] pounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because what happens , as soon as he 's , go goes back to work , it goes back down again , to what would be a thousand pounds for any future claims to start with again . |
| 2 | Christ , that 's gon na be a thousand pounds on a full comprehensive , just about . |
| 3 | I mean , that must be a thousand pounds ' worth of air tickets . |
| 4 | It 's not difficult with small creatures , but with the large ones it 's possible to be a hundred pounds or so out , and an overdose could be dangerous for the animal . |
| 5 | But even that can be a hundred pounds a week — still too much for many . |
| 6 | I 'll give my share to your mother and you can tell her you bought it from me ; that way she 'll be content and you 'll be a few pounds better off . |