Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [adv] [n mass] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Originally about a foot long , it had been cut into two , when they made excellent cycle handlebar grips for only 3d a pair . |
2 | These are New Zealand dollars , currently $3.30 to the pound sterling , so that rate equates to just £40 an hour . |
3 | And two companies with strong Australian transport interests , Britannic Shipping and Playmaker , have agreed sponsorship deals worth nearly £100,000 a year between them for the next three years . |
4 | Minimum Windows system requirements are an 80486 personal computer with 8Mb of RAM — Updata grows at around 1Mb a year . |
5 | This compares with just 11pc a decade ago . |
6 | This compares with just 11% a decade ago . |
7 | Notes retails at around £400 a user ( with discounts on multiple purchases ) , and is getting so popular that it may well emerge as the de facto standard for disseminating information . |
8 | A lovely rich rust red colour , it retails at around £4.75 a kilo . |
9 | Our drink retails at only £2.35p a bottle , ’ he added . |
10 | ‘ Chance Meeting … ’ now sells for around £250 a time . |
11 | Mixed plastic , for example , sells for about £25 a ton . |
12 | Cook 's Chenin Blanc sells at around £3.79 a bottle from Tesco and leading off-licences . |