Example sentences of "[n mass] [num] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English Nature , the statutory body which advises the government on nature conservation in England , has been allocated an additional £1.04 million for the protection and management of wildlife sites . |
| 2 | Lord Rosebery responded quickly by saying that he would still sell to the nation , but was increasing the price from £2 to £3 million for the house and contents . |
| 3 | If the deal is accepted , Fulham will share Stamford Bridge with Chelsea , paying in excess of £13 million for the ground while the £5 million Cabra owe Fulham will be waived . |
| 4 | Hong Kong Land , owned by big Hong-Kong-based trading group Jardine Matheson , paid £79 million for the stake and wants to buy more . |
| 5 | Incident comet velocities are 25kms -1 and 50kms -1 for the short-period and long-period cases , respectively ; again these are approximate median values . |
| 6 | The sums involved were colossal : over £0.5 million for the spire and the roof . |
| 7 | This leaves the two bands , near 400 cm -1 for the dichloride and near 300 cm -1 for the dibromide , as the GeX stretches , and the lowest frequency band in each case as the deformation . |
| 8 | Under an Appeal Court ruling , Chelsea have until tonight to meet Cabra 's asking price of £22.85 million for the ground or face possible winding-up procedings . |