Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parents can now be fined up to a thousand pounds for the children , because they have n't carried out the instructions of the court . |
| 2 | The new conventional wisdom which divides the young old from the old old at 75 marks a boundary for entry into the last stage of life which has now been pushed back by a dozen years . |
| 3 | It 's beleived up to a dozen men and women are employed on his estate and today despite the news , the work went on . |
| 4 | The Burleigh group set off from London on Friday morning and they 're hoping their efforts have raised up to a million pounds for the 2 hospitals . |
| 5 | Father Morrow was accompanied by about a dozen supporters and pro-life campaigners . |
| 6 | Fr Morrow was accompanied by about a dozen supporters . |
| 7 | Is it really true that Watership Down was rejected by over a dozen publishers before it was taken on and became a bestseller ? |
| 8 | But it 's not for sale at any price — it 's more than a hundred years old , and was snapped up for a thousand pounds at auction . |