Example sentences of "to a [adj] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phillips Auctioneers in Oxford is working with other branches throughout Britain to raise up to a million pounds for local charities in the ITV Telethon '92 . |
| 2 | It will also replace a rotten back door , under a scheme with the local district council which offers grants of up to a thousand pounds for such work for elderly people in the town . |
| 3 | The fund will provide grants for up to a thousand pounds for these organisations to spend on such training . |
| 4 | The busiest time is in summer , with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day , seven days a week , which means recruiting up to 20 extra staff . |
| 5 | Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established . |