Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] an [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 With these developments , BR reckons it may need an extra £300m from the government to balance its books for 1990–91 .
2 It should prove an efficient means of probing microcrystalline grain structure , properties of alloys and the surface texture of materials used to fabricate electronic components .
3 Chief executive June Roberts said it could mean an extra £80 on pensioners ' bills .
4 If all industrialized countries were to increase their overseas aid to the 0.7 per cent of GNP recommended by the United Nations , it would cost an extra $50 billion a year .
5 Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's prospectus for public offering indicates it will offer an initial 6m shares , 3.6m of them new , with 1.2m to be sold outside the US , at a target price of $12 to $14 a share ; it does n't give any plans for the $14m or so net proceeds .
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