Example sentences of "[noun] for [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loyal workers were gobsmacked to find two months later their ex-boss had bought all his ex-machinery at the receivers ' auction for next to nothing and started up in business again under another name in the same premises . |
| 2 | He struggled to make the first team when we were in the second , and went on loan to a couple of spanish clubs , then was sold to some crap side for next to nothing . |
| 3 | The place next door had a large attic that could be divided into two or three rooms — he knew where he could get the partitions for next to nothing . |
| 4 | It was young and shy Nadine on duty , so I got a large portion of chicken in white wine sauce with rice ( how is it that the French can cook rice that never sticks ? ) and a bottle of Pils for next to nothing . |
| 5 | You can have my mother 's address for next of kin . ’ |
| 6 | One solution that can be used in such an emergency is a home made internal filter which can be made in any size for next to no outlay . |
| 7 | Also had further letter from Notts County Council about Nottinghamshire Minerals local plan , asking us again if we have any representations to make , I think it was decided at a previous meeting that we did not , erm Colin Williamson , production of development and planning at Newton and Sherwood District Council , it 's proposal to run seminars for Parish Councils on planning policies , law and procedures , and we would like to know erm whether erm we would be interested in attending , and how many people would wish , he he has earmarked temporarily twenty eighth of March , which is a Monday , as a possible date at town hall , so if er if you think that would be something that you would be erm interested in going to , the topics erm are really I think things that came up at the Parish Council 's conference , the questions about planning , about the rules , and the policies , and the procedures etcetera , the erm , and visitors were talking last thing for sixth of December for five minutes , and the discussion for half an hour to three quarters , commencing at half past seven , so er if anyone 's interested in attending that ? |
| 8 | MICHAEL MANN 's moved on from Miami Vice and back to the 18th Century for Last Of The Mohicans . |
| 9 | Having raised expectations , he went on to limit that help to just 100,000 people ; and of those 100,000 , 60,000 were offered no more than the chance to work on a community scheme for next to nothing . |
| 10 | Substantial Eukanuba prizes , quality rosettes and prize cards for 1st to 5th in the Eukanuba Dogs Today Rescue Dog of the Year Class |
| 11 | In in in my own family my mum and my aunt went into service you know when they were about thirteen and they used to do the most abysmal jobs for next to nothing . |