Example sentences of "[n mass] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Room rates are pitched at £69 for a single and up to £140 for a de luxe double . |
| 2 | Four other cases , brought on Sept. 10 and 12 , involved the improper grant of a contract to oversee a power scheme , the export of Pakistani cotton at below market rates , the sale of property in Islamabad worth £150,000,000 for a mere £500,000 to a foreign company managed by associates of her husband , Asif Ali Zardari , and the improper granting of permits to a close relation and to a friend enabling them to distribute liquified gas . |
| 3 | In the store rings an entry of 400 bullocks continued to meet an excellent trade and sold to a top of £930 for Belgian Blue 464kg and to £920 for a Simmental 638kg . |
| 4 | Most simply give themselves up , and , in the case of those who have done no more than poach the odd buck for a little bushmeat , are often let off with a caution . |
| 5 | He was tempted to go in and get it over , but he had been away from his temporary headquarters for a long time and he did not even know if the body had bean recovered successfully . |
| 6 | He admitted that he thought electors were sick of what seemed like endless campaigning , but for the last two weeks his home has been the headquarters for a hectic campaign office . |
| 7 | Difficulties were thought to arise over reaching agreement on a headquarters for a merged society , which would have had combined assets of £350m . |
| 8 | Difficulties were thought to arise over reaching agreement on a headquarters for a merged society , which would have had 75,000 customers and combined assets of £350m . |
| 9 | The weekly basic state pension from April 1991 to April 1992 is £52.00 for a single person and £83.25 for a married couple . |
| 10 | You are talking about at least £1,000 for a live badger . ’ |
| 11 | Prices are very keen too — from under £1,000 for a basic model . |
| 12 | Prices range from under £1,000 for a basic single garage , to nearer £5,000 for a double garage with a tiled pitched roof : it all depends on the size and finish you choose . |
| 13 | Available now , SQLbase for Sparcstations is priced at £1,000 for a 5-user edition and £10,000 for an unlimited user licence . |
| 14 | In New York , the same week , however , $9.9 million was paid for Léger 's ‘ Les Maisons sous les Arbres ’ and $5.9 for a good early Miró , ‘ Danseuse Espagnole ’ . |
| 15 | My recollection was that it was £250 for a great deal of work and endless consultations with courteous BBC representatives who were terrified by my refusal to produce a total text ( since I can only give plausibility to anything I say when there is at least an element extemporised ) and refused to accept my positive assurances that I was as unlikely to dry up as the Thames . |
| 16 | You 'll pay around £128 for a rock climbing weekend , £77 for a weekend 's multi-activity holiday and £225 for a multi-activity week . |
| 17 | At only £2.99 for a full head perm or £1.99 for part perming . |
| 18 | Vouchers cost £78 for a double room and include a buffet breakfast . |
| 19 | Well , in the beginning the price for a game was very high ( more than £40 for a simple game like Frogger on the Atari console ) . |
| 20 | Pensions will increase by £1.95 a week to £56.10 for a single person and £3.10 a week to £89.80 for couples . |
| 21 | Cows and calves sold to £1,060 for a Simmental third calver with a Charolais calf at foot and to £925 for a second calver Simmental with a Limousin calf at foot . |
| 22 | AEF is priced at $3,000 per site and ADE starts at $26,500 for a three-seat developers ' installation . |
| 23 | Charges £21 for a one-hour float , or £48 for three floats , as an introductory offer , and you need to book in advance . |
| 24 | In 1973–74 the firm made a profit of £26,719 after tax ; the starting pay of some of the workers was £28 for a 40-hour week . |
| 25 | Barns in North Yorkshire sell for as little as £20,000 for a tiny village blacksmith 's forge with no land , to £125,000 for a very large barn with a paddock . |
| 26 | Legal and General paid £12million for a 103-branch chain . |
| 27 | This varies according to the purchase price , but is an average of about £20 for a modest property . |
| 28 | Beef types sold to £125.70 for Simmental 460kg at £578 with conditioned heifers to £132.40 for a Simmental 405kg at £536 . |
| 29 | ‘ Alejandro say she too weak , ’ said Umberto , leaving unspoken the truth that Alejandro would be too mean to fork out the equivalent of $5,000 for a green and vicious mare . |
| 30 | A suited smart alec , riding shotgun on rugby union 's suddenly careering shamateur bandwagon , this week told a group of British international players that they should soon be able to charge £1,500 for a solitary interview . |