Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [n mass] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sheffield Wednesday boss Trevor Francis is hoping for the same kind of bargain with Tishkov as Ferguson discovered when he paid just £650,000 for Kanchelskis .
2 Wayne 's grandparents , Ken and Pat Peckham , paid just £1,700 for Champ whose marathon exploits quickly made him the people 's champion .
3 He raised over £25,000 for Enterprise Neptune and wherever he went was cheered along his way by National Trust supporters , including Centres and Associations , Girl Guides and Brownies .
4 Emma , 21 , who works at Courtaulds Chemicals in Buckhaven , Scotland , raised nearly £300 for cancer research with the sponsored parachute jump .
5 Robbie , the National Federation of Anglers ' disabled co-ordinator , raised around £22,000 for charity from last June 's trip .
6 Not only did he enjoy the occasion he also raised around £750 for Leukaemia and Kidney Research .
7 The draw raised over £1,200 for lifeboat funds .
8 Give As You earn , as it is called , raised over £10m for charity in its first three years .
9 Andy alias GG , Margaret-Nora , Phil-Dame Edna and Graeme-Rab raised over £400 for research into breast cancer by turning up at work the following day in disguise .
10 On the return journey the headboard carried by Flying Scotsman was raffled and raised over £250 for charity .
11 With wine and cheese , an interesting floor show and raffle it proved to be a most successful event and raised over £250 for lifeboat funds .
12 John 's efforts raised over £700 for Asthma Research .
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