Example sentences of "[is] [prep] a [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But basically a gilt has got a fixed rate of , of value at the end and the beginning , so it 's worth a hundred pounds day one , a hundred pounds day you know whatever , h how many days it 's in force , if it 's a five year gilt , it 's worth a hundred , a hundred pounds then . |
| 2 | ‘ Now that it 's illegal , ’ he said , coughing , ‘ it 's worth a thousand times what it used to fetch . |
| 3 | I know they say a picture 's worth a thousand words ( and James would no doubt agree with you ) , but I think we 'll keep things as they are for the moment . |
| 4 | So th , the , this , you know , this main thing of really , a picture 's worth a thousand words , and the more you can block out time in this way , and protect yourself , er , the better your overall time management will be . |
| 5 | There is the whole of the Brixen and Sperten valleys to explore , and it is about a ninety minutes walk to Kitzbuhel . |
| 6 | Millenarian belief arose from combining the idea expressed in Psalm 89 : 4 that ‘ A day with the Lord is as a thousand years ’ with the interpretation of the Sabbath , or seventh day , as a symbol of heavenly rest in accordance with Hebrews 4 : 4–9 . |
| 7 | Swindon say as a player he is worth a million pounds , and they should be compensated accordingly . |
| 8 | If a picture is worth a thousand words , it might take a thousand words to describe a picture . |
| 9 | ‘ A picture is worth a thousand words ’ precisely because it is a part of a complex , usually unconscious , web of references . |
| 10 | The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is small consolation to an audience which ca n't hear any of them . |
| 11 | A picture is worth a thousand words and a single graph can often lead to a rule of thumb . |
| 12 | Each one is worth a thousand words , but a pack of six costs only £2.85 . |
| 13 | I 'm sure that a picture is worth a thousand words , and so the screenshots can probably tell you much more than I have space for . |
| 14 | The old saying ’ a picture is worth a thousand words ’ is very true when it comes to mapping a water . |
| 15 | A picture as they say is worth a thousand words and so it was that on the afternoon unemployment broke through the three million barrier I chanced a glimpse of the private feelings of John Major . |
| 16 | Following the adage that ‘ a picture is worth a thousand words ’ one might suppose that graphical methods would provide an exceptionally useful form of output . |
| 17 | A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS |
| 18 | Grabbing hold of that girl and pulling her into my chest is like a thousand dreams exploding , and her fragrance rocks me on my heels . |
| 19 | and er , like Christmas , erm , they have these things on the telly when there 's about , every , every night there 's like a fifteen minutes ' programme , just before the close-down , of like , B B C One . |