Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | C J White , Killycarn , received £42 each for a pen of ten correct blackface ewes . |
| 2 | Equation ( 2.2 ) suggests that the chosen wealth measure has the characteristics that would be expected of the ‘ true ’ wealth series since the imposition of a unit wealth elasticity proves data acceptable with a Wald statistic . |
| 3 | I spent those final few hours extravagantly , staying the night at the Strand Palace Hotel for ten shillings for bed , bathroom and a cooked breakfast thrown in , with sixpence extra for a haircut at the hotel barber shop — three times as much as the Underground fare of twopence from Paddington to Trafalgar Square , where a Nippy served me at Lyons ' Corner House with a sirloin steak for a shilling . |
| 4 | The drag of the cable over one wing can make the aircraft uncontrollable in a turn , making a serious crash almost inevitable . |
| 5 | SHELL has lost out on an oil bonanza worth at least £1 billion through a decision to cut its stake in exploration territory west of Shetland . |
| 6 | When Britain 's water companies went private in 1989 it was predicted that the cost of improving water services would be £28 billion over a decade . |
| 7 | Speaking of Deano — everyone I talked felt that as we had paid £2.7 million for a centre forward would n't it be nice if hung around near the goal or in the box for that matter instead of running all over the show and when we finally get the ball in the box there 's nobody there . |
| 8 | BOGUS aristocrat Rosemary Aberdour was back at the Old Bailey yesterday in danger of having her sentence for stealing £2.7 million from a hospital charity increased . |
| 9 | After investing £15 million in a variety of different schemes over the previous six years , and just when developments were looking promising , the government 's funding ( channelled through the Energy Technology Support Unit , part of the Harwell-based UK Atomic Energy Authority ) was cut . |
| 10 | Is it mad to spend £1 million on a folly ? |
| 11 | INVESTING £1 MILLION IN A TV DOG 'S DINNER |
| 12 | Otherwise if , say , £1 million was deposited in a building society and the building society then deposited the £1 million in a bank , it would count as £2 million — a clear case of double counting . |
| 13 | The size of a eurobond issue usually lies between $50 and $100 million with a maturity of about six or seven years . |
| 14 | But earnings per share almost trebled to 5 pence from 1.7 pence due to a doubling of attributable profit from GTI , and substantially improved results from the other wholly-owned companies . |
| 15 | But Carter , who has offered four top players £100,000 each in a bid to make pool 's profile rival that of snooker , said : ‘ I know there was a bit of bother . |
| 16 | But we were £10 shorter as a result . " |
| 17 | Average overseas turnover was up 3.3 p.c. to £1.2 billion after a surge of trading in American shares . |
| 18 | This would save up to £3 billion at a time when the jobless total is soaring . |
| 19 | • Excellent unaudited Pre-tax Profits to £142.3 million from a record £132.5 million , before exceptional life and pension profits . |
| 20 | Still the goals fail to materialise , and a deal worth £5 million for a man who hits the net better than once every two games has genuine currency . |
| 21 | This programme ( see Chapter 3 ) involved the spending of over £400 million by a variety of agencies on the regeneration of east Glasgow , through the creation of new business centres , industrial development schemes , environmental improvements and substantial housing renewal and rehabilitation ( Leclerc and Draffan , 1984 ) . |
| 22 | Lord Hollick , the managing director currently embroiled in a boardroom battle at Mirror Group Newspapers , where he is a director , saw the broking business grow from £18.9 million against a background of declining interest rates and increased supply of government , corporate and US municipal bonds . |
| 23 | Mr Thomas also claimed the taxpayer had lost at least £29 million as a result of the 1990 sale of the Post Office 's Girobank operations to the Alliance & Leicester building society , in preference to the Co-op Bank 's bid . |
| 24 | This appeal was launched in May , to raise over £10 million for a number of key projects to help blind children and adults , who rely on the RNIB for education , training , rehabilitation , braille and tape services , and need help to find and keep jobs . |
| 25 | SCOTTISHPOWER 'S current year profits will be dented by more than £10 million after a decision by the accountancy profession 's regulatory body . |
| 26 | Work on laser weapons in space ( New Scientist , 10 June 1982 , p 714 ) is concentrated at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and is budgeted at $148.8 million with a request for $172.6 million in 1984 . |
| 27 | The EtherLink III 16/32-bit Micro Channel adaptor also costs $350 , or $300 each in a five-pack . |
| 28 | One-bedroom apartments cost from £319 each for a week for two sharing . |
| 29 | To cover costs for the first £320 you may either pay us a non-refundable damage/loss excess waiver of £32 per yacht ( £7 each for a Share a Yacht or Pot Luck ) , or lodge ( direct with us , not through a travel agent ) a security deposit of £320 per yacht ( £70 each if sharing ) at the time of making your final payment . |
| 30 | Old Fishfinger kept his first fish warm with a night light under a tin tray . |