Example sentences of "[adv] [art] million [noun pl] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The latest results mark a milestone for Sherwood , which now claims to be Britain 's biggest sock-maker , pumping out a million pairs a week , and is a supplier to that favourite of underwear retailers , Marks & Spencer . |
2 | It now makes sense to join the rest of the world by paying for what we use , say experts Kent Meters in Luton , Bedfordshire , a firm which turns out a million meters a year — and sells them abroad . |
3 | That day , we were on Flupper doing about a million miles an hour . |
4 | According to UNICEF , about a million babies a year die because their mothers stop breast feeding too soon and switch to dried milk substitutes — without access to clean water for mixing . |
5 | Shutting it down will save the National Health Service almost a million pounds a year . |
6 | Closing Over , much of which is already locked up will save the NHS almost a million pounds a year , which will be spent on more community nursing and rehabilitation . |
7 | The company decided to put all it 's litigation work , worth over a million pounds a year , out to tender . |
8 | Now that he has advanced to the front ranks of the most expensive and super-hyped entertainment on earth , Brundle has acquired some of the essential accoutrements of a global celebrity who earns over a million dollars a year . |