Example sentences of "[art] million [noun pl] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was back at the track to mark the donation of a quarter of a million pounds to refurbish the surface . |
| 2 | Local people have raised more than half a million pounds to keep the hospital open . |
| 3 | I think it 's absolutely scandalous the local authority can use government money to the extent of nearly half a million pounds to provide a site for about sixteen caravans , and I do n't think it 's at all necessary . |
| 4 | According to a recent WHO estimate , about half a million women die every year as a consequence of pregnancy , birth and other maternal causes , and many more are chronically impaired physically ; there are no estimates available as to the number of pregnancy related diseases , illnesses and health impairments . |
| 5 | You 'd never in a million years see a dancing man in a field in the country . |
| 6 | Juliana Hatfield , in an ideal world , would be one of the candidates for courtship by the major labels in America who think nothing of offering the noise-for-noise sake Helmet half a million dollars to ditch an indie label for the big-time . |