Example sentences of "a few million pounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a lowly , poorly paid teacher and a member of Mensa , I wonder if RUNNING could put me in touch with sponsors and promoters who might make me a few million pounds over the next couple of years , even though I 'm not Canadian . |
| 2 | Civil servants may have spent no more than a few million pounds on the metals , although they may authorise more hefty purchases later . |
| 3 | And it must be prepared to lose a few million pounds in the process . |
| 4 | There are a few other initiatives that , for a capital sum of a few million pounds , hold the prospect of bringing forward such a radical transformation of the immediate circumstances of poorer people , and the extent to which they control their own lives . |
| 5 | Well for the sake of a few million pounds the Conservatives will slash this area , that area , will say we need to close this unit , that unit . |
| 6 | By investing a few million pounds into the anti-poaching forces of Kenya and Tanzania , as is happening at the moment , we will probably reduce and even stop the poaching problem for the time being but the long-term survival of the elephant in eastern Africa is going to depend ultimately on those countries ' abilities to incorporate wildlife and wild area protection into an overall land use policy . |
| 7 | ‘ The national media attention given to Pwllheli , in the run-up to the final decision , must be worth a few million pounds in advertising terms alone . ’ |
| 8 | Mount Charlotte Investments , the hotels group , has awarded a £5 million contract to Tarmac Construction to carry out the work after buying the site 's freehold from Edinburgh District Council for ‘ a few million pounds ’ . |
| 9 | Or tell them , tell them there 's a few million pounds worth of gold coins in some field ! |