Example sentences of "of [n mass] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pistols , as always , did fairly well , with the top price of £8,000 for a cased pair of duelling or campaign pistols by Samuel Nock . |
| 2 | With politicians and military leaders the keeping of a diary is not only the gathering of data for a future book but can also be a form of self-defence in preparation for any post-mortems which might be held in the future . |
| 3 | The spatial sub-file structure is illustrated in Figure 6.12 , which shows the partitioning of data for a simple part . |
| 4 | Since the reflectance values for the area making up a single image are recorded in four wavebands , the total volume of data for a single scene is 30408528 bytes , since each pixel requires one byte of storage . |
| 5 | ‘ Alejandro say she too weak , ’ said Umberto , leaving unspoken the truth that Alejandro would be too mean to fork out the equivalent of $5,000 for a green and vicious mare . |
| 6 | There was another sharp trade for an entry of just under 100 calves , which sold to a top of £312 for a Belgian Blue with Friesian bulls to £215 . |
| 7 | Each of the companies pays a fee of £225,000 for a three-year period : the two-year training and preparation period and the nine-month duration of the race . |
| 8 | Original fines had included one of £900 for a cracked wooden spoon . |
| 9 | A good selection of fish for a similar tank , but with airpowered filtration could include : |
| 10 | You may decide that this is not the sort of fish for a small tank and exchange it for a more suitable species . |
| 11 | The swordfish , like the sailfish , will follow a school of fish for a considerable distance before it decides to attack . |
| 12 | Among alluring clarets is Château Branaire-Ducru 1982 — an absolute classic — at the remarkably low price of £15.95 for a great wine approaching maturity . |
| 13 | In the fat cow ring another good entry of 52 continued to meet a sharp trade and sold to a top of £119.60 for a Friesian 470kg at £562 and to £118.90 for an Angus 450kg at £535 . |
| 14 | The normal corporate tax rate is 31% and personal tax is calculated on a sliding scale , reaching a maximum of 30% for a taxable income of S$800,000 a year . |
| 15 | The resulting budget is an estimate of sales for a given budget period . |
| 16 | Shildon said : ‘ The deal was n't favourable , I think that 's been recognized by a number of people for a long time . |
| 17 | A sales representative , for example , is not in that position as he meets large numbers of people for a short time . |
| 18 | It is not easy with new clients to truly understand their culture and to find a range of people for a short list who would truly fit into that organisation . |
| 19 | In his will he left the school house to trustees , and also certain almshouses , together with a yearly sum of £6 for a monthly lecture . |
| 20 | The dispositive contents of the will include : ( i ) pecuniary legacies of £1,000 each to the two executors , and of £2,000 to a Mr. Clarke , the deceased 's stockbroker ; ( ii ) provision for 150B , High Street and its contents to be retained to provide a residence during their respective lifetimes of two ladies , Mrs. Donelly and Mrs. Willett ; ( iii ) a settled legacy of £10,000 to provide for the maintenance of 150B , High Street during the residence there of the two ladies ; ( iv ) a settled legacy of £2,000 for a specified animal charity ; and ( v ) a gift of residue in equal shares to two specified charities . |
| 21 | Aid donors pledged a total of $85,000,000 for a five-year environmental action plan at a meeting in Paris on Feb. 14-15 , 1990 . |
| 22 | This week they went on sale again , at the ludicrous price of 92p for a 608-gramme punnet , or about 70p a pound . |
| 23 | LLANGEFNI : Bob Parry and Co Ltd report an entry of 206 cattle , 236 sheep , excellent trade again recorded for all classes of store cattle , quality rearing calves forward with a top price of £350 for a Belgian Blue male . |
| 24 | As well as giving a basic residential rate of £185 , Lothian is offering supplements of £25 for a single room and between £5 and £30 for extra services to cater for disability , intellectual impairment , and personal care . |
| 25 | On November 28 last year Mr Taylor received a letter from the society confirming his monthly premiums of £2.50 for a monthly benefit of £50 . |
| 26 | So moving £10,000 from a deposit account to diminish a debt will save this person £1,092 per annum at an opportunity cost — the interest that would have been earned on deposit — of £710 for a basic rate taxpayer or £473 for high earners . |
| 27 | THE reputation of one of the last of the Hi-de-Hi style holiday camps was vindicated yesterday when the BBC agreed to pay record compensation of £250,000 for a libellous item on Esther Rantzen 's That 's Life programme . |
| 28 | There 's been the reasonably-priced reissues of the Tele , Strat , Precision , Jazz Bass , Jag and Jazzmaster , but fans of the Bass VI ( of whom there are plenty ) have to search out old examples and pay the earth for them : witness an asking price of £1295 for a post-CBS ‘ blockmarker ’ model . |