Example sentences of "of [num] [prep] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my hon. Friend pay particular attention to the application of a company in my constituency which requires a small amount of insurance cover that could lead to tens of millions of pounds ' worth of business ? |
| 2 | At Ashness Bridge , one of the most frequented sites in the Lakes , he helped to launch a major programme to combat the erosion caused by the pounding of millions of visitors ' feet over the years . |
| 3 | Windows can be used on an 80286 based computer , but it will operate noticeably slower and can not take advantage of one of Windows ' main characteristics — Multi-tasking . |
| 4 | Erm I I I signed over I signed over a number of thousands of pounds erm n nine years ago , eight or nine years ago with regard to the matrimonial home which Alison still lives in with my son Ben today . |
| 5 | The column reportedly reveals that Mirror chief executive David Montgomery and other senior staff hold options to buy shares in the newspaper group which could make them hundreds of thousands of pounds ' worth of profits . |
| 6 | Arthur Scargill was in no doubt that the government intended to reduce the size of the coalmining industry substantially , through a major programme of pit closures : many tens of thousands of miners ' jobs would be at risk as more and more pits were declared uneconomic , not necessarily because the coal reserves had been worked out but rather because of the perceived costs of mining them , relative to the costs of imports . |