Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] [adv] a quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul Marland is one of thousands who used his own personal wealth of at least a quarter of a million pounds to become a Lloyds name . |
| 2 | A councillor who sued two national newspapers for libel is facing a legal bill of at least a quarter of a million pounds , even though he originally won the case . |
| 3 | I suppose , as the man said , with at least a quarter of a million at stake they ca n't afford to , but all the same , it was n't very pleasant . |
| 4 | The most important evidence relating to such differences has come from CT brain scans ( computed tomography ) , which have shown appearances suggestive of slight cerebral atrophy in at least a quarter of schizophrenic patients in varying diagnostic subgroups and at varying stages of the disorder . |
| 5 | No problem whatsoever because even their current s The new system they 've adopted allows for P R for at least a quarter of the MPs that are being returned . |
| 6 | Self reported constipation for at least a quarter of the time was more common in whomen who had had hysterectomies than controls ( at 25–49 years , 20% v 9% , NS ; at 50–69 years , 22% v 8% , p<0.025 ) . |
| 7 | By improving family planning services , we will reduce unwanted pregnancies and help achieve our target of cutting the number of abortions by at least a quarter . |
| 8 | But if he is to assure Mitterrand too convincingly of his commitment to Maastricht or the Exchange Rate Mechanism , he will be condemned by a howling mob of backbenchers who will be backed , privately , by at least a quarter of his government . |
| 9 | ‘ They 're going to miss us by at least a quarter mile . |