Example sentences of "[prep] a thousand [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ to BELVILLE ] Honoured sir , your last proposal to me convinces me I ought not to stay , so , with a thousand thanks for all favours , I will set out for home tomorrow early . |
| 2 | And he paid over a thousand pounds for it . |
| 3 | The fund will provide grants for up to a thousand pounds for these organisations to spend on such training . |
| 4 | It will also replace a rotten back door , under a scheme with the local district council which offers grants of up to a thousand pounds for such work for elderly people in the town . |
| 5 | The parents can now be fined up to a thousand pounds for the children , because they have n't carried out the instructions of the court . |
| 6 | The busiest time is in summer , with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day , seven days a week , which means recruiting up to 20 extra staff . |
| 7 | Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established . |