Example sentences of "it [be] a million [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | So it 's a million times minus a million . |
| 2 | As you go backwards in time , to say the first minute of the universe 's life , the density is not absurdly high , it 's only a little more than that of water , but the density of radiation is much , much higher — it 's a million times higher — and the temperature is like the inside of a nuclear reactor , so one of the interesting things is that when we get back to just a minute , say , after the apparent beginning of the expansion , we 're not yet dealing with any bizarre physics , we 're dealing with conditions that we know and understand on earth . |
| 3 | It 's a million miles away from a cold wet evening in Hereford , but that does n't dampen the enthusiasm of the Holmer School Steel Band . |
| 4 | It 's a million miles in style from our usual sweeping lawns and landscaped vistas , but in the latest in our series Summer Gardens , we visit the little piece of England where a little really HAS to go a long way . |
| 5 | Stefan : It was a million light-years away from our planet . |
| 6 | He claimed in the press that it set out Government policy , but it was a million miles away from our policy . |
| 7 | And it was a million miles from what Ronni had assumed ! |