Example sentences of "less [subord] a penny " in BNC.
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1 | I 've seen a bandage worth less than a penny and an inspector , he 'd go in and find one missing . |
2 | In the extreme case , a consumer who bought a one-bar electric fire for thirty shillings and paid less than a penny per hour for the electricity at peak time , imposed costs on the Electricity Boards of at least £60 for the kW of power station capacity needed to meet the demand . |
3 | For less than a penny a day Business Update will monitor the financial progress of any company or business in the UK . |
4 | A voice says it 's solely from my pension , quite able and get enough to give to join the association at less than a penny a week . |
5 | Tap water which costs less than a penny a litre is being filtered , treated and then sold for more than fifty times that much . |
6 | Get it out out the tap and it costs less than a penny a litre . |