Example sentences of "[noun sg] would be [adv] [noun] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Total investment would be about £45 billion . |
| 2 | It is estimated that the cost of such a system of local government would be around £1 million , against the £18 million projected savings associated with the creation of a single council for Edinburgh and the Lothians . |
| 3 | Even if only half these elderly people find that the withdrawal of tax relief makes private medical insurance too expensive for them and , consequently , revert once more to relying solely on the NHS for treatment , the cost to the nation of providing this care would be approximately £136 million . |
| 4 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that if he were to convert all loans under the social fund to grants , as has been promised by the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) , the cost would be about £130 million and would greatly prejudice the operation of the social fund as it now works ? |
| 5 | The total cost would be around £300 million . |
| 6 | In his annual report , he states that the cost of immunising these children and providing the medicines necessary to treat the dehydration and pneumonia would be about $2.5 billion . |