Example sentences of "[adv] than [num] [noun sg] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I should n't let them go for any less than five pound a pair . |
| 2 | Castner devised a process , involving the reduction of caustic soda with carbon , by which the cost could be reduced to less than one shilling a pound . |
| 3 | A recent survey found one in six young people , including some of school age , earning less than one pound an hour . |
| 4 | As the program time needed to send each step command is likely to be much less than 0.1 ms the processor has spare capacity for other tasks . |
| 5 | Its rival Prontaprint , which has 258 outlets and won the franchiser of the year prize , reckons to have kept the failure rate to less than 3 p.c. a year . |
| 6 | During his period at Newcastle and later in his career when he briefly played for Grimsby Town , Gallacher was known to drink with fans in pubs near the ground , and on more than one occasion a search party had to be sent to get him in time for the kick-off . |
| 7 | On more than one occasion the courts have stated that the procedure is investigatory and that the role of the adjudication officer is to act as amicus curiae ( friend of the court ) assisting the tribunal in its investigation of the claim ( R v. |
| 8 | On more than one occasion the view was expressed that ‘ physics is the best degree you can get ’ — because employers looked on it favourably . |
| 9 | By supplementary help we refer to cases where either support worker help was provided temporarily , to relieve in unusual circumstances , or support workers were employed with a client on average no more than one hour a day , seven days a week . |
| 10 | He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance . |
| 11 | 1.21 Where any party comprises more than one person the obligations and liabilities of that party under this agreement shall be joint and several obligations and liabilities of those persons |
| 12 | Since Food Giants are spreading so fast around the country — they 've opened more than one store a month since they started last year — we 've put their claims to the test . |
| 13 | Shabba Rank 's gruff growl has graced over 50 reggae single hits since 1987 , with more than one record a week often hitting the charts . |