Example sentences of "less than [pers pn] paid for " in BNC.
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1 | That does not mean plummeting house prices — the old adage about most people simply refusing to move rather than sell their house for less than they paid for it remains as true as ever . |
2 | ‘ Allowing for inflation , it 's very much less than I paid for it . ’ |
3 | You 'll get shares today for far less than you paid for your present stake , and for astronomically less than their true value . |
4 | Yesterday the shares fell to 124p , 16p less than he paid for them . |
5 | He was forced to sell his Thames-side mansion at Bray , Berkshire , for £1.5million — £700,000 less than he paid for it in 1988 . |
6 | In the second case , however , compulsory acquisition at less than market price involves an actual loss since the owner is not only deprived of his property but is also compensated at a price which might be less than he paid for it and would almost certainly be insufficient to purchase a similar parcel of land in the open market . |
7 | But his bank wants their money back ; the business will be sold for less than he paid for it , and Peter will be left with debts running into six figures |