Example sentences of "more [subord] a pound " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bomb weighed no more than a pound and a man could carry up to thirty of them . |
| 2 | Train fares and free board and lodging were offered , plus pocket money ‘ where necessary ’ , but this was never more than a pound a week . |
| 3 | This was illustrated most illuminatingly by a recent study in which a group of people were asked to eat more than a pound of potatoes each day ( baked in their skins , not fried ) in addition to whatever other food they could manage to eat . |
| 4 | She gave her mother fifteen shillings for her keep , and had more than a pound left to spend on herself . |
| 5 | We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week . |
| 6 | Hence , a pound paid out is worth more than a pound retained and reinvested . |