Example sentences of "[noun] million [verb] [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a spokesman said last night : ‘ A gift of £1 million has also been received from the Emir of Kuwait . |
| 2 | A total of £3 million has now been allocated to European applicants . |
| 3 | Some £31 million has already been spent on preparation for the scheme . |
| 4 | Its philosophy is still developing , but it 's now a very concrete operation — £2 million has already been committed to 18 research projects in the UK , the Netherlands , Eire and the US , and we are still adding projects to the list . |
| 5 | They fear the deterioration of the value of the pound against the dollar may mean Mr Outhwaite is poised to demand another £60 million in cash from them — cash calls totalling £168 million have already been paid . |
| 6 | Credits of $1,000 million had already been granted in December 1990 . |
| 7 | Almost a third have been met in Northern Ireland and £17.4 million has already been paid out . |
| 8 | However , only $6 million has actually been paid out , because of an expected shortfall in compensation funds . |