Example sentences of "[n mass] [num] [conj] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or rather it will be if the health-care proposals come with a price tag that requires the taxpayer to finance an extra $100 billion or so of government spending a year . |
| 2 | In 1991 the UK current account deficit was a little over £6 billion and is expected to double in size to £12 billion or more by the end of 1992 . |
| 3 | Derwent is expected to make trading profits of £2 million or so in the year to March . |
| 4 | Looking to his players ' financial welfare , Chapman got the go-ahead from the League to launch a savings scheme whereby £ 1 or so from each man 's wages was kept in the Arsenal ‘ bank ’ to earn 6 per cent interest , the scheme covering junior players as well . |
| 5 | When one adds to that the £40 million or so from the trust , my hon. Friends at least will recognise that the Government can lay claim to spending more money on sport than any party has done for many years . |
| 6 | In a report on the future of the Falklands , Lord Shackleton said that it would take £100 million or so for redevelopment . |
| 7 | But when thrifts went bust in their hundreds in 1989 , necessitating a federal rescue that could cost the taxpayer $500 billion or more over the next 30 years , the goalposts were abruptly moved for junk borrowers , too . |
| 8 | At only $1 billion or so for a 50% stake , the price strikes some industry observers as a steal . |