Example sentences of "be [prep] [adj] of pounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some exported birds are endangered and as such are worth thousands of pounds to collectors . |
| 2 | Without a national society to maintain such a link it is doubtful if amateur radio could survive in today 's cut-throat world of radio communication where a single frequency in commercial terms is estimated to be worth millions of pounds . |
| 3 | You see if that 's how we 're to judge blessing then what are we to say to people , to men like C T Stard who sacrificed an inheritance that in today 's value , just in the early part of this century , but in today 's value be worth millions of pounds to go to the Congo , and to China , and to India ? |
| 4 | The final choice — which will be worth thousands of pounds to one manufacturer — will be made by the Royal Yachting Association next month . |
| 5 | She said , ‘ You do realise that these designs could be worth thousands of pounds , do n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | Developing countries are often very poor in comparison , with little foreign currency , and supplying indigenous wildlife to relatively rich Westerners is worth millions of pounds every year . |