► another 2/10/100 etc (=an additional amount or number)
We’ll have to wait another three weeks for the results.
There’s still another £100 to pay. ► a 24-hour/2-day etc bug· The doctor says it’s just a 24-hour bug.
► see chapter 2/3 etc (=used in books to direct a reader to a chapter)· His scientific claims were never justified (see chapter 16).
► be discussed/described in chapter 1/2/3 etc· These points will be discussed in chapter 8.
► get £2,000/$4,000 etc for doing something
He gets £4 an hour for stacking shelves. ► grow 2 inches/5 cm etc
Stan grew two inches in six months. ► a height of 2,500 feet/10,000 metres etc
The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres. ► insure something for £1,000/$2,000 etc
You should insure the painting for at least £100,000. ► have a length of 1 metre/2 feet etc· These leaves have a length of about 7 cm.
► grow to/reach a length of 2 metres/8 feet etc· A blue whale can reach a length of 100 feet.
► lose time/2 days/3 hours etc
Vital minutes were lost because the ambulance took half an hour to arrive.
In 1978, 29 million days were lost in industrial action. ► a two-thirds/2:1/three to one etc majority· A two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.
► 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip
A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile round trip to South Devon. ► a £2/$5 tip· He gave the waitress a $10 tip.
► it’s turned 2 o'clock/5/midday etc
It’s just turned three. ► undercharge somebody by £1/$2 etc
They undercharged me by about $2.