Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diplomatic and military sources , after speaking with people who were trapped inside General Manuel Noriega 's military headquarters during last week 's coup attempt , say a bloodbath took place when the plot leaders surrendered . |
| 2 | Revenue is currently running nearly 10% below last year 's pre-Christmas levels as foreign consumer brands refuse to compete with cheaper UK goods . |
| 3 | But on the other hand he has Erv Kanemoto working with him and that means he 'll get all the Honda set-up data from last season . |
| 4 | France , for example , facing recession and rising unemployment , has seen European neighbours that do a quarter of its trade devalue their currencies by a real 10% since last September . |
| 5 | Overall sales were down 55% on last year when profits from autioneering were $139 million . |
| 6 | About a third of the teenagers surveyed had part-time jobs with average weekly earnings of £13.10 , an increase of 3pc on last year . |
| 7 | Great that we 're making a few bob at last ; I 've bunged down a few more ideas for old Clash songs we could flog to various fee-paying customers . |
| 8 | We have decided that in April 1992 there will be a flat rate reduction of £2 rather than the £3 of last year . |
| 9 | The region 's community education department received £10,000 towards last summer 's international music and dance festival . |
| 10 | Nomura , forecasting year 's profits of £273m against last time 's £229.1m , has put the shares on its buy list . |
| 11 | The EC and EFTA countries account for 70% of Scotland 's exports compared with 68% in last year 's survey . |
| 12 | These amounted to £120,000 in last November 's Canadian Masters and , under its partnership arrangement for overseas events with Mark McCormack 's International Management Group , £100,000 from last February 's European Open in Deauville and what seems certain to be a substantial sum from August 's Hong Kong Open . |
| 13 | The company is recommending a final dividend of 4.1p per share , making a total for the year of 5.8p , up 14pc on last year 's payout of 5.1p . |
| 14 | Mr Alan Milburn said new funding arrangements from April meant companies and training providers would be paid £28 a week for each trainee a drop of £3 on last year . |
| 15 | The growth of Eurosites , the company 's camping holiday subsidiary , has also been impressive , with bookings up 42% on last year . |
| 16 | Holiday bookings are up 20% on last year and the stresses and strains of the recession and high interest rates are forcing smaller travel operators out of business . |
| 17 | Although Kapiti will not release its figures for about a month because they have yet to be audited , Ms Keegan estimated that turnover has increased by about 20% on last year . |
| 18 | Whatever the cause , so far in 1991 record sales in the U.S.A. are down by 20% on last year 's figures — and that was n't a great year either . |
| 19 | Earnings per share fell from 27.3p to 15.8p , but BG will pay a total dividend of 14.2p for last year , against 10.25p paid for the nine-month trading period to the end of 1991 . |
| 20 | Ten percent of last year 's income had again been designated for outward giving , the sum of £1,754 going to such national charities as the Emily Fund for abused children and the Church Housing Trust , and £844 for Kurdish and Romanian victims and other overseas causes . |
| 21 | Almost 60 percent more candidates took Foreign Languages for Industry and Commerce ( FLIC ) while demand for Foreign Languages at Work ( FLAW ) rose by close on 40 percent on last year . |
| 22 | Tandy 's US retail sales for Aprch totalled $274.9m , up 13% on last year and stores open for more than a year rose 4% . |
| 23 | This shows an increase of 13% on last years figure . |
| 24 | This is an increase of £200,000 on last season when John Fourie not only celebrated his 53rd birthday here , but led South African golfers to a splendid 1-2-3 on the scoreboard . |
| 25 | The prize money ranges from $525,000 for the winner to $50,000 for last place . |
| 26 | Progressive has had an exceptionally good start to 1993 , said Mr Webb , with demand for mortgages currently running at around 50pc above last year 's level . |
| 27 | The down side was a disappointing entry , down by around 30% from last year . |
| 28 | The attendance figures for readers using the George IV Bridge Reading Room during the day ( 53,644 ) and in the evening ( 29,476 ) have declined by about 9% from last year . |
| 29 | The band played Dear little Jappy Jap Jappy , and The Amorous Goldfish from last year 's hit , The Geisha . |
| 30 | We do n't have any more information on sales for last year , do we ? |