Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] from [num] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More people own shares but , as a percentage of the number of shares held , the individual shareholding has fallen from thirty percent in 1979 to eighteen percent today , and if all these shareholders c turned up to exercise their right and their power at the annual meeting of British Telecom or British Gas , or any other , to say , we think it 's outrageous the sort of money that you are now paying your chairs and your directors , what would happen ? |
| 2 | In four years , he has grown from 16 staff to 40 , and plans to add at least 10 a year for the next three years . |
| 3 | Since the turn of the century , it has grown from 50,000 people to 14 million . |
| 4 | V A T has risen from eight percent to seventeen and a half percent . |
| 5 | My latest specimen has increased from 8 cm in November 1991 , to 30cm at the time of writing ( mid-June ) . |
| 6 | Hence in real terms the book value of ICI 's equity has shrunk from 92 £8bn in 1971 to 92 £3bn in 1991 . |
| 7 | Her weight had dropped from 41.7 kg. at the beginning of May to 36.75 kg. on 28 June . |
| 8 | However , on 30 June we were told in response to inquiries by the court that she had not taken solid food since 21 June and that , although she had maintained a fluid intake of 12 cups of tea a day , her weight had dropped from 39 kg. on 16 June to 35.1 kg. on 30 June . |