Example sentences of "[verb] to [n mass] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Significantly is that almost all the new cases are confined to people in the high risk groups or those who 've knowingly had sexual contact with them . |
2 | The big cat , which grows to 4′ in the wild , attracted a lot of interest , because of its rarity . |
3 | ‘ Slow down ! ’ she yelled , as the boat began to buck in the disturbed water . |
4 | The broker forecasts dividends of 19p to March 1992 , rising to 20.7p in the present year . |
5 | The Government 's scheme would offer all eligible students , defined as those on higher education courses lasting at least one academic year , an annual loan of £420 tapering to £310 in the final year . |
6 | The United States space programme suffered a serious setback in May 1991 when a congressional committee voted to reduce to $100,000,000 in the current fiscal year the projected $2,000 million budget for the Freedom space station , the construction of which was crucial to further manned missions to the moon and one to Mars , which President George Bush stated should be achieved by 2019 , the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing . |
7 | Profits fell from £103million in 1987/88 to £78million last year and are expected to fall to £45million in the current 12 months . |
8 | It will go to MPs in the New Year . |
9 | While profits jumped to £2.6m in the annual results announced in March , interims in August posted £1.1m for the half year to the end of June . |