Example sentences of "[prep] nearly [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But within 20 minutes of Annandale 's arrival , at a cost of nearly £500 to Hendry 's manager , Ian Doyle , he had successfully completed his task . |
| 2 | The investment is huge with nearly £1billion to be spent over the next three years . |
| 3 | Since 1981 German car makers have lowered the share of a car 's value they produce themselves from nearly 40% to less than 35% . |
| 4 | He claimed funding at the Durham TEC would be cut by nearly £1m to £15.1m from April 1 a fall of 7.3 per cent . |
| 5 | However , in 1972 there were 279 000 jobs , whereas in 1984 this had fallen by nearly 10% to 253 000 . |
| 6 | Sales up 47% to £75.8m generated interim profits of £6.9m , with the number of homes sold increasing by nearly 40% to 468 . |
| 7 | The company says that renewed customer and supplier confidence , aggressive asset management , reduction of debt by nearly $800m to $2.5 billion and increased software and services revenues all played a part in the reversal of fortunes . |