Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [n mass] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visits by National Insurance inspectors are to increase by 30% over the next year , according to the Contributions Agency 's new Business Plan . |
| 2 | The M40 currently carries about 45,000 , but that 's due to increase by 30% in the next 10 years , so councillors are pressing for the M40 to be included . |
| 3 | These persons are frequently referred to as " regular casuals " , although the term is also sometimes used to refer to people in the second category . |
| 4 | Indeed , when AMV was forced to lay off staff for the first time in 1991 , because of duplication during the BBDO merger , all got very generous payments . |
| 5 | The Miniphone cellular network has gone into operation in Buenos Aires and some of its suburbs : the network is expected to have 10,000 users within a year , and is being run by Movistar — set up by Telecom Argentina SA , and controlled by STET SpA and France Telecom — and Telefonica Argentina ; initial investment in the project is $42m , but this is expected to rise to $100m over the next three years . |
| 6 | The current GNP per head of the population in Panaragua is $5,000 , but this is expected to rise to $5,500 in the next 2 years . |