Example sentences of "with [noun sg] [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet with base rates down by three percentage points to 7% since sterling 's exit from the ERM , and a further reduction to 6% likely in the New Year , mortgage rates are set to fall to their lowest level for 25 years . |
| 2 | These brochs ( a word derived from the Old Norse borg — a citadel — later transmuted into borough ) nearly all followed one basic pattern : that of a large circular dwelling with drystone walls up to 15 feet thick , and some of them as much as 50 feet high . |
| 3 | The major beneficiaries of this trend were soft modes , with pedestrian accidents down by 43 per cent , cyclist accidents by 16 per cent and those involving children down by 66 per cent . |
| 4 | The Foreign Languages at Work ( FLAW ) scheme also experienced a good year , with candidate numbers up by 38 per cent . |
| 5 | ‘ And with interest rates down by 4 percentage points in just six months , Britain enters the year ahead in a more favourable position than most of our major competitors . |