Example sentences of "increased [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later they were supplied by specialist brickmakers whose numbers increased greatly during the last quarter of the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | From about 1750 , population increased yearly for the next 226 years ( figure 2.1 ) . |
| 3 | The population of Korea averaged around eight million during the Yi era but increased rapidly in the twentieth century growing from approximately ten million in 1900 to about thirty million in 1949 . |
| 4 | This is that industrial output increased four-fold over the eighteenth century , home consumption of it three-fold and exports six-fold . |
| 5 | The fidget factor increased slightly in the second half in the Queen 's croquet garden . |
| 6 | Although the overall number of night visits increased sharply in the first year after the introduction of the contract ( for example , in Berkshire it rose by a half over the previous year p 762 ) , the absolute number of night visits made by the deputising service may have altered much less , without much cost saving . |
| 7 | Although the total press coverage of pop music increased dramatically over the last ten years , the quality has n't improved and the power of music papers to make and break an artist has greatly dissipated . |
| 8 | Their best ( fastest ) responses were , however , just as fast as when rested , although the number of slow responses ( or gaps in responding ) increased dramatically after the first five minutes . |
| 9 | It is generally accepted that for both the ageing and new/modern aircraft , the complexity of maintenance problems ( i.e. ageing — corrosion , modern — advanced avionics ) increased dramatically in the last ten years . |
| 10 | The proportion of infants exposed to smoking by their mothers , from other family members , from non-household sources and from more than one of these sources , increased significantly during the first year of life . |
| 11 | The net interest charge increased significantly in the second half of the year , reflecting the year 's cash outflow . |