Example sentences of "has [vb pp] from [adj] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More people own shares but , as a percentage of the number of shares held , the individual shareholding has fallen from thirty percent in 1979 to eighteen percent today , and if all these shareholders c turned up to exercise their right and their power at the annual meeting of British Telecom or British Gas , or any other , to say , we think it 's outrageous the sort of money that you are now paying your chairs and your directors , what would happen ? |
| 2 | Much of the improvement has come from increased sales into furniture foams , explained , commercial manager . |
| 3 | In four years , he has grown from 16 staff to 40 , and plans to add at least 10 a year for the next three years . |
| 4 | Since the turn of the century , it has grown from 50,000 people to 14 million . |
| 5 | V A T has risen from eight percent to seventeen and a half percent . |
| 6 | My latest specimen has increased from 8 cm in November 1991 , to 30cm at the time of writing ( mid-June ) . |
| 7 | Hence in real terms the book value of ICI 's equity has shrunk from 92 £8bn in 1971 to 92 £3bn in 1991 . |