Example sentences of "per [unc] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | The third in the series feature a footballer and talked about a mortgage offering a 2 per cent discount in the first year . |
2 | During the Gulf War , hotel occupancy rates dropped to as little as 30 per cent in some areas , well under the average 60 per cent occupancy in the first two months of a normal year . |
3 | Employees ' contributions should begin with a 1 per cent contribution from the first £1.00 of earnings . |
4 | This follows a 6 per cent increase between the first and second quarters of 1991 . |
5 | For example , some offer a 30 per cent reduction in the first year , after which your payments increase by five per cent a year . |
6 | But with water shares expected to soar to a 30 per cent premium on the first day of trading , Mrs Ullman 's delay on the Tube could have cost her as much as £150 . |
7 | Asking both men and women how many times they took the driving test before getting through , the researchers found that men had a significantly higher success rate , with 57 per cent passing at the first attempt . |
8 | The CD used to be considered a luxury item , but last year its share of the music market broke the 50 per cent barrier for the first time . |