Example sentences of "[verb] gained another " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICL says this upward trend is continuing and that it has gained another 1% in 1992 . |
| 2 | At 7000 feet we would have gained another 8–9 kts at 75% power . |
| 3 | Congratulating themselves on having gained another client , Sophie and Helen sat down to have some tea , and Sophie was just about to tell of Robert Sheldrake 's visit when Joanna arrived . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've gained another four hundred grammes this week , ’ Faye told Belinda as she settled back into the semi-reclined passenger-seat of the Saab , while Belinda herself was at the wheel . |
| 5 | But once he reached Stowey the Coleridges greeted him warmly at Lime Street , where the cottage had gained another new resident only a week before : on 14 May , Sara had been ‘ safely delivered of a fine boy ’ , the child being given the name Berkeley in honour of the philosopher , for whom Coleridge was developing a great admiration . |
| 6 | By the time I went home for Christmas , I had gained another pound . |