Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in effect led to a situation where the commercial energy input became about equal to the equivalent energy output of edible grains . |
| 2 | I asked for that to be done at the earliest opportunity , the following morning at 9 o'clock . |
| 3 | As each financial year passes , the bow-wave does , indeed , dissipate as research and development programmes meet snags ; as decisions are delayed in the labyrinth of Whitehall committees ; as procurement contracts slip behind schedule ; and as units expend less than they asked for due to similar delays in their day-to-day training and operations . |
| 4 | Two social workers asked for this to be done , because they were so concerned about the policy they were supposed to be implementing . |
| 5 | I asked for this to be brought ‘ to the attention of the appropriate committee ’ . |
| 6 | I asked for this to be arranged twelve months ago , but it is still in the hands of the solicitor , who does not answer letters . |
| 7 | We planned to go full belt , we planned for 1989 to be either win or retire . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , in the highly competitive situation which developed , building societies were able to increase their share of this market and Birmingham Midshires ' share of building society net advances rose during 1989 to 1.7% compared with 1.6% the previous year . |
| 9 | The value of imports rose during 1989 to Rs276,900 million assisted by demand for grain , foodstuffs , machinery and raw materials . |
| 10 | Whilst waiting for her divorce , Henrietta moved with Norman to rooms in Belsize Park . |
| 11 | Conventional wisdom anyway held that if the yen rose above 115 to the dollar , virtually every exporter in Japan would be losing money . |
| 12 | Prior to the launch of Compaq 's DeskPro/M series he upgraded from 286s to 386SX computers by shuffling the older machines on to secretaries ' desks . |
| 13 | Between 1973 and 1985 the proportion of women working outside the home rose from 56 to 63 per cent . |
| 14 | Between 1831 and 1870 the number of inhabitants rose from 833,000 to 2,000,000 , an increase due mainly to immigration from the provinces , for within the city marriages were few and late . |
| 15 | For example , in the twelve years between 1969 and 1981 , the number of students on full-time and sandwich courses in Welsh establishments rose from 12,390 to 25,377 , an increase of more than 100 per cent . |
| 16 | For example , between 1980 and 1990 the average advance to income ratio for first-time buyers rose from 1.67 to 2.19 , while the average percentage advance to first-time buyers rose from 73.8 to 82.5 over the same period . |
| 17 | For example , between 1970 and 1982 the ratio of women to men achieving two or more A-levels rose steadily from 75:100 to 95:100 and the corresponding ratio for university entrants rose from 40:100 to 70:100 . |
| 18 | The number of radio licences rose from two to eight million between 1926 and 1939 with 71 per cent of all households having a wireless by the Second World War . |
| 19 | According to the census of 1851 , nearly one quarter of all women over 30 were unmarried ; between 1851 and 1871 the number of single females above the age of 15 rose from 2,765,000 to 3,229,000 . |
| 20 | The most notable inclusions in the list were Lazard Brothers and Hambros , which rose from eleventh to second place and nineteenth to third place respectively . |
| 21 | Such compromises and concessions , necessary for maintaining consensual politics , exacerbated the economic pressures ; for example , the growth of social provision and the socialization of the losses of large sectors of private capital through nationalization ( see chapter 3 ) was reflected in a rapid rise in public expenditure from 25.0 per cent of GDP in 1975 to 35.4 per cent in 1982 ( Donges 1984 : 111 ) ; the public sector deficit rose from zero to 5.9 per cent of GDP over the same period . |
| 22 | Between 1921 and 1931 the German population of the Corridor fell from 177,942 to 109,696 , while the Polish population rose from 935,643 to 1,080,100 . |
| 23 | According to government figures in the first nine months of 1991 the number of immigrants of German origin ( Aussiedler ) fell to 166,786 from 337,394 for the same period of 1990 , but the number of asylum-seekers rose from 143,826 to 169,785 . |
| 24 | Mr Shaw said oil production rose from 9,290 to almost 11,000 barrels a day . |
| 25 | Its share of the regional teabag market rose from 11 to 15 per cent . |
| 26 | In 1991 , 722,000 tonnes were exported and last year 668,000 , while imports rose from 55,896 to 93,000 tonnes . |
| 27 | Between 1940 and 1950 the proportion of the working population engaged in agriculture actually rose from 44 to 48 per cent . |
| 28 | Between 1801 and 1851 its population rose from 2,015 to 4,921 . |
| 29 | The 1993 LIBF had a distinctly European feel : the number of overseas visitors compared with last year rose from 1,868 to 2,462 , an increase of 32% . |
| 30 | In 1913 the membership of the Dock , Wharf Riverside and General Labourers Union rose from 40,000 to 48,000 , the Sailors and Firemen from 71,000 to almost 83,000 and the Dock Labourers from 44,000 to 52,000 ; only the smaller London societies lost , and then by comparatively low numbers . |