Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [n mass] to " in BNC.
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1 | UB 's shares only nudged up 3p to 352p . |
2 | We have also committed over £900,000 to projects through the know-how fund . |
3 | Thorn 's shares shot ahead 20p to 848p on the news that it had almost doubled annual profits to £289.9m . |
4 | The shares pushed ahead 8p to 520p . |
5 | Plant and machinery : Leasing was hauled up 12% to £3bn |
6 | The super smooth 2.5-litre intercooled turbo-diesel , quite the best of the bunch , is pepped up 4bhp to 98bhp ; the 3-litre V-6 petrol has been breathed on to the tune of an extra 8bhp , at 147bhp . |
7 | Keith and Tim 's efforts have raised over £225 to be divided amongst various charities including the NSPCC , the Spastic Society , Sports Council and the British Red Cross . |
8 | SHARES of LEP , the freight-forwarding and security monitoring company , were marked down 15p to 150p yesterday when its half-time figures failed to meet some market expectations . |
9 | Digital Equipment has set aside £1m to hand out next year as cash rewards for outstanding performance . |
10 | But the shares yesterday were marked up 10p to 136p after Mr Dwyer said he was hopeful 1993 would prove to be ‘ a springboard for recovery ’ . |
11 | Although M&S may still come in second , the City believes it is set for strong future growth and the shares were marked up 6p to 355p . |
12 | The TSB Foundation is one of four independent charitable bodies established in the banking group which have distributed over £12m to 4,000 UK charities . |
13 | ‘ We think the explosion has caused about £15,000 to £20,000 worth of damage but we hope to re-open for business on Friday or Saturday . ’ |
14 | A WIDOW has left nearly £135,000 to an animal charity on the condition that her cats are well looked after for the rest of their lives . |
15 | The shares edged ahead 1p to 333p . |
16 | Within a short time of opening , the FTSE had edged ahead 3.3p to 2828.9 . |
17 | The shares edged ahead 4p to 484p . |
18 | Today the shares edged ahead 2p to 858p . |
19 | Frogmore Estates edged ahead 2p to 463p , British Land went 3p better to 383p while MEPC advanced 8p to 495p . |
20 | The Government has paid out £150m to former BC investors since the company 's collapse , and it first voiced its intention to recover as much of that sum as possible from BC 's professional advisers almost three years ago . |
21 | As well as being a good social vehicle , the teams raise money for worthy causes and recently donated almost £3200 to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill , Glasgow . |
22 | During the past year the Rev. Keith Garner and his parishioners have donated almost £10,000 to the appeal . |