Example sentences of "[det] [verb] to [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what difference will that make to people living in the region ? |
| 2 | ( In 1986 this amounted to £10,500 . ) |
| 3 | According to some estimates this amounted to $3,600,000 million , or more than the annual US gross domestic product . |
| 4 | In 1985 , this amounted to £64 but the first prize was only £40 . |
| 5 | DataCare has generated most of Phonelink 's turnover to date — in 1992 , this amounted to £923,000 , while pre-tax profits , after £414,000 research and development spend , were £31,000 . |
| 6 | In 1982 this amounted to £750 on a bungalow costing £16 300 . |
| 7 | This refers to people 's progress through life : a result both of their attempts to maintain personal esteem and , at the same time , social respect deriving from other people 's evaluations . |
| 8 | This refers to sales and purchases of government securities on the open market by the Bank of England . |
| 9 | This refers to data about the sub-assembly itself . |
| 10 | We would urge those who support this to write to MPs and local authorities . |
| 11 | Fortunately , this corresponds to 110mph in top gear so it is unlikely to be an irritation on a British motorway . |
| 12 | In November , when it 's not quite so hot , this drops to $296 ( £171 ) . |
| 13 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
| 14 | The death rate in winter for those aged 60–69 is on average 12% higher than in summer ; this increases to 17% for those in their seventies and 26% for those aged 80 and over . |
| 15 | Headroom in the forward end of the saloon is 6ft 1in ( 1.8m ) ; this increases to 6ft 5in ( 2m ) at the foot of the companion . |
| 16 | The employer 's contribution is , however , 10.4% on the full corpus of salary of £43,500 and this amounts to £4,524 . |
| 17 | This amounts to $2.15-$2.45/bbl , compared with W20 , which yielded 60c/bbl . ’ |
| 18 | This compares to £86 billion under management at the end of December 1991 . |
| 19 | 68% of respondents in the first survey thought televising would ‘ make MPs improve their behaviour ’ , but this declined to 48% after three months of the experiment . |
| 20 | In view of the passage of time , the Goldsmiths increased this amount to £575 , and requested that the School should remove from the buildings the stone inscriptions bearing witness to their former patronage . |
| 21 | In September , bank lending rose by more than £10 billion , but this fell to £5.2 billion in October . |
| 22 | In 1950 , America consumed half the world 's oil ; by 1960 this fell to 44% and by 1970 it was less than one third . |
| 23 | This increased to £779750 for the year ended 30 June 1986 , but the firm was still substantially behind the Big four and Egon Zehnder . |
| 24 | In 1992 , VAX-related revenues made up 70% of total group turnover , but Turner expects this to drop to 60% in 1993 as AS/400 business continues to grow . |
| 25 | Thus the teacher-in-role can decide from moment to moment whether to carry the burden of the pupils ' protection — ‘ My men ( a group of ‘ passive ’ children ) have this to say to you' is to be totally protective — or to remove that protection and hand over the power : ‘ My men have something to say to you … ! ’ |
| 26 | Jesus had so much to communicate to people in such a small amount of time as we 've realised yes you can look upon the miracle of the cure of the blind man 's sight . |
| 27 | It 's like just ticking them off , and surprisingly all this knowledge will build up inside you until eventually you know what you 're talking about and once you know what you 're talking about it breeds confidence , and once you 're confident , it transmits itself to the people you 're talking to , and they like it , because you know what you 're talking about , and that leads to sales . |
| 28 | These amounted to £120,000 in last November 's Canadian Masters and , under its partnership arrangement for overseas events with Mark McCormack 's International Management Group , £100,000 from last February 's European Open in Deauville and what seems certain to be a substantial sum from August 's Hong Kong Open . |
| 29 | Some teas are now available with the caffeine removed and these appeal to people who find ordinary tea too much of a stimulant , perhaps disturbing their sleep at night or generally upsetting their metabolism . |
| 30 | As actors , they were all used to people looking different off-screen , but none of them had expected him to be so tall . |