Example sentences of "[vb base] to [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Income & Growth PEP allows you to invest in the Capital House Income & Growth Unit Trust which , despite one of the most difficult periods for stock market investment , has seen an investment of £100 grow to £183 over the last five years — had you been able to invest in the Income & Growth PEP over this period you would have received this return free of all personal taxes . |
| 2 | The worldwide semiconductor industry is expected to reach $71,900m by the end of 1993 and grow to $96,000m by 1996 , according to a forecast prepared by World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Inc for the San Jose-based Semiconductor Industry Association . |
| 3 | A 52% profits leap to £39.5m at Northern Electric sent the shares to 453p , a jump of 7p . |
| 4 | Financial services including pensions and life insurance subsidiary Allied Dunbar , whose Liverpool office is one of the country 's best performers saw trading profits leap to £376m in the nine months from £142m . |
| 5 | So you know , get say people from this country and America doing it , and they would come out different say to people from Japan , because their culture is different and certain different things are expected of them . |
| 6 | It helps if you can establish such a relationship and listen to people with concern . |
| 7 | Listen to people on the Continent going on about the inadequacies of their own health-care systems . |
| 8 | We can lift the telephone and speak to people in Australia . |
| 9 | It seems to work in here , because er the carpet industry , if you speak , speak to people in different firms , say they all work the same way , it seems to work on a |
| 10 | During the year to the end of March the Northern Ireland group saw pre-tax profits climb to £25.3m from £18.8m previously . |
| 11 | ‘ To show that crimes happen to people for a valid motive and a valid despair , not just prejudiced . |
| 12 | Yes , they 're all trained in first aid , erm erm and in the use er we also carry the analgesic gas , now the ones that er nitric oxide which is used in er pregnant mothers for childbirth , they carry some of that now , er which they administer to people in pain and that takes away the pain erm for the time being anyway , until such time as you can extricate them or , or ease the pain or take away the problem away from them that 's causing them the pain . |
| 13 | There are 200 places open to people of all ages and abilities who can achieve a unique ambition by participating in this unusual event . |
| 14 | Are these study programmes open to people from any country ? |
| 15 | Another serious objection to this HCF kind of approach is that it fails to prepare pupils for the real world , helping them to appreciate the strength of religious conviction and extend to people of all kinds of religious persuasion , including those dubbed as " fundamentalist " or " extremist " , real empathy and desire to understand their positions . |
| 16 | In the main , sporting accidents affect young adults ; the more challenging and potentially dangerous sports inevitably appeal to people in that age group . |
| 17 | By contrast iron bodies are strong and usually do not fragment until they penetrate to 10km of the ground . |
| 18 | ‘ When I talk to people about how best to protect themselves from attack I always tell them that if they can turn that surprise back on to the attacker they have a better chance of making an escape . |
| 19 | ‘ Um , ’ I think I replied and went away to think about it , read about it , talk to people about it , and with people who were doing it . |
| 20 | Now they er you know it 's a bit of a bloody , bloody dowdy operation , I mean er , one of the things I try and talk to people about here |
| 21 | I had been warned of this , and was therefore able to take the extra engagements in my stride , and to enjoy the opportunity to visit varying institutions and talk to people of all positions on the academic scene . |
| 22 | But you talk to people with the fervour of what you want to tell them . |
| 23 | You always talk to people like that , what are you talking about ? |
| 24 | If you talk to people in the street the majority of people who have young children are certainly saying we need day care , we need opportunities for ourselves erm and are quite prepared , some of them at any rate , to go and say that to their local councillors and to write to their M Ps . |
| 25 | A 50% increase in the sales team to 9,000 helped spark a 124% profits surge to £6.3m in the six months to September 12 . |
| 26 | Staff costs at £631,681 amount to 36% of total operating expenditure . |
| 27 | The annual fees for certification by the Law Society are based on the size of the firm and , for 1992 , amount to £75 per principal and £170 per firm . |
| 28 | What is needed today is that sum which , invested , will with interest amount to £100 in one year . |
| 29 | What is needed today is that sum which , invested , will with interest amount to £100 in one year . |
| 30 | ‘ For some cases , we 'd come back day after day , and chat to people in the queue . |