Example sentences of "[prep] [art] same time last " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far this year , drugs officers have made more than 130 seizures — twice the figure for the same time last year . |
| 2 | ‘ Demand has been increasing steadily since November and we 're now dealing with twice the number of applications compared to the same time last year . |
| 3 | Just 33,000 cars were registered in July — and only 13,000 by private motorists — a drop of eight per cent on the same time last year . |
| 4 | The Halifax says that in September the average price of a house in this country was up by one percent on the same time last year . |
| 5 | Judge power The authorised number of Lords Justices was at present 26 , one less than at the same time last year . |
| 6 | In January 1983 , the water content of reservoirs in South Africa had fallen to 50 per cent of its level at the same time last year , and the 1982 maize crop was 40 per cent lower than the record of 40 million tonnes harvested in 1981 . |
| 7 | It is already apparent that players are much fitter than at the same time last season . |
| 8 | Total at the same time last year was £269.40 . |
| 9 | The amount of money donated to the Village Association through the envelopes is less than at the same time last year . |
| 10 | Total at the same time last year was £269.40 . |
| 11 | But at the same time last year 42 people had lost their lives at the hands of the roaming death squads . |
| 12 | The total number killed was 16 fewer than at the same time last year . |
| 13 | At the same time last year , only 17.1pc of the community charge had been paid . |
| 14 | At the same time last year , only 17.1% of the poll tax had been paid . |
| 15 | ‘ I can tell you he 's running quicker than at the same time last year , ’ said the Welshman , confident that Christie is capable of matching Canadian Bruny Surin 's 1993 world best of 6.45 . |
| 16 | He 's more forward than at the same time last season . ’ |
| 17 | Half-year profits for Sun Alliance show the firm £119 million in the red compared with £191 million in profit at the same time last year . |
| 18 | Last winter 's storm damage pay-outs have battered profits for the big insurance companies , threatening to push up house cover premiums ; half-year profits for Sun Alliance show the firm £190,000,000 in the red , compared with 191,000,000 in profit at the same time last year . |