Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Likely beneficiaries of a boom in personal computer sales include Lotus Development Corp , Microsoft and Borland International Inc , which together account for 90% of Japan 's spreadsheet market .
2 But health , education and social security together account for 61% of public spending .
3 Strathclyde , Grampian and Lothian Regions together account for 70% of the industry 's UK workforce .
4 Not much hope for people like Arthur Carr .
5 However , such infections only occur in people with a severe - immune defect , a serious disease affecting their hormones , or some other fundamental disorder .
6 The number of contracts undertaken each year is approaching 10,000 deriving from thousands of customers in 50 countries , but 14 top customers in the UK and Europe still account for 70% of all business sales .
7 True , the industrial economies still account for 76% of world exports and their currencies dominate international financial markets — so the economic policies of the old industrial giants do have a disproportionately large influence on the world economy as a whole .
8 They come in small , medium and large sizes and usually cost from £25 to £75 .
9 You always talk to people like that , what are you talking about ?
10 Do plants , then , also communicate by means of airborne pheromones or in some other , perhaps more subtle fashion , as well ?
11 They also look after sales for Latin America and the Caribbean .
12 Since the Winterlite product range was introduced — the warmest , lightest product of its day — sales of Winterlite and its derivatives now account for 5% of thermal volume .
13 The company , which made its name with the Microdata Reality version of Pick , running on machines built in-house , has been moving over to software and services , which now account for 58% of total business , and on the hardware side , the company now buys in its machines .
14 Lone parents now account for 14% of families with dependent children ( it was 8% in 1971 ) .
15 Keeping up appearances at work is paying off — a recent survey has revealed that women now account for 26% of managerial posts — a figure that 's trebled since the late 1970's .
16 Its investment typically range from $500,000 to $5m .
17 Premiums vary , but typically range from £8 to £10 a year .
18 In the main , sporting accidents affect young adults ; the more challenging and potentially dangerous sports inevitably appeal to people in that age group .
19 They now start at £33,600 for the 4.0-litre XJS Coupe but the £52,900 price tag for the range-topping V12 Convertible is still about £43,000 cheaper than its Mercedes SL equivalent .
20 Tickets for tonight and tomorrow range from £9 to £7 ( with a pound off for pensioners and youngsters ) and are available at the door or by ringing 0914773600 .
21 presents here start at 20p for a small plastic tortoise , with a teddy at 50p .
22 All-out strike by staff at two Harrogate hospitals began .
23 ‘ Reviews of progress ’ are a special form of research bibliography which commonly appear in series at intervals of one or more years , and which distil the literature of that period .
24 Percentages of alcohol commonly range from 40% to 50% , expressed as proof .
25 They currently retail at £1.29 per lb for the Momotara and £1.39 per 4OOg for the Flavia .
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