Example sentences of "[prep] [n mass] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Net profits of £30,000 with directors ' drawings of £25,000 will not generally help a business — except to collapse . |
2 | Upwards of £12m of tax-payers ' money has been invested in these new forests and at present , in Caithness , forestry has provided only three full-time jobs for local people ; at the cost of the greatest act of environmental vandalism perpetrated in Scotland this century . |
3 | A surge in borrowings from 29% to 55% of shareholders ' funds was largely due to a buying spree during the year when NFC shelled out £75m on 16 businesses . |
4 | Frame Technology Corp , San Jose warns that it will likely report a first quarter loss on revenues 15% to 20% below analysts ' expectations of $20.5m ; it did $770,000 net or $0.07 per share on $13.3m a year ago and says the shortfall is from the Frame North America distribution organisation ‘ which has experienced lower than expected sell-through ; ’ business projections are on target for Europe and OEM units but it is restructuring the North American sales organisation , establishing a separate sales division to focus on direct corporate sales . |
5 | For £180 a year the Legal Protection Group policy will pay up to £50,000 of lawyers ' bills in a single action . |
6 | They are also exploring with solvency regulators the possibility of advancing current-year profits , which would not normally be paid out until 1996 — perhaps up to 5% of names ' underwriting limits . |
7 | He said the flights amounted to £6,000 of taxpayers ' money : ‘ It 's time they paid the money back . ’ |
8 | June 14 : Shortfall revealed of up to £100million of investors ' funds . |