Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] from [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've known from day one and we 're resigned to it . ’ |
| 2 | Total outstanding loans have fallen from $15.8 billion to $14 billion . |
| 3 | Reporting interim pre-tax profits which have fallen from £1.82 million to just over £1 million for the six months to 31 December , the chairman , Trevor Spencer , said the many favourable factors now relating to the housing market must contribute to buyers ' confidence . |
| 4 | All that I know about insurance I have gleamed from courses such as this . |
| 5 | The couple have now moved on to the more complicated use of silks , and subjects have varied from masterpieces such as The Old Mill and The Haywain to a girl skating on a lake and a Victorian winter scene . |
| 6 | Shotwell ( 1955 ) attempted to distinguish between bones from different sources by devising an index of completeness of preservation , by which species represented by most complete remains must have been transported shorter distances and therefore have come from communities close by , while species with less well preserved remains must have come from more distant communities . |
| 7 | Although Brazil is wallowing in stagflation , Brazilian exports to its partners have risen from $1.3 billion in 1989 to $1.1 billion in 1992 , while imports were unchanged at $1.2 billion . |
| 8 | Average annual earnings have risen from £15,686 two years ago to about £18,000 today — the best ratio of earnings to house prices since the early Eighties , the Halifax Building Society claims . |
| 9 | The shares closed 40p lower at £13.03 , but have risen from £11 each since 31 December in anticipation of climbing dividends . |
| 10 | The shareholders in Velcro have received no dividends in 1989 and 1990 , despite the fact that pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million in 1988 to $9.4 million in 1990 , and the company is awash in liquidity with marketable securities as of 30 September 1990 worth slightly less than $50 million . |
| 11 | In America , bottled-water sales have grown from $1.2 billion in 1983 to $2.6 billion in 1989 . |
| 12 | It is clear from the table that exports of goods and services have grown from £53 billion in 1977 to £159 billion in 1987 ( with a similar growth in imports ) , i.e. 11 per cent growth each year on average . |
| 13 | Pre-tax profits have grown from £2.27 million in 1990 to £8.24 million in the year to last April . |
| 14 | Indeed , chartered surveyors in London have been encouraged — but ultimately , frustrated — by the volume of enquiries they have had from investors interested in picking-up commercial property at favourable prices . |
| 15 | To the delight of the animal rights movement , Britain 's trade in real fur is in drastic decline , with manufacturing figures issued by the DTI showing that sales have plummeted from £56 million in 1986 to £11 million last year . |
| 16 | Under Mr Welch 's stewardship sales have increased from $26.8 billion in 1980 , the year before he took over , to $58.4 billion in 1990 , an annual growth rate of over 8% and a third better than inflation . |
| 17 | In Wales the total investment grant payments have increased from £12.2 million in 1979/80 to £21.5 million in 1982/83 . |
| 18 | The resources available for safety have increased from £140 million to about £200 million for the current year , and are likely to continue at at least that level . |
| 19 | Even more encouraging is the performance of Scotland 's other food and drink exporters whose exports have increased from £224.7 million last year to £278.9 million this year , a rise of 24% . |
| 20 | The article states : ’ estimates of the project 's cost have escalated from £457 million to £1.4 billion ’ — the figure mentioned by my hon. Friend — and that it is possible that the scheme will not go ahead . |
| 21 | Since 1983 , the company 's revenues have climbed from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in 1989 , and profits have tripled to $242m . |