Example sentences of "[vb past] [n mass] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Computer 2000 AG , Munich said its group sales rose 50% to the equivalent of $660m in the first five months of its current fiscal to September 30 : for the full year it is going for 45% growth to $1,600m . |
| 2 | Overall , Siemens AG was able to give little cheer to shareholders , and the shares were off 2.30 marks at 663.10 early yesterday after the company warned that it would be counted a success if 1992-93 profits were stable with last year — incoming orders in the first five months of this fiscal fell 2% , although it looks for a 4.7% rise for the full year ; group sales in the first five months rose 3% to the equivalent of about $18,500m . |
| 3 | Saddam Hussein contributed £2m to a mosque in north Birmingham , and his name is still emblazoned in giant letters on the front of the building , startling motorists speeding past on the Birchfield fly-over . |
| 4 | In 1907 he contributed £30,000 to the establishment of a hospital for early treatment of mental illness , and for research and teaching in psychiatry , resulting in the 1914 foundation of the Maudsley Hospital , and an annual lecture in his name . |
| 5 | But Corden won Darlington 's ensuing boardroom kerfuffle , and both he and his new vice-chairman contributed £60,000 to the cause . |
| 6 | She was particularly concerned by the large increase in petrol tax , which added 15p to a gallon of four star . |
| 7 | THE Stock Exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps which for a while yesterday added £178million to the value of conglomerate Williams Holdings , and knocked £94million from financial services group British & Commonwealth . |
| 8 | After the initial airstrike , Far Eastern markets added $4 to the price of most grades of crude . |
| 9 | Workmen added 4ft to the top of the 6ft-high wooden fence round her Wentworth , Surrey , hideaway to stop prying eyes . |
| 10 | E&Y paid $400m to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the end of last year , as full and final settlement of any outstanding claims relating to its work as a savings and loan auditor ( see ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 15 ) . |
| 11 | Mrs Smith told the appeal judges that last July , in a ruling in a similar case , Lord Morton awarded £17,000 to a couple whose baby died from brain damage suffered before birth . |
| 12 | In a later case , Lord Morton took the opposite view and awarded £17,000 to a couple whose baby died from brain damage suffered before birth . |
| 13 | Suppose also that at the time of the buyer 's liquidation the buyer owed £500 to the seller under another contract . |
| 14 | Social Services the world of Social Services do n't have as strong a lobby as the Education lobby , or the Environment lobby , nationally or traditionally , and in a way I think the awfulness of the situation got people to the point of saying enough 's enough , and that was to me very healthy , absolutely healthy . |
| 15 | The total prize money this year was £4,700 which included £600 to the school of architecture attended by the winning entrant . |
| 16 | Metrologie International SA , Paris , reported yesterday that turnover for 1992 slumped 35% to the equivalent of $470m , and that turnover from continuing operations fell 23.6% in the last quarter and 15.7% in the year as a whole ; it has not yet totted up its loss for 1992 . |
| 17 | Blote himself made use of the BKR scheme for twenty-five years ; during the last phase of the scheme 's existence he sold works to the value of DFl.150,000 to the government , most of which he kept at home . |
| 18 | The will point to his agreement , however reluctantly , to the introduction of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup last year — the ITF 's official end of the season competition — which offered $2m to the winner and $6m overall , more than double the amount on offer at the ATP Championships and which even some of the players , including Boris Becker and John McEnroe , described as exorbitant . |
| 19 | Dr Schofield estimates that the benevolence brought £125,000 to the King . |
| 20 | According to J S Fletcher in A Book about Yorkshire , small vessels known as Barnaby boats brought people to the town by way of the River Ure from Hull , Selby and York . |
| 21 | THE shares of Cairn Energy fell 4p to a low of 28p yesterday after the Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration and production company reported a £27.6m plunge into the red . |
| 22 | In New York , Robert Schwartz , chairman of the Tarrytown Group of New York , offered $10000 to the person who actually carried out the best test of the hypothesis . |
| 23 | His record includes robbery and burglary and he once gave £1,000 to a drug dealer for heroin . |
| 24 | Sir James Hanson 's Hanson Trust gave £82,000 to the cause the year he became a Lord . |
| 25 | At the same venue that saw Bless performing for our benefit , the Albatross Flying Club of Berlin donated £1,750 to the Association . |
| 26 | This was provided through " Help the Aged " who donated £6,500 to the cost and the volunteers , staff , carers and donations provided a further £6,500 . |
| 27 | Die-hard supporters , among them those who donated £1m to the Valley refit , arrived from America , Canada , the CIS and Holland for the grand return , and others marched to the stadium from Woolwich town centre . |
| 28 | John Lowe , who donated £100 to the charity fund , said : ‘ It 's a brilliant effort , just getting through the 24 hours was an achievement . |
| 29 | She left £1,000 to the Church of St Margaret , Aislaby . |
| 30 | She left £1,000 to the Church of St Margaret , Aislaby . |