Example sentences of "[det] [subord] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | House-building rebounded from a loss in 1991 to a £2.6 million profit in 1992 , thanks to a 6 per cent increase in sales to 1,289 units and improved margins , which more than made good an average 8 per cent drop in selling prices to £81,000 . |
| 2 | THE jump in retail sales last month of 1.6 per cent was roughly twice what the City had expected and more than made good the disappointing fall of 1 per cent in December . |
| 3 | Seventeen add a minus ten the same as take away a positive take away a positive ten , and add a positive three . |
| 4 | Add a negative number , this is when I said I 'm going to add minus eight pounds to your money tonight , add a negative number is the same as take away a positive number . |
| 5 | Recognising an opportunity area is not quite the same as putting together a specific concept and a plan of operating . |