Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the transactions are found to be lawful and enforceable and interest rates remain high , the council stands to lose at least £69.1 million - the estimated negative value of its portfolio in February . |
| 2 | A factory might manage a few thousand kinds of parts ; the air force has to cope with over 6m . |
| 3 | ITV and Scottish Television have a contract for TV coverage , but the project needs to attract at least £15m in sponsorship and advertising of various kinds . |
| 4 | The depth needs to allow for about 75mm of rammed rubble or ballast and about 18mm of mortar , plus slab thickness |
| 5 | These rates are likely to be at least matched in the 1990s when , between 1987–8 and 1992–3 , the corporation plans to invest at least £600 million — half through land sales and half through central grant ( LDDC , 1987 ) . |
| 6 | Less than 40% of the country 's £500m annual expenditure is reckoned to be channelled into Scotland 's domestic industry , a proportion that the Forum intends to increase by around 50% . |
| 7 | Yet , as he disclosed yesterday , he prefers to stick to about £3,000 per commission . |
| 8 | Auntie who appears to belong to neither Paul nor Kate 's family sends a pair of wool bootees too small to fit anything except a couple of radishes . |
| 9 | Brussels-based La Generale de Banque SA expects to save at least 50% on its yearly administrative costs once all of its telephone bills have been incorporated into the Electronic Data Interchange system it has been developing with state telecommunications operator Belgacom , says Thierry Gilmont , process manager at the bank . |
| 10 | A contract race increases the risk of such a conflict , and if , in an exceptional case , the solicitor decides to act for both seller and one of the prospective buyers , this decision must be disclosed , in writing , to both the two clients and the other prospective buyers or their solicitors . |
| 11 | One of the units featured here claims to serve as both intake filter and main filter . |