Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Despite the toughest trading conditions for many years , most of our businesses improved on last year 's profits . ’ |
| 32 | I 'd just like to make two or three points first of all the exchange factor which Frank touched upon when , when talking about profits you probably all totally familiar but I have forgotten quite how much the dollar has strengthened recently beginning of the year it was nearly two dollars and the result of that is that for the erm first half as a whole the impact of er exchange translation was adverse for our profits compared with last year to the tune of about one and a half million pounds . |
| 33 | Or there 's the celebrated case of one of our members speaking in last year 's debate on the maternity leave directive . |
| 34 | You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’ |
| 35 | The first thing I would point to is that our training costs for last year averaged out at £5,100 per trainee . |
| 36 | I am fascinated to notice that your profession has at last started not merely to say that , but to criticise those who refuse to allow so manifest a fact to be stated in order that it may be examined . |
| 37 | ( One of our correspondents serving with 1st Armoured Division reports a visit to 1st Bn. , Staffordshire Regt. , in which he knew a company from 1st Grenadier Guards was serving under command ; the first men he encountered were a Milan crew — from 1st Royal Green Jackets … ) |
| 38 | Er I wan na get my car first this year so that gives me time to save for next year . |