Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lights are on in some of the windows as milkmen and postmen swallow mugs of hot tea . |
| 2 | Already doorstep sales are down to half of total milk sales . |
| 3 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 4 | Prices have fallen by up to 40 per cent since their peak in 1988/89 and interest rates are down from 15 to just over nine per cent . |
| 5 | Sandy Lane , we 're now erm , we 're down to eleven of the eighteen units occupied at Sandy Lane . |
| 6 | Five well what time does it start , five past ? as long as they 're down before half past seven . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ You know , if my wife and I are out , we make sure we 're back by 10.30 in the evening … . ’ and I said , ‘ Oh , that 's lovely , thank you . ’ |
| 8 | The two in the upper jaw are up to 5 in ( 13 cm ) long . |
| 9 | There are now only 3,000 breeding pairs in the wild , but there are up to 30,000 in captivity . |
| 10 | We have increased the number of businesses in Wales , VAT registrations are up by 25 per cent. , production industries are up by 60 per cent . |
| 11 | Tony , Lulu & Neil are back with more of your favourite songs |
| 12 | Most of us are back to normal by Tuesday , however , because we can advance our body clock , even if with some difficulty . |
| 13 | now I 'm back at twenty past eight instead |