Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] from [n mass] million to " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Over the last five years criminal legal aid has soared from £25 million to £47 million while advice and assistance has gone up from £5.9 million to £15.4 million . |
2 | First , safety expenditure under the Government and British Rail is higher than it has ever been in British Rail 's history — it has gone up from £140 million to £200 million . |
3 | Even though the overall union target had been cut back from £4.7 million to £2 million , only four unions came in on target : NALGO with £250,000 ; the National Union of Seamen and Fire Brigades Union with £50,000 each ; the fourth was the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers , led by the vociferously right-wing Gavin Laird . |
4 | There was better news from Marley 's plumbing , plastic moulding and flooring businesses , where operating profits edged ahead from £27.3 million to £28.8 million , while automotive components more than doubled to £2.8 million . |
5 | In the year to December , pre-tax profits edged ahead from £40.3 million to £42.7 million . |