Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [verb] a [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As figure 1 illustrates the Chemicals sector now represents 10% of total exports and has shown a 15% increase from £722.9 million in 1989 to £833.3 million in 1990 . |
| 2 | The council has been trying to sell the half-timbered historic mansion in Royden Park for more than two years and has put a £1m price tag on it . |
| 3 | The council has been trying to sell the halftimbered historic mansion in Royden Park for more than two years and has put a £1m price tag on it . |
| 4 | His lawyer claims Farrow , 47 , is worth £1.9 million and has signed a £1.5 million autobiography deal . |
| 5 | He intends to raise the top rate of tax from 31% to 36% and wants to apply a 10% millionaires ' surtax , leading to a top rate of approximately 40% . |
| 6 | Tele2 AB , the new Stockholm-based telecommunications company 60% owned by Kinnevik AB and 40% by Cable & Wireless Plc , yesterday began operations in Sweden : Tele2 offers its customers domestic and international links , and aims to win a 10% share of the Swedish market , which is at present monopolised by state-owned Televerket , by 1995 . |