Example sentences of "it [verb] [noun] [num ord] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says sales last year rose 65% to £1.6m , with the US , Japan and the continent all chipping in , and that profits were significantly up . |
| 2 | He points out that under John Akers , IBM has built its desktop computing business to $8,500m in worldwide sales in 1991 , giving it 19% market share ; remained the worldwide leader in information technology revenues , at $62,800m last year up nearly 30% from $48,500m in 1985 when Akers took over ; and avoided the worst crisis that could have befallen it — which would have been to sacrifice investments in research and development for the sake of a fast buck — it spent $6,600m last year . |
| 3 | Though it also has been scarred by the decline of the region 's economy and property markets — it lost $48.5m last year , mainly because of bad property loans — it has suffered less than Bank of Boston . |
| 4 | It means divorces last year fell to 179,000 , the first time there has ever been a drop in petitions . |
| 5 | Kew is currently negotiating OEM deals with DEC and IBM in the UK on behalf of Alpharetta , Georgia-based Raidtec : it expects signatures next year . |
| 6 | Staffing and funding : Staffing should be increased and the council wants at least £1 million in 1991 ( it expects £700,000 next year ) . |
| 7 | The group said it increased its share of deposits outside France and had been active in capital markets , where it gained notoriety last year for backing Giancarlo Paretti , the failed MGM film studio owner . |
| 8 | The National Lotteries Bill will be published before the Commons rises for the Christmas recess on Thursday , paving the way for it to become law next year . |