Example sentences of "had [vb pp] from [n mass] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oil prices had fallen from $29 to below $20 a barrel ( the sharpest one-day fall on record ) on Jan. 17 , in response to the initial assessment that allied air raids on Iraq were being so successful as to promise rapid military victory . |
| 2 | He was commenting on the latest income support statistics , which showed that average weekly benefit payments had risen from £38.52 to £51.89 between 1990 and 1992 . |
| 3 | When Clarke wanted to prove the adequacy of CSM 's resources to do its work he cited the fact that , in the three years since the government came to office in 1979 , these had risen from £1.1 to £1.2 million a year — a cut in real terms , according to the retail price index , of well over 20 per cent . |
| 4 | The cost of thefts from schools had risen from £60,000 to about £70,000 over the same period , representing a drop in real terms because of inflation . |
| 5 | In 9-month-old IPV recipients ( fig 2 ) , overall seroprevalences 4–6 weeks after vaccination had increased from 85% to 97% ( 12% ) for type 1 , from 93% to 100% ( 7% ) for type 2 , and from 76% to 92% ( 16% ) for type 3 . |
| 6 | The Mapplewell and Staincross Hospital Committee was formed in 1887 and the colliery owners and public of this area played a prominent part in maintaining the hospital ; so much so that by 1935 the three bed hospital now had 153 beds and its income had increased from £300 to £18,000 . |
| 7 | Sales had increased from £183m to £289m . |