Example sentences of "to a record [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The convincing wins over the Scots saw Australia take its winning sequence to a record eight tests in succession and the Wallabies have now lost only one of the last 13 internationals . |
2 | Carry on collecting all this week and you 'll have a fabulous souvenir of the season in which Mansell has roared to a record NINE victories and taken the world crown for the first time . |
3 | Production was increased , however , to a record 1,360,000 barrels per day , providing increased oil revenues , which were estimated to total US$2,000 million for the year . |
4 | By early November , however , prices had tumbled to $1,603.50 a tonne ( for immediate delivery ) , and fell steadily as stocks rose to a record 315,600 tonnes in December . |
5 | Representatives from RAF Lyneham swelled the competition to a record 22 teams . |
6 | This year , the Royal had nine overseas pavilions , but 51 countries were represented on exhibitors ' stands and , contrary to the impression of John Rennie 's piece , we sold 97% of the space to a record 1546 exhibitors . |
7 | Oil production rose by 26 per cent to a record 850,000,000 barrels a day in 1990 ; the government also announced an increase in its total contribution to US Gulf war costs , to US$2,870 million . |