Example sentences of "raised [adv] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tax-raising powers of such an assembly , which are referred to coyly by Opposition Members as being only marginal , would , even if they raised only 2p in the pound , cost a single man on average wages £4.72 per week . |
| 2 | They also raised over £800 for the Sick Children 's Hospital . |
| 3 | Due to generous sponsorship from local members and local people in Bishop 's Castle and Clun , we raised approximately £300 for the Preservation Funds . |
| 4 | This delightful evening raised approximately £60,000 for the two charities . |
| 5 | The ball raised approximately £40,000 for the Time Walker Education Endowment Fund , which will provide education for future generations so that they understand the vital importance of conservation . |
| 6 | Michael Palin , top selling Christmas author with Pole to Pole ( BBC Books — see Christmas in the Bookshops , page 27 ) , played to a full house and raised nearly £3,000 for the Playhouse in Oxford when he gave a talk about his travels , organised by Blackwells in December . |
| 7 | The competition raised nearly £4,000 for the RAF Benevolent Fund . |
| 8 | The money comes from the BBC 's Greater London Radio , whose benefit concert on National Music Day featuring Bob Geldof , Midge Ure and Julia Fordham raised nearly £6,000 towards the Guitar Institute scholarships . |
| 9 | Last week 's 70s Night was a roaring success with over 100 guests who raised about £280 for the village play group . |
| 10 | Sales of books and chimp T-shirts afterwards raised almost £1,000 for the Institute and it 's hoped to start a Northern Ireland branch . |
| 11 | A furniture auction by Elm Ridge Methodist Church raised almost £3,000 for the hospice last weekend . |
| 12 | The foot-slog raised around £600 for the North Ormesby Tower Appeal . |
| 13 | We had been a little apprehensive about our chosen date as the May Fair was in full swing in the streets of Leominster , but everyone managed to reach the right car park and transport their offerings for a bring and buy produce stall which raised over £30.00 for the College Appeal . |
| 14 | The evening raised over £125 for the Save the Elephant appeal and succeeded in creating awareness about many conservation problems . |
| 15 | A SUMMER Ball held in the Summer Fayre marquee on the Friday evening raised over £10,000 for the Children 's Hospice for the eastern region at Milton , Cambs . |
| 16 | The event — which last year raised over £68000 for the benefit of young people who are disabled , unemployed on probation or from ethnic minorities — consisted of numerous tests , designed to challenge the lads ' teamwork , communication , leadership and ingenuity . |
| 17 | * This year 's Glastonbury Festival , which raised over £130,000 for the Green Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1990 , has been cancelled . |
| 18 | The club raised over £100.00 for the Orsett Hospital Fund and provided the opportunity for many visitors to the fair to try their hands at using a metal detector for the first time . |
| 19 | Wimpey Minerals UK staff raised over £350 for the Paul O'Gorman Foundation and Great Ormond Street Hospital for children . |
| 20 | In 1990 Trailbusters attracted over 250 entrants from schools , companies , adult training centres and youth groups who raised over £8500 for the two charities . |
| 21 | The Display Programme was of a particularly high standard , ( picture are two of the participating teams ) , and our Christmas Fair raised over £800 for the Society . |
| 22 | Crazy Prices stores raised over £14,700 for the Ulster Cancer Foundation by balloting a food hamper . |
| 23 | Crazy Prices stores raised over £14,700 for the Ulster Cancer Foundation by balloting a food hamper . |
| 24 | Crazy Prices stores raised over £14,700 for the Ulster Cancer Foundation by balloting a food hamper . |
| 25 | Crazy Prices stores raised over £14,700 for the Ulster Cancer Foundation by balloting a food hamper . |
| 26 | Last summer the officer made a parachute jump at the Northern Parachute Centre , Topcliffe where he and his colleagues raised over £500 for the charity . |