Example sentences of "compared [prep] [num] a [noun sg] ago " in BNC.
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| 1 | But only 3,000 wildcat miners are digging at the mine , compared with 20,000 a year ago . |
| 2 | Sixty-one players , compared with 32 a year ago , will earn at least $3 million and 22 will get $4 million or more . |
| 3 | Because of the recession only six in ten of beds in the group 's 839 hotels were occupied compared with seven a year ago . |
| 4 | The overall number of entries for seven handicap races are also down on 1992 , to 394 from 443 , but Irish interest has risen sharply with 61 engaged this year , compared with 39 a year ago , which Cheltenham 's managing director , Edward Gillespie , said was great news . |
| 5 | Crowds for the 10 matches ( Manchester City and QPR play tonight ) totalled 212,558 , compared with 285,016 a year ago . |