Example sentences of "to over [num] [unc] [unc] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , in the sixty years from 1851 the proportion of old people living in institutions almost doubled , rising to over 7 per cent of men over 65 and nearly 10 per cent of those over 75 , and slightly over half this figure for women . |
| 2 | It may appear surprising that three parts in the valve have been found to have no function at all and that they amount to over 5 per cent of the total cost . |
| 3 | It may appear surprising that three parts in the valve have been found to have no function at all and that they amount to over 5 per cent of the total cost . |
| 4 | By contrast , West Bromwich , Manchester , London and Liverpool all sustained losses amounting to over 10 per cent of their work force . |
| 5 | The two most conspicuous features are the large holdings of UK securities , amounting to over 40 per cent of total assets and to about 60 per cent when combined with overseas securities . |
| 6 | These imports reached on average over 10 million koku a year in the late 1920s , equivalent to over 15 per cent of annual domestic production . |
| 7 | Their numbers have grown by more than a third since 1979 , while the number of self-employed people has grown to over 12 per cent of the workforce . |
| 8 | For example , the Hospice des Enfants-Trouvés in Paris , founded 1670 , was admitting several thousand babies a year by the 1770s , equivalent to over 20 per cent of the yearly baptisms in Paris , although almost half came from outside the city , and 13 per cent into the nineteenth century . |